{"id":363363,"date":"2025-12-21T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/363363\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:10:08","slug":"nba-news-shaedon-sharpe-puts-russell-westbrook-on-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/363363\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA news: Shaedon Sharpe puts Russell Westbrook on poster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/portland-trail-blazers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> guard Shaedon Sharpe made his name known on Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Portland was moving the ball around the arc in the fourth quarter up three points. Sharpe received the ball in the corner, took a dribble and attacked the basket. Kings guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/russell-westbrook-undergoing-surgery-hand-fractures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Russell Westbrook<\/a> came over to help out and attempted to take the charge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nba-blazers-shaedon-sharpe-122125-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shaedon Sharpe dunks over Russell Westbrook\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe dunks the ball against the Kings, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo\/Alan Greth)<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Sharpe jumped over Westbrook for one of the best dunks of the NBA season so far. He posed and flexed for the cameras before running back down the court.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe had 23 points on 10-of-19 from the field with four rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n<p>Portland selected Sharpe No. 7 overall in the 2022 draft out of Kentucky. He\u2019s averaging 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nba-kings-russell-westbrook-122125-1.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Westbrook looks on\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kings guard Russell Westbrook during the Portland Trail Blazers game on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo\/Alan Greth)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nuggets-star-nikola-jokic-surpasses-kareem-abdul-jabbar-most-assists-center-nba-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NUGGETS STAR NIKOLA JOKI\u0106 SURPASSES KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR FOR MOST ASSISTS BY A CENTER IN NBA HISTORY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Portland won the game, 98-93. Deni Avdija led the team with 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. Toumani Camara added 15 points and Donovan Clingan had 14 points and 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, the Trail Blazers swept the home-and-home series. Portland improved to 12-16 on the season.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nba-blazers-deni-avdija-122125-1.jpg\" alt=\"Deni Avdija drives to the basket\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija tries to drive past Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo\/Alan Greth)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/sacramento-kings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sacramento\u2019s dismal season<\/a> continued with the loss. The Kings are 6-22 on the year as trade rumors swirl around some of their top players, including DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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