New Denver guard Russell Westbrook has put to mattress any rumours of a feud inside his new workforce, saying he had no drawback taking a brand new quantity and letting Christian Braun put on his iconic 0.
Russell Westbrook’s New Quantity
With Russell Westbrook becoming a member of the Nuggets this yr, there was hypothesis over what quantity the previous Clippers star would put on for his new workforce.
Westbrook has worn the quantity 0 all through his profession and he has made the jersey iconic within the NBA, however he received’t be donning his common quantity when he arrives in Denver this season.
23-year-old Christian Braun has worn 0 for the Nuggets in each season’s he has been on the workforce and followers on-line had been creating rumours that recommended Westbrook could have drawback with the teenager.
Westbrook took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to handle these rumours, in addition to confirming what shirt quantity he’ll put on when the season will get underway in late October.
“Let’s please pass over younger star alone.
“CB [Braun] and I by no means mentioned him passing alongside the quantity 0,” his put up learn. “I didn’t need, inquire about, or request the quantity 0 as a result of I selected to mark this new change with a ‘new’ quantity.”
Russell Westbrook says he by no means requested Christian Braun for No. 0
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“The joy of the brand new season has already begun, and sadly I do know which means the offload of many false tales.
“Not at this time! CB and I are locked in and able to get issues rockin’ within the mile excessive metropolis!”
Westbrook signed the put up off with ‘The Brodie – 4’, which means that the 35-year-old will take that quantity for his debut season in Denver.
The brand new Nuggets guard has worn the quantity 4 as soon as all through his profession, throughout a single season in Washington with the Wizards in 2020-21.
Final yr Westbrook averaged 11.1 factors, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per sport within the NBA throughout his ultimate season in LA after a disappointing two yr stint for the Clippers.
