Russell Westbrook responds to message from ex-Thunder teammate

Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook is in his 17th NBA season. Eleven of those came with the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he made eight All-Star appearances and won the 2017 NBA MVP award.

Westbrook played with some great players during his time in Oklahoma City, including two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant. When Durant left for the Golden State Warriors in 2016, it gave Westbrook and others the opportunity to take things one step further. One player who really found himself was 6-foot-4 forward Andre Roberson, who played in a career-high 79 games during the 2016-17 season, averaging 30.1 minutes per game.

Roberson finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting that season and also earned All-Defensive second team honors. In a post to Instagram, Roberson shared another highlight of him and Westbrook, tagging his former teammate.

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Westbrook responded in a post to his Instagram Story, writing, “Straight up Brodie!!!”

This was a really fun duo in Oklahoma City. Roberson spent six seasons with the Thunder after making his NBA debut with Oklahoma City in 2013. The All-Defensive forward played in 307 career NBA games, averaging 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists.

Roberson last played in an NBA game for the Brooklyn Nets, playing five games for them in the 2020-2021 season.

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