Q 01/05

Which player, the first to average a triple-double for a season, saw Russell Westbrook break his record of 41 in 2017?

A) Jerry West

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C) Oscar Robertson

D) Pete Maravich

Answer · why

C) 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 02/05

Russell Westbrook dedicated his 20-point, 20-rebound, 20-assist game in 2019 to which rapper, killed two days earlier?

A) Nipsey Hussle

B) Drakeo the Ruler

C) Pop Smoke

D) XXXTentacion

Answer · why

A) Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle had been shot outside his clothing store in South Central Los Angeles, the city Westbrook calls his home town.

Q 03/05

Russell Westbrook's first project as a producer was a 2021 documentary about which event in Oklahoma's history?

A) Oklahoma City bombing

B) Dust Bowl migration

C) Land Run of 1889

D) Tulsa race massacre

Answer · why

D) 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 l...

Q 04/05

Which team traded for Russell Westbrook in both 2023 and 2024 yet never played him in a single game?

A) Detroit Pistons

B) Charlotte Hornets

C) Utah Jazz

D) San Antonio Spurs

Answer · why

C) 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 05/05

Which teammate, co-Player of the Month with Russell Westbrook for December 2015, left Oklahoma City the next summer?

A) Serge Ibaka

B) Dion Waiters

C) Enes Kanter

D) Kevin Durant

Answer · why

D) 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.