Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
- Russell Westbrook announced his retirement from the NBA after 18 seasons.
- He is the NBA's career leader in triple-doubles and was the 2017 MVP.
- Westbrook shared his retirement decision on social media with a video narrated by Michael B. Jordan.
- He was selected to the league's 75th anniversary team and won an Olympic gold medal in 2012.
- Westbrook played for several teams, including the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — 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.”
Westbrook was the No. 4 pick in 2008 out of UCLA by the Seattle SuperSonics, just before they moved to Oklahoma City. He played his first 11 seasons with the Thunder and spent this past season with the Sacramento Kings.
Westbrook leaves with 209 triple-doubles, the last on March 15. He also holds the NBA mark for most triple-doubles in a season with 42 in 2016-17, when he earned his only MVP award.
拉塞尔·韦斯特布鲁克通过迈克尔·B·乔丹叙述的告别视频宣布退役
加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托（美联社）——拉塞尔·韦斯特布鲁克，NBA历史上三双次数最多的球员和2017年MVP，周三宣布在18个赛季后退役，他在此期间被选入NBA75周年纪念队。
这位两次得分王在社交媒体上分享了他的决定，并发布了一段由演员迈克尔·B·乔丹叙述的视频，视频中这位后卫没有说一句话。“有时候你甚至不知道自己已经看到了结局，”韦斯特布鲁克写道。“你必须在那里。而现在一切都结束了。”
韦斯特布鲁克是2008年从加州大学洛杉矶分校被西雅图超音速以第4顺位选中，随后球队搬迁至俄克拉荷马城。他在雷霆队效力了前11个赛季，并在过去一个赛季为萨克拉门托国王效力。
韦斯特布鲁克以209个三双告别，最后一个三双出现在3月15日。他还保持着单赛季三双次数最多的NBA纪录，2016-17赛季达到了42个，当年他获得了唯一的MVP奖。