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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Russell Westbrook, the NBA's career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he's retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league's 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on social media in a post featuring a video narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan where the guard never says a word. "Sometimes you don't even know when you've already watched the end," Westbrook wrote. "You had to be there. And now it's over." Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end. You had to be ther...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Russell Westbrook, the NBA's career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he's retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league's 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on social media in a post featuring a video narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan where the guard never says a word. "Sometimes you don't even know when you've already watched the end," Westbrook wrote. "You had to be there. And now it's over." Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end. You had to be ther...
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2017 MVP announces retirement after 18 seasons Westbrook holds NBA record with 209 triple-doubles Guard spent first 11 seasons with Oklahoma City Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on social media in a post featuring a video narrated by actor Michael B Jordan in which the Westbrook stays silent. Continue reading...
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Westbrook is 14th on the NBA's all-time scoring list (27,176 points) and fifth in all-time in assists (10,351)
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NBA superstar Russell Westbrook made a surprise announcement that he's retiring on Wednesday, ending his career after 18 seasons.
Read this reportRussell Westbrook just closed the book on his legendary NBA career in the most Hollywood way possible. The 37-year-old former MVP posted an emotional video on social media on Wednesday, titled “The Museum of Unspoken Answers,” narrated by his…
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AIPROPX has consolidated 5 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons in NBA.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — Other, UK, and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from TMZ (Aug 12, 2026, 19:25 UTC); the most recent came from Chicago Sun-Times (Aug 12, 2026, 20:45 UTC).
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