Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder Injury: Torn right lateral meniscus When it Happened: April 2013, surgery April 27 to repair meniscus, second surgery Oct. 1 … (Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE/Getty Images) The Thunder announced Friday that Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook returns from quad injury to face Spurs. Watch Video . He's a big-time player," Brooks said. Russell Westbrook returns from quad injury to face Spurs. June 18: Russ Ditches Crutches in Awesome Fashion. Westbrook, of course, was replaced in the starting lineup by Reggie Jackson. When Westbrook rose, he was hobbling and obviously distressed, smacking his hand hard off the scorer's table. "He has to continue to go through his rehab. Magic: G – Michael Carter-Williams, G –Dwayne Bacon, F – James Ennis III, Washington has lost 12 … Russell Westbrook injured his ankle last night, and it looked bad. Sorry about that. The Houston Rockets continued their busy offseason on Wednesday with a blockbuster trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards in exchange for John Wall and a … Their backup guard Raul Neto is out with a groin injury and center Thomas Bryant is out after he tore his ACL. Share on facebook. Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday, September 12th due to stiffness and inflammation in the knee … Russell Westbrook has posted some big numbers with the Wizards but he admits he’s been too turnover-prone, Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington writes. DENVER — As Danny Ainge downplayed the possibility the Celtics will be involved in a transaction before tomorrow’s NBA trade deadline, general … Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook has recently sustained a quad injury that is expected to keep him on the sidelines for at least a week, per Quinton Mayo. But everything changed in the 2013 playoffs. Sources close to the situation told Wojnarowski that Westbrook could return as early as two weeks into the NBA regular season. Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook had right knee surgery because of swelling; Westbrook had surgery on knee in spring and fall%2C too%2C and will be … January 19, 2014. The Nets … The Wizards are back in action on Sunday night after nearly two weeks off and they have Russell Westbrook ready to return with them. Oct. 1: Westbrook Undergoes Shocking Second Knee Surgery. With the Western Conference perhaps at its best in history, many viewed this setback as something that could push OKC back to the third or fourth seed. What's great for the player, however, is often frustrating for those trying to figure out what in the blue hell is going on. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Russell put in a lot of work, so I expected him to look like this. About the optimism. Westbrook has been dealing with a sore quadriceps muscle, which was first revealed two weeks ago despite the fact it first happened in training camp. The Rockets have reportedly been protective of Russell Westbrook and James Harden in trade talks so far, but their stance could change if Westbrook is hell-bent on leaving. RELATED: NBA Star Russell Westbrook Set to Produce Documentary About Black Wall Street The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Westbrook in 2008, and then the franchise moved to Oklahoma and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.Westbrook put up some good numbers as a rookie. Westbrook rested his leg for a week before being re-evaluated. This is the type of surgery Russell Westbrook underwent to repair his torn meniscus. Right until there was. Westbrook tears his Meniscus from a dirty play by Patrick Beverley. Also, Russell Westbrook will miss Monday’s game with a quad injury, but Bradley Beal is expected to return. We wouldn't put him out there until he felt great.". Amare Stoudemire, Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Kenneth Faried, Jeremy Lin, Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, and Steve Nash all missed postseason games. Three days after going down with his torn LCL, Westbrook underwent what was thought to be successful surgery on his right knee. About the setbacks. “But it's all going to be contingent upon how his body reacts to the additional load that he'll be carrying.”. Westbrook will still need some time to be ready for his full workload, but just having him back is a positive sign for the Wizards who are hoping to turn their season around following a 3-8 start. A combined 295 points were scored (second-highest-scoring non-overtime game in the last 25 seasons) and 141 of them came from each team’s best players: Bradley Beal + Russell Westbrook (78) Kevin Durant + Kyrie Irving (63). Due to the Wizards' time off, which was caused by a coronavirus outbreak on their roster, he only missed two games. After watching John Wall make his debut for the Houston Rockets, all everyone could think of was ‘And… he’s back!’ It might not have been easy for Washington fans to see him play with another organization. That’s a key reason why they are a team to watch in NBA trade rumors. The Thunder announced Friday that Russell Westbrook has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the third procedure on the knee … Russell Westbrook injured his ankle last night, and it looked bad. Log in. Watch the Wizards take on the San Antonio Spurs tonight at 8 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington. Download and subscribe to the Wizards Talk Podcast, "Every day he's been making progress, you just never know until the next morning how you feel," head coach Scott Brooks said. Beverley's knee collided with Westbrook's, torquing the Thunder guard's sideways and sending him to the ground. We saw a lot of them in OKC with his buddy Steven Adams. Thunder's Westbrook Latest NBA Star Bit by Injury Bug. Meanwhile, Westbrook was receiving some sage advice from someone who had been in a similar situation. Grades 1 and 2 can heal without surgery. His loss has been a huge blow for the Wizards. After trading for Russell Westbrook in the offseason, many expected the Washington Wizards to be a playoff team, but they have been dreadfully bad this year. Until then, we’re just focusing on day-to-day as a group.”, “I don’t know if I can say or not how I feel,” Durant said.