Russell Westbrook Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the Why Not? Foundation in 2012 to support community programs that help aid children facing hardships
• Got married in 2015 to Nina Earl, who he met while the two were playing basketball for the University of California, Los Angeles
• When he was a teenager, his parents installed a dip bar over a sandbox on the balcony of their apartment where he would spend considerable amounts of time doing pull-ups
• Spent two seasons playing basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles
• Was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft
• Quote: "This is one of the best jobs in the world, and you never know how long you'll be able to do it - how long you'll be able to run like this and jump like this․ So I go for it․ I go for it every time․ It may look angry, but it's the only way I know․"
• Quote: "I have fears, but I do not fear anything or anybody on the court․"
• Is best known for his aggressive style of playing basketball
• Attended high school with fellow professional basketball player Dorell Wright
• Practically ambidextrous, he write and eats with his left hand, but shoots and throws with his right
• In college, he was a roommate of fellow future NBA star Kevin Love
• Served as a guest fashion director of Barneys New York in 2016