Russell Westbrook has done it again. Another night, another milestone, another reminder that he is one of the most relentless forces the NBA has ever seen – truly Brodie Behaviour at its finest.
The Sacramento Kings guard etched his name deeper into basketball immortality on Friday night, becoming the highest-scoring point guard in NBA history, surpassing Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson – a name once thought untouchable in the record books.
Westbrook crossed the historic mark with a driving layup at the 4:23 mark of the fourth quarter during Sacramento’s 129-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
That basket pushed him past Robertson’s total of 26,710 career points, taking Westbrook to 26,711 and officially crowning him the NBA’s all-time leading scorer among point guards. He now sits 15th overall on the league’s all-time scoring list.
At 37 years old, Westbrook finished the game with 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists in just 26 minutes – a stat line that perfectly reflects the all-action style that has defined his career for nearly two decades.
The achievement adds yet another layer to Westbrook’s historic rivalry with Robertson. The two remain the only point guards in NBA history to average a triple-double, and in 2021, Westbrook famously shattered Robertson’s long-standing triple-double record of 181 – a mark once considered unreachable.
Recently, ‘Brodie’ also climbed past Magic Johnson on the NBA’s all-time assists list, further separating himself from the rest of the pack.
Drafted fourth overall in 2008, Westbrook became the heartbeat of the Oklahoma City Thunder, spending 11 seasons there while winning an MVP award, two scoring titles and earning eight All-Star selections.
Since leaving OKC in 2019, he’s continued to rack up numbers across the league with the Rockets, Wizards, Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, and now the Kings, who signed him on a veteran-minimum deal last October.
Even as Sacramento continues to battle growing pains – the Kings have now dropped four straight games – Westbrook remains a force. This season, he’s averaging 14.4 points, seven assists, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals, while shooting a career-best 35.3% from three-point range.
Kings head coach Doug Christie summed it up best:
“Russ is a freak of nature. His competitiveness and drive never stop.”