Russell Westbrook doesn’t tend to miss many games. Aside from a handful of injuries — including an untimely collision with Pat Beverley in 2013 that torpedoed OKC’s postseason hopes — Westbrook is one of the NBA’s iron men.
He’s far too competitive to allow minor injuries to sideline him for very long, but after spraining his ankle in a game against the Pelicans on Nov. 5, Russ had missed five straight games going into Saturday night’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns. He’d been listed as questionable prior to the game, but was later ruled out for “personal reasons.”
It turns out it was due to good news, as he and his wife, Nina, took to Instagram to share a picture of their twin daughters, who were born sometime over the weekend.
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They couple also have a year-and-a-half old son named Noah, which means the Westbrook children now outnumber the adults in the house.
The Thunder were able to win that game, 110-100, behind a big night from Paul George, who finished with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Russ had begun participating in practice again last week, but at this point, it remains unclear whether he might be back in the lineup for OKC’s road game against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. If Westbrook were to miss more time, he would join Dwyane Wade as NBA stars to take some extended paternity leave this early season.
The Thunder have now won three straight to sit at 10-5 for the season and currently hold the No. 4 spot in the West, handling Westbrook’s absence impressively.
