Russell Westbrook has wrapped up his Hall of Fame career.
The 2016-17 league MVP officially retired from the NBA on Wednesday, sharing a video on social media to his followers.
Narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, the video shows Westbrook walking through rooms with all of his trophies and iconic photos. Jordan tells the story of his career before Westbrook sits down in an empty, unfinished room and asks what he’s the most proud of — with no response from the nine-time All-Star.
Westbrook played 18 NBA seasons after the Seattle Supersonics drafted his fourth overall out of UCLA in 2008. The franchise relocated to Oklahoma City for his rookie year, and Westbrook stayed with the Thunder for 11 seasons.
The Thunder traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets in 2019, and he bounced around to five more teams over his final seven seasons — the Rockets (2019-20), Washington Wizards (2020-21), Los Angeles Lakers (2021-23), Los Angeles Clippers (2023-24), Denver Nuggets (2024-25) and Sacramento Kings (2025-26).
Westbrook, who turns 38 in November, is unquestionably going to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. He’s a two-time scoring champion, three-time assists champion, nine-time All-NBA selection and the all-time triple-double leader (209, 11 ahead of Nikola Jokic).
Westbrook is one of three players in NBA history to average a triple-double in a season, something he accomplished four times. He also holds the record for the most career rebounds by a guard.
Over 1,301 career regular-season games, Westbrook averaged 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists. With 27,176 points, he sits 14th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.