American basketball player

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook III is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his agility, intensity and explosiveness, he is considered one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. Nicknamed "Russ", Westbrook is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the 2016–17 season. He is also a nine-time All-NBA Team member; a two-time NBA scoring leader, having led the league in 2014–15 and 2016–17; a three-time NBA assists leader; and a back-to-back NBA All-Star Game MVP.

Born

1988

November 12

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Russell, in brief

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Key dates

1988 Born

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954 The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom.
1028 Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros.
1330 Battle of Posada ends: Wallachian Voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army by ambush.
1439 Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament.

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The world in 1988

When Russell arrived

april 10 The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
april 14 The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
april 14 In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
april 18 The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 12

Al Michaels 1944– American sportscaster Jo Stafford 1917–2008 American singer (born 1917) Juana Inés de la Cruz 1651–1695 Mexican poet and scholar (born 1651) Megan Mullally 1958– American actress and singer Qi Jiguang 1528–1588 Chinese general (born 1528) Rob Schrab 1969– American writer and artist Robert Goff 1926– Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (died 2016) Salim Ali 1896– Indian ornithologist and author (died 1987) Sandara Park 1984– South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1988

Rihanna 1988– Barbados actor Aroldis Chapman 1988– Cuban baseball player Artem Anisimov 1988– Russian ice hockey player Ashleigh Murray 1988– American actress and singer Ashton Eaton 1988– American decathlete Benedikt Höwedes 1988– German footballer Brad Sinopoli 1988– Canadian football player Carl Hagelin 1988– Swedish ice hockey player Chris Ivory 1988– American football player

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