Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Other Thunders Stars Show Massive Support for Russell Westbrook for Clippers Sacrifice

The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing the Chicago Bulls in a blockbuster clash tonight. If they win tonight they will mark their sixth consecutive win in this season. Out of those victories, one came against the Spurs in the NBA In-Season tournament. Shortly after, they thrashed the Portland Trail Blazers in their previous match by a score of 91-134 and it’s all because of their young guns.

The OKC Thunder’s youth brigade is making quite the news, and it’s for their off-court efforts. While normally making headlines with their outstanding record, this time it was for their support towards the former Thunder star and the king of the triple-double Russell Westbrook.

Thunder stars support Russell Westbrook on social media

Russell Westbrook’s team, the Clippers, were in a bit of a rut. They lost six games in a row but now are back to winning ways all of a sudden. Legion Hoops’ X handle took a dig at Westbrook following that. They wrote that the Clippers are 2-0 after moving Russell Westbrook to the bench.

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JD Jackson opposed the above tweet from the Hoops and defended Westbrook. He reminded them that Westbrook is a future first Ballot Hall of Famer. Jackson provided some stats to prove his point. He presented Westbrook’s average this year, which comes down to 23 ppg, 7 rpg, 7 asp, 1.4 bpg, and 1.2 spg. He did not fail to mention the sacrifice made by ‘Beastbrook’ for his team. Russell came off the bench and did not start, just to make room for James Harden on the starting line-up.

This was reshared by the X account of ‘PlayoffShai’ as Jackson’s post was liked by OKC Thunder youngsters such as Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, and Josh Giddey. Admiration for their franchise’s former star? Perhaps. But it’s safe to say the two young guns are aiming to replicate some of Westbrook’s OKC form of the past with his old teammates.

Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander come close to Westbrook-PG’s Thunder record

In the match against the Golden State Warriors, Holmgren and Shai touched a mammoth record. They become the first duo in Thunder history to record 35+ points each since PG and Westbrook‘s 2019 heroics. In that match against the Utah Jazz, Paul George scored 45 points, and Westbrook scored 43. Their feats helped Thunder avoid a marginal defeat. The match ended 148-147.

Holmgren and Shai scored 36 and 40 points respectively in their win against the Warriors three days back. The Thunder defeated the Warriors 123-130. The duo is undoubtedly making the Thunder management dream. Let’s see how they continue with this form in the upcoming matches.

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