{"id":6285,"date":"2025-10-15T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/6285\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:21:09","slug":"russell-westbrook-to-sign-with-sacramento-kings-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/6285\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook to sign with Sacramento Kings, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRussell Westbrook has agreed on a deal to play with the Sacramento Kings and is expected to be signed on Thursday, league sources confirmed to KCRA 3\u2019s Michelle Dapper.Westbrook is a nine-time All-Star and was named the NBA\u2019s MVP in 2017.He earlier won an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.This will be the 18th season for the 36-year-old point guard, who most recently played with the Denver Nuggets.The deal was first reported by ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.The Kings will begin their regular season against the Suns in Phoenix on Oct. 22 and their home opener is on Oct. 24 against the Utah Jazz.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Russell Westbrook has agreed on a deal to play with the Sacramento Kings and is expected to be signed on Thursday, league sources confirmed to KCRA 3\u2019s Michelle Dapper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=109350X1567043&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fstats%2Fplayer%2F201566%2Fcareer&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcra.com%2Farticle%2Frussell-westbrook-to-sign-with-sacramento-king%2F69044847&amp;xcust=undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Westbrook<\/a> is a nine-time All-Star and was named the NBA\u2019s MVP in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He earlier won an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 18th season for the 36-year-old point guard, who most recently played with the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was first reported by ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from Twitter.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Kings will begin their regular season against the Suns in Phoenix on Oct. 22 and their home opener is on Oct. 24 against the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" rel=\"noopener 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