Russell Westbrook
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50 free Russell Westbrook trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Russell Westbrook played basketball at one speed. Over 18 NBA seasons the point guard turned the triple-double from a rarity into a nightly expectation, won a Most Valuable Player award and attacked the rim with a fury few guards have matched. He also divided opinion like few stars of his era, which makes his career a rich source of trivia. This quiz covers the whole story: a late-blooming teenager in Southern California, two college seasons, the draft, his years with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the trades that carried him around the league afterward. Expect questions on his records and the players he passed to set them, famous playoff series, teammates and coaches, and his life away from the game, from fashion and film to the causes he supports. It is written for NBA fans of every level. The early questions cover the moments most fans remember, and the later ones reward people who followed his career closely. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Which player, the first to average a triple-double for a season, saw Russell Westbrook break his record of 41 in 2017?
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson had been the only player to average a triple-double across a season until Westbrook did it four times in five years.
Q 02Russell Westbrook dedicated his 20-point, 20-rebound, 20-assist game in 2019 to which rapper, killed two days earlier?
Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle had been shot outside his clothing store in South Central Los Angeles, the city Westbrook calls his home town.
Q 03Russell Westbrook's first project as a producer was a 2021 documentary about which event in Oklahoma's history?
Tulsa race massacre
The Tulsa race massacre film, Tulsa Burning, earned three Emmy nominations; Westbrook said he had heard of Black Wall Street but was shocked once he learned the full history.
Q 04Which team traded for Russell Westbrook in both 2023 and 2024 yet never played him in a single game?
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz bought out his contract in 2023 and waived him two days after a 2024 sign-and-trade, so he signed elsewhere both times.
Q 05Which teammate, co-Player of the Month with Russell Westbrook for December 2015, left Oklahoma City the next summer?
Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant's exit in 2016 left Westbrook as the focal point, and he answered by averaging a triple-double and winning MVP.
Q 06Which two-word question names both the foundation Russell Westbrook started in 2012 and a short film he produced?
Why Not?
The Why Not? Foundation backs community education and family service programs and pushes young people to be self-confident.
Q 07Which number did Russell Westbrook wear for 11 seasons in Oklahoma City because a teammate already had his preferred 4?
0
Number 0 had also been his college number for the same reason: a teammate there already wore the 4 he had in high school.
Q 08Which team beat Russell Westbrook's Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the 2012 NBA Finals, his only trip there?
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat took the title even though Westbrook scored 43 points in Game 4, at the time the most of his playoff career.
Q 09Which former Oklahoma City teammate from the 2012 Finals run did Russell Westbrook rejoin after a July 2019 trade?
James Harden
James Harden spent his first three NBA seasons in Oklahoma City, and the pair were teammates a third time in Los Angeles in 2023–24.
Q 10Which player did Russell Westbrook join in 2020 as the only two with triple-doubles against all 30 NBA teams?
LeBron James
LeBron James got there first, and in 2025 Westbrook joined him again as the second player with 25,000 points and 10,000 assists.
Q 11Which defending champion came from 3–1 down to beat Russell Westbrook's Thunder in the 2016 Western Conference Finals?
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors won the last three games, wasting a Game 4 in which Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Q 12Which team acquired Russell Westbrook in a July 2019 trade, ending his 11 seasons in Oklahoma City?
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets kept him for one season before trading him again, the start of a run of six teams in seven seasons.
Q 13Which All-Star point guard did Oklahoma City receive, with draft picks, in the 2019 trade for Russell Westbrook?
Chris Paul
Q 21In 2016 Russell Westbrook became the first player to win which award outright in consecutive years?
All-Star Game MVP
All-Star Game MVP came with 41 points in 2015 and 31 points in only 22 minutes a year later, his first start in the event.
Q 22Which list of the NBA's greatest players, announced in 2021, included Russell Westbrook while he was still active?
75th Anniversary Team
The 75th Anniversary Team named him among the league's greatest in the same year he took the career triple-double record.
Q 23Russell Westbrook's 2023 debut for which team was a 176–175 loss, then the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history?
Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Paul came with two first-round picks and two pick swaps; back in 2009 Westbrook had been the first rookie since Paul to post a triple-double.
Q 14Which university did Russell Westbrook hold out for, declining other offers until a scholarship opened up there in 2006?
UCLA
UCLA only had room once a guard left early for the NBA, and Westbrook went from seldom-used freshman to top-five draft pick in two years.
Q 15Which player went first overall in the 2008 NBA draft, three picks ahead of Russell Westbrook?
Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose came from the Memphis team that had beaten Westbrook's college side in the NCAA tournament that spring.
Q 16Russell Westbrook's 20-20-20 game in 2019 was only the second in NBA history; which center recorded the first?
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain had also held the record for consecutive triple-doubles until Westbrook ran off 11 in a row earlier that season.
Q 17Which Lakers great did Russell Westbrook pass in October 2019 to move into second place for career triple-doubles?
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson finished with 138, and in 2021 Westbrook became the first player since him to post a 30-point, 20-assist triple-double.
Q 18In which city did Russell Westbrook win his Olympic gold medal, two years after a world title with Team USA?
London
London hosted the 2012 Games, where he won his second gold in two years; he later turned down an invitation to the 2016 Olympic team.
Q 19With which team did Russell Westbrook take the NBA's career triple-double record in May 2021, his only season there?
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards got his fourth triple-double season, with career highs of 11.5 rebounds and 11.7 assists a game.
Q 20Which ten-time All-Star forward was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017 to play beside reigning MVP Russell Westbrook?
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony stayed one season, which Westbrook opened with a triple-double against the Knicks, the team that had just traded Anthony away.
The Los Angeles Clippers had signed him two days earlier after his buyout, and he had 17 points and 14 assists in the double-overtime marathon.
Q 24Russell Westbrook chose number 18 to mark his eighteenth NBA season when he signed with which team in October 2025?
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings signed him to a one-year minimum deal, and in his first month there he reached 10,000 career assists.
Q 25Which stage of the NCAA tournament did Russell Westbrook's college team reach in both of his seasons, 2007 and 2008?
Final Four
The Final Four ended in defeat both times: to eventual champion Florida in 2007 and to Memphis a year later.
Q 26In which California city was Russell Westbrook born, though he grew up in Hawthorne and went to high school in Lawndale?
Long Beach
Long Beach was only his birthplace; his streetwear label pays tribute to the years he spent growing up in Hawthorne and Los Angeles.
Q 27Whom did the 'KB3' on Russell Westbrook's wristband and sneakers commemorate throughout his NBA career?
His late best friend
His late best friend Khelcey Barrs III died of an enlarged heart during a pickup game in 2004; the pair had hoped to play college ball together.
Q 28Which former Oklahoma City co-star did Russell Westbrook rejoin in 2023, four years after both were traded away?
Paul George
Paul George had left Oklahoma City in a trade six days before Westbrook in July 2019, and later praised his leadership and work ethic.
Q 29Which teammate and Russell Westbrook were the first NBA pair to post triple-doubles in the same game twice in a season?
Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds on the January 2025 night they set the mark, to Westbrook's 25, 11 and 10.
Q 30Which point guard was traded, along with a protected first-round pick, for Russell Westbrook in December 2020?
John Wall
John Wall went the other way after Westbrook had spent just one season in his new city, amid reports he and his co-star wanted out.