Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook underwent a successful procedure to address a fracture in the zygomatic arch bone of his right cheek Saturday, the team announced. He has been ruled out for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Lakers and will be re-evaluated this week to determine when he can return to play.
(Video/Photos) NBA: Russell Westbrook Has A Dent In His Face After Being Kneed By Teammate
I can honestly say I do not think I have ever seen this before. Russell Westbrook got kneed in the face by a teammate last night during the closing seconds of the Thunder’s loss to the Trailblazers. Typically if that happens you may see some blood, or abrasions on the skin, but not in this case, just a random dent in the side if Russell’s face. I joke about him not being human because of his freakish athleticism, but now I am wondering if he really is a cyborg. He appeared injured for a few seconds but then seemed fine to finish the game. It appeared nobody even noticed the dent until Mark Jackson, who was calling the game said something. No word on Russell’s condition from the team just yet, but wouldn’t be surprised to see him possibly wear a mask next time they play. Check the gallery!
(Video) NBA: LOL, Russell Westbrook leaves KD Hanging After Getting Frustrated
Russell Westbrook had a hell of a game last night in a losing effort against the Suns, but there were times during the game where Russ was struggling. At one point when coach took Russ out of the game, you could see he was frustrated and just wanted to walk to the bench. Kevin Durant extended his hand to give Russ some love, but got totally ignored! Now some fans will make more out of this because of who the two players are, but this was really nothing more than a funny moment. KD even leaves his hand there after realizing Russ left him hanging.
NBA: Trouble In OKC? Kevin Durant Has Another Surgery On His Foot, Will Miss More Time
Kevin Durant is going to miss at least a week of game action, and then will be re-evaluated at that point to see how to move forward. This announcement was made after he had to have minor surgery on the same foot he had surgery on in the off season, which caused him to miss a huge chunk of games this year.
NBA: Report, Kendrick Perkins To Sign With Cavs After Buyout From Jazz
Lost in all the chaos of the NBA trade deadline was the fact that OKC sent their big man, Kendrick Perkins to the Utah Jazz as part of the trade involving sending Reggie Jackson to Detroit. The Thunder gave up their enforcer and a guy with passion for the game, but the move had to be done. The Jazz had no intention of keeping Perkins so as they worked on a buyout reports are saying Perkins is still gonna come out of this situation pretty good as he will either sign with the Cavs or Clippers, both of which are legit contenders. Perkins will miss OKC and they will miss him too, but both sides are going to wind up just fine. The reports seem to lean towards the Cavs, so Perkins goes from Durant to Lebron…..not a bad way to stay in the game.
NBA: Reggie Jackson Actually Refused To Play Some Games For OKC Prior To Trade
Sounds like there was more bad blood and frustration between Reggie Jackson and the OKC Thunder than we realized. By now you know he was traded to the Detroit Piston just before the trade deadline Thursday, and on his way out, both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook kinda threw subtle shots at Jackson and it made you wonder why? They seemed like a close unit, but looks can be deceiving. Now we have reports Jackson actually told coach Scott Brooks he wasn’t going to play sometimes because he was upset he wasn’t traded sooner.
