Nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook is picking up his $4 million option and returning to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Westbrook's first full season with the Clippers hardly went as he expected.
While Westbrook had to adapt to playing a career-low 22.5 minutes per game last season, the all-time leader in career triple-doubles had one of his best defensive seasons. He ranked fourth in field goal percentage allowed as the contesting defender among players to contest 300-plus shots last season per Second Spectrum tracking.
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