Nuggets' Russell Westbrook announces surprising injury news

The Denver Nuggets added an update of their own about Westbrook. They noted that Westbrook suffered “multiple ligament tears” but is expected to resume full offseason training this summer.

It is unclear when exactly Westbrook, now 36 years old, sustained the injury. But he did not look hampered at all during Denver’s first-round playoff victory over the LA Clippers, posting a solid 13.8 points per game on 43/42/71 shooting splits. It was in the next round against Oklahoma City though where Westbrook fell back to earth. During that series, a seven-game loss for the Nuggets, Westbrook managed just 9.9 points per game on woeful 35/22/70 shooting splits.

The news about Westbrook, who already suffered a broken hand last season, comes ahead of an interesting summer for him. He holds a $3.5 million player option with the Nuggets for next season but may have outperformed that figure after averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game overall this year.

Westbrook still has not decided on what he will do with that player option though. In fact, he got snarky with a reporter who asked him about the topic after Denver’s season-ending loss.