Russell Westbrook Can’t Wait To Turn His Infant Son Into A Fashion Icon

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Russell Westbrook has never been afraid to wear something totally outrageous that might potentially make him look ridiculous. Otherwise known as “fashion,” it’s been a central preoccupation in life for as far back as we can remember.

But now Westbrook has a new top priority that supersedes both basketball and whatever’s hot on the runway these days. About seven months ago, Russ’ wife Nina gave birth to a baby boy named Noah and the reigning NBA MVP is all in on being a father.

Westbrook has said repeatedly that being a dad is the most important thing in his life, but pretty soon, wants to be able to meld two of his biggest interests together by introducing his infant son to the glamorous world of high fashion. For now, he’s having to hold off until Noah gets to be big enough, but he’s already told his wife that when that day comes where his son’s ready to wear the outfits he’s bought for him, he’s taking over dressing duties.
Via Royce Young of ESPN:

Who dresses Noah? I remember when my son was born, I was super into dressing him and still am. Do you and Nina have to fight over who gets to dress him?

Right now, he’s growing at a rapid pace — he’s in one outfit, and then next week he’s like, “Oh, I can’t fit into that anymore.” In a couple of months, once he starts walking, it’s over.

That’s your time.

It’s over. I already told my wife, “This is my time to shine.” Right now, you got the cute little onesies, but all the stuff I have for him is, like, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months. I want to swag him out.

Whether OKC was winning or not, Russ would undoubtedly be thrilled about hanging out with his son, but it’s probably nice right now to have dad responsibilities to help take his mind off basketball. The Thunder’s struggles have continued as the season progresses, which is quickly threatening to torpedo this whole experiment in OKC if the front office decides to cut their losses before the trade deadline.

Paul George can walk next summer for nothing, so the team basically has until the trade deadline to turn things around or face yet another uncertain future heading into next off-season. If it were us, we’d probably wanna hide under a pile of clothes right now, but you can bet Russ won’t go down without a fight. These next two months should be fascinating to watch, if nothing else, and whether the Thunder right the ship or not, Noah Westbrook is going to be pulling of some fits in the very near future.

(ESPN)

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