Russell Westbrook's Wife Posts Him Heartfelt Birthday Video
On Tuesday, Russell Westbrook is celebrating his 36th birthday.
The future Hall of Famer is currently in the middle of his first season playing for the Denver Nuggets.
He is averaging 11.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 35.4% from the field and 30.3% from the three-point range in ten games.
Via NBA UK: "π 2017 NBA MVP
βοΈ 9x All-Star
π 2x All-Star Game MVP
π 9x All-NBA
π NBA 75th Anniversary Team
π’ Most triple-doubles in NBA history
Happy birthday, Russell Westbrook! π"
Westbrook's wife (Nina) made a heartfelt post to Instagram for her husband.
She captioned her video: "The Birthday Boy! π₯³
We love to celebrate you, and we love you to the moon and back!
Happy Birthday!"
Many people reacted to Nina's post.
Adrian Wojnarowski: "πππ"
Baron Davis: "HBD @russwest44"
Why Not? Foundation: "HBD, @russwest44 π"
Codie Elaine: "Happy birthday, Russell!! ππ₯βοΈ"
Kimberly Dawn π¨π¦πΊπΈ: "Happiest of birthdays to the birthday boy!!! π π"
Westbrook was the fourth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of UCLA.
In addition to Denver, the 2017 MVP has also spent time with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.
His career averages are 21.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 43.8% from the field and 30.4% from the three-point range in 1,172 regular season games.
While he has never won a title, he's appeared in 122 NBA playoff games.