G Russell Westbrook had his lowest scoring output of the season, 14 points. However, he handed out 11 assists, which was more than all of the Heat starters combined. The Thunder (6-1) are now off to their best start since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City.

G Russell Westbrook was asked before Monday's game against Miami about the shot-blocking prowess of Heat C Hassan Whiteside and if it would make him more cautious about attacking the rim. "I'm not scared of anybody," Westbrook said.

G Russell Westbrook led the Oklahoma City charge as he scored 28 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He also collected eight assists, six rebounds and three steals.Westbrook began to take control in the second quarter by continually attacking the basket. He was able to bully rookie Kris Dunn and fight his way into the paint for dunks or assists that led to dunks.

G Russell Westbrook contributed 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Thunder in a blowout loss at Golden State on Thursday.

PG Russell Westbrook's early numbers might be sustainable, according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. "I guess Oscar Robertson did it, right?" he said. Kerr went on to predict: "I would think at the end of the year, Russell will be awfully close to averaging a triple-double."

Russell Westbrook scored 35 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out five assists in an 85-83 victory over the Clippers. Westbrook was the lone Thunder player to score in double digits. Although he committed 10 of the team's 22 turnovers and missed all seven 3-point attempts, he converted 14 of 30 shots overall.

G Russell Westbrook recorded his second consecutive triple-double to lead the Thunder past the Lakers on Sunday.Westbrook posted 33 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds while taking only 21 shots en route to his 39th career triple-double. Through three games, he is averaging 38.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 11.6 assists. He is the first player with 100 points, 30 rebounds and 30 assists in the first three games of the season.

G Russell Westbrook took 44 shots Friday and Thunder coach Billy Donovan was asked if he was comfortable with his star player taking that many. "I think when you take 44 shots, there are going to be certain shots that aren't great shots," Donovan said. "I think even Russell would say after the game there needs to be more people involved. But I'm not going to fault him just for the effort that he gave and willingness to compete at an incredibly high level."

G Russell Westbrook has been associated the last two seasons with the term triple-double more than anyone. He accounted for 18 last season alone. Now that is playing without former teammate Kevin Durant, there were some who believed he could average a triple double for an entire season. Two games into the season campaign is making believers that he can. Westbrook scored 51 points as part of his 38 career triple-double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 113-110 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was the first-triple double that included 50 or more points since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1974-75 season. "You have to want to win," Westbrook said of the effort he expended. "Very simple. If you want to win, you don't think about being tired. Being tired is a mind thing. It's all in your mind. You have to go out and compete at a high level and leave it on the floor."

PG Russell Westbrook was asked about Richard Harkaway, the 76ers fan who made an obscene gesture directed at him Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Harkaway claims the all-star instigated the confrontation by bringing attention to his weight. "Yeah man, I'm looking forward to tonight," Westbrook said Friday.

F Russell Westbrook scored nine of his 32 points in the last 4:09, including the go-ahead free throws with 35 seconds left, as the Thunder downed the Sixers 103-97 Wednesday. It was Westbrook's first game Durant, who signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors in the offseason. Now, Westbrook said, he just wants to "manage the game at a high level.""I was taking my time, picking my spots I wanted to get the ball at -- just being patient and closing out the game," said Westbrook, who also had 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Russell Westbrook has decided to become a solo marquee attraction with the Oklahoma City Thunder.The All-Star point guard officially signed a three-year, $85.7 million extension with the Thunder on Thursday.The signing comes approximately one month after All-Star forward Kevin Durant bolted the Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors."I am grateful to extend my contract with the Thunder and continue to play with the only organization that I have played for and have loved being a part of since I was drafted into the NBA," Westbrook said in a statement. "I'm really excited about moving forward with this group of guys and continuing to play in front of the best fans in the world."The first year of the extension replaces Westbrook's current deal and raises his salary from $17.8 million to $26.5 million. There is also a player option for the third year, meaning Westbrook could potentially become a free agent following the 2017-18 campaign."On behalf of the Thunder organization and the entire... [More]

All-Star guard Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder are closing in on a three-year maximum contract extension worth more than $85 million, according to multiple media outlets.The deal, which could be finalized in a couple of days, reportedly includes a player option on the third year, giving Westbrook the option to test free agency in 2018.Westbrook's current contract expires after next season, with the new deal adding at least two years while escalating his salary from $17.8 million to $26.5 million per year.Westbrook has played all eight seasons of his NBA career with Oklahoma City, averaging 21.5 points, 7.6 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 587 games while teaming up with forward Kevin Durant. The Thunder appear to be trying to lock Westbrook up early to avoid losing him, as they did with Durant, who signed as a free agent this summer with the Golden State Warriors.Westbrook was drafted fourth overall in 2008 by the Seattle SuperSonics, who moved to Oklahoma City that year to become the Thunder. Durant was drafted second overall by Seattle in 2007.

Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder arrived at a crossroads on Monday.When shooting guard Dion Waiters, a restricted free agent the Thunder allowed to walk in order to gain more than $12 million in cap space, signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat, the Thunder set the stage for a make-or-break contract negotiation with Westbrook.With Waiters' Bird Rights retained, the Thunder gained the salary-cap exclusion needed to bring Westbrook's four-year contract offer to more than $110 million. He's in the final year of his contract and can make $17.7 million.After watching 2014 MVP Kevin Durant leave in free agency, there is a desire to lock up Westbrook and find out where he stands this summer. Trading Westbrook could become an option if he passes on a new deal. Westbrook could decide to wait for the new collective bargaining agreement, a deal expected in 2017 and one likely to redefine the maximum-level contract, if not eliminate it. Current projections for perennial MVP candidates Steph Curry and LeBron James are in the $30 million-$34 million per season range, and Westbrook might be willing to bet on himself getting to the $30 million range, too.However, because the Thunder retain his Bird Rights and can offer him the max, Westbrook would only get such an offer one of two ways: accept the deal from Oklahoma City or hope the franchise agrees to a sign-and-trade to a team with significant salary cap space, such as the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kevin Durant said he never felt more comfortable than when he met four Warriors' players and coach Steve Kerr during a meeting in the Hamptons earlier this month.Suffice to say the new Golden State forward doesn't get the same warm and fuzzy vibes when he speaks to now former Oklahoma State Thunder teammates, including All-Star Russell Westbrook."I just told him. I let him know how I felt," Durant said in an interview with Sina Sports in China. "Obviously, our relationship won't ever be the same again. But it's something I wanted to do, and I expressed that to him. Hopefully he respected it."Two-time MVP Steph Curry, part of the player brigade that visited Durant on July 1 in New York, said he disagreed with commissioner Adam Silver that the super team arrangement isn't good for the league. "We just keep it tight in our locker room. There's going to be a lot of noise and distractions," Curry said. The closeness Durant witnessed between Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green... [More]

PG Russell Westbrook has one more year left on his deal with the Thunder, but it is unclear whether the team will attempt to trade him in the wake of losing F Kevin Durant to the Warriors in free agency.There will be plenty of suitors for a player who will be 28 and entering his prime. Not to mention his per-game career stats are pretty eye-opening: 21.5 points, 7.6 assists, 5.6 rebounds and just under 82 percent from the free-throw line.

G Russell Westbrook recorded a 19-point, 13-assist double-double, but he shot just 7-for-21 in the Thunder's Game 7 loss to Golden State.

Saturday's Game 6 of the Western Conference finals has the feel of a must-win game for both teams.For the Golden State Warriors, who staved off elimination by winning Game 5 at home on Thursday, Saturday's game in Oklahoma City is literally a must-win contest, because they trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. A loss would put a major stain on their record-breaking season in which they went 73-9 during the regular season.But the Oklahoma City Thunder also must consider Saturday's game pivotal because they don't want to face the Warriors in a decisive Game 7 in Oakland on Monday. The Thunder did take Game 1 in Oakland, but the Warriors lost only two games at home during the regular season, and are 8-1 at home in the postseason.Meanwhile, the Thunder have blown out the Warriors in the two games in Oklahoma City, winning by margins of 28 and 24 points."Oh, we know we're going back home," Durant said after scoring 40 points, one shy of his career playoff high, in Thursday's loss. "But we can't... [More]

PG Russell Westbrook. made the All-NBA first team. Oklahoma City also was represented on the second team by SF Kevin Durant.

G Russell Westbrook had 31 points to go with seven rebounds and a team-high eight assists Thursday in the Thunder's Game 5 loss at Golden State. Earlier in the day, he was selected to the All-NBA first team.