Sep 26, 2024; Denver, Co, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook (4) during Denver Nuggets Media Day. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

NBA Pundit Is Worried About Nuggets Star Russell Westbrook

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated May 18, 2025 2:04 PM ET

Russell Westbrook is no longer the superstar he was when he won the 2017 MVP Award with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

That said, the future Hall of Famer has done an excellent job of becoming a role player for the Denver Nuggets.

Recently, an article (via ESPN's Ramona Shelburne) revealed that an anonymous Nuggets player had called Westbrook immature.

The Nuggets had talked about adding Russell Westbrook for years, but decided against it, sources said, because they worried it would undercut Jamal Murray. This year was different. They needed him. https://t.co/WGK5fVVNc1 https://t.co/WGK5fVVNc1
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 13, 2025

Following the article, Bill Simmons made an intriguing comment about Westbrook.

Simmons: "His body language the last two games felt a little last year on the LeBron Lakers ish to me... Just a little off the rails... You have these stories where you have unnamed teammates taking shots at you and I don't know, he's a human being. If you read about that or hear about that, all of a sudden you have eyeballs in the back of your head... I just think there's a strage vibe to him."