After declining his team option with the Denver Nuggets for the 2025-26 season, Russell Westbrook entered unrestricted free agency. However, Westbrook remained unsigned for the first two months of free agency, and it came to the point where only one team was willing to bring him in: the Sacramento Kings.
The Sacramento Kings have now extended their winning streak to four games after beating the Washington Wizards on Friday night, and their young guys continue to shine.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Russell Westbrook always plays the game at 100 miles per hour. He’s not the type who needs extra motivation to show up ready, but it surely does help him
Russell Westbrook may not display his prime abilities anymore, but his competitive spirit remains the same as it was when he won the MVP award a decade ago.
If the calendar flipping to 2026 felt anticlimactic, NBA 2K26 has other plans. Season 4 doesn’t ease players into the new year—it sprints out of the tunnel wearing an All-Star jacket, blasting spotlights, and reminding everyone that grinding never takes a holiday.
Tempers flared in Sacramento Sunday night when Milwaukee’s game was already decided. The Bucks ultimately crushed the Kings 115-98, but the real fireworks came later in the final minutes as Ryan Rollins broke the NBA rulebook and Russel Westbrook shrugged him off throughout the verbal spat.
Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook made history against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. With his 26,711th career point, the veteran guard moved into 15th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
Russell Westbrook made unforgettable NBA history on the all-time scoring list during the Sacramento Kings’ matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
Russell Westbrook is nothing if not consistent. The Sacramento Kings guard Westbrook once again got into it with a rival fan during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Sacramento Kings dropped to 8-24 in this 2025-26 NBA season after a 125-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Kings guard Russell Westbrook would have been frustrated to be on the receiving end of a blowout loss, and a fan appeared to add to those frustrations in the closing stages of the contest.
Veteran star guard Russell Westbrook added another remarkable chapter to his Hall of Fame resume this weekend, accomplishing two major career feats in the same game for the Sacramento Kings.
The Sacramento Kings went into Saturday's contest against the Dallas Mavericks down three starters, but luckily, they have some key players able to step up in their absences.
Even Russell Westbrook is getting hit by the flopping police these days. The NBA announced on Wednesday that they are fining the Sacramento Kings guard Westbrook a sum of $2,000.
Trailing by 15 points with under two minutes to play, DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook led a furious Sacramento Kings comeback to force overtime. But with seconds remaining in what would have been Sacramento's best win of the season, referee Marc Davis called a game-deciding foul from well behind the play.
It took Russell Westbrook until the final days of the offseason to find a team, but the all-time great has been making the most of his opportunity nonetheless.
Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook made some NBA history on Friday night when he recorded the 10,000th assist of his career, making him just the eighth player to ever reach that milestone.