Russell Westbrook

Birth Name:

Russell Westbrook

Birth Place:

Long Beach, California, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor

Founded the Why Not? Foundation in 2012 to support community programs that help aid children facing hardships
Got married in 2015 to Nina Earl, who he met while the two were playing basketball for the University of California, Los Angeles
When he was a teenager, his parents installed a dip bar over a sandbox on the balcony of their apartment where he would spend considerable amounts of time doing pull-ups
Spent two seasons playing basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles
Was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft
Quote: "This is one of the best jobs in the world, and you never know how long you'll be able to do it - how long you'll be able to run like this and jump like this․ So I go for it․ I go for it every time․ It may look angry, but it's the only way I know․"
Quote: "I have fears, but I do not fear anything or anybody on the court․"
Is best known for his aggressive style of playing basketball
Attended high school with fellow professional basketball player Dorell Wright
Practically ambidextrous, he write and eats with his left hand, but shoots and throws with his right
In college, he was a roommate of fellow future NBA star Kevin Love
Served as a guest fashion director of Barneys New York in 2016

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