Russell Westbrook Week in OKC Ends With A Wizard Sweep

Russell and his Wizard teammates needed two easy wins this week to stay in the hunt for a spot in the NBA’s playin tournament and they got what they needed from the Thunder.

I thought Russell played well in both games. He and Bradley Beal seem to be playing with a nice symbiotic flow as the NBA’s highest scoring tandem in the league. The Wizards are in a dogfight to stay in the 10th seeding position, but as a fan of not only Russell, but the NBA as well…I hope we get to see the Wizards play Jimmy Butler, Bam, and Tyler Herro.

It’s been such an odd week for me watching Russell this week and the result of the Chauvin verdict and seeing the reation from others. As an honors graduate of the Bob Jackson School of Law I predicted there would be a murder conviction and the jury did the right thing. The law is the law and there was an abundance of evidence. CNN should have given me some run…just saying.

There is a part of Russell Westbrook of which I love. Granted, I wanted to strangle him about a half a dozen times, but there is a core there I love. If he never wins an NBA ring that’s okay with me because on every other front Russell checks the boxes for me.

Russell is the same age as my son Chris and there are some similarities.

I know Russell as a father is going to put everything of himself into Noah as Chris is going to do with Little Robert. I feel good about the souls of those two young men and their sons.

Being the father of a son in these times in which we live is a very serious business. It requires you put everything of your soul and heart into the job. Literally everything. But I can ensure you at the end of the road it’s a very gratifying feeling.

The clip from above is from the 1967 film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. In reality… since this film was released some things have changed, but a great deal hasn’t changed at all as evidenced by the past four years.

Seeing Russell this week made me think of this epic scene which is probably my favorite movie scene of all-time.

Russell, Bad Little Dude…the invitation for you and the family is always an open-ended one to get the kids together for a cook-out.

Take care, buddy.

And I need to to do this for the tanking Thunder now losers of thirteen straight and headed to Philly and Boston for two more losses. It’s going to get better. This will be over in three weeks. Basketball is the easiest sport to rebuild because if you have two really good players you can fit other pieces around them and be relevant pretty quick. And the Thunder are going to have two pretty good players next season to lead all this youth.

Keep your heads up.

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