Jalen Williams, who now plays the role of star for the Thunder in Westbrook's place, shared a message with the former MVP amid their series. Williams, who is on the younger side of stars in this league at 24 years old, spent a significant time of his days growing up and watching Westbrook as one of the featured players in the NBA.

There’s numerous factors that contributed to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 1 collapse, and subsequent Denver Nuggets comeback. The now-infamous fouling up th

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander watched Denver Nuggets veteran Russell Westbrook receive a standing ovation in his return to the Paycom Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series.