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Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
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What happenedRussell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan". The right frames it as "Russell Westbrook retires after 18 wild NBA seasons, leaving behind one of basketball's c...".
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Left / center-leftRussell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
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Right / center-rightRussell Westbrook retires after 18 wild NBA seasons, leaving behind one of basketball's craziest careers
Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversa...
