"I call him Sasha Fierce."

[Cry Havoc]

AS OKLAHOMA CITY marches into the NBA playoffs, questions will swirl around point guard Russell Westbrook. Will he shoot the Thunder to a title, or in the foot? Will he blow up the scoreboard, or just plain blow up? Will he revisit those camo pants from All-Star Weekend, or could he possibly rock Jeggings? Behold the wonder that is the NBA's biggest enigma -- sartorially, too.

First, a bit about Westbrook, the style icon. For the cover story of our Photo Issue, The Mag aimed to run a spread with a fashion-forward athlete who also happens to play a sport pretty well. Enter the NBA's freshest- and, at times, wackiest-dressed employee, a man Kevin Durant likens to Beyonce's alter-ego. "Oh, he's a diva," says Westbrook's co-star for the Thunder. "I call him Sasha Fierce. On the court, he's a fierce competitor. Off the court, he's chilling in front of the mirror, making sure he got the right lip balm on."

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

Indeed, Westbrook, 24, takes his look very seriously. Rather than employ a stylist, he shops on his own and works his closet like a math problem, mixing bottoms and tops, the louder the better, until an answer emerges. (Typically by the third try.) The key to Westbrook's look, though, is also the key to his game: fearlessness. That's how a 6-foot-3, 190-pound, shoot-first point guard defies the critics, lands a five-year, $80 million deal and winds up as the league's fifth-leading scorer.

Go ahead, call him out -- Westbrook can't hear you. "He don't care what people say when he plays or when he dresses up," says teammate Thabo Sefolosha. Adds Nick Collison: "He does what he likes to do. He knows what he is and he doesn't care what other people want him to be. That's how he plays and that's how he carries himself."

But beyond his sartorial guts, on-court surliness and explosive, play-how-I-wanna-play game, let's face it: We don't know much about Russell Westbrook III. To wit: The "Personal" section of his Wikipedia page consists of two notes. One mentions his fondness for lensless eyewear. The other, oddly, makes it very clear that he is not the cousin of former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook. That's it.

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0402/mag_westbrook01jr_576.jpg


http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9114915/oklahoma-city-thunder-russell-westbrook-unique-style-the-court-espn-magazine

[Medvedenko]

What's wrong with looking tight and fashionable?

[Cry Havoc]

What's wrong with looking tight and fashionable?

http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fb254b56bb3f7856a000006-960/russell-westbrook-hipster-outfit.jpg

[Mr. Fix It]

AS OKLAHOMA CITY marches into the NBA playoffs, questions will swirl around point guard Russell Westbrook. Will he shoot the Thunder to a title, or in the foot? Will he blow up the scoreboard, or just plain blow up? Will he revisit those camo pants from All-Star Weekend, or could he possibly rock Jeggings? Behold the wonder that is the NBA's biggest enigma -- sartorially, too.

First, a bit about Westbrook, the style icon. For the cover story of our Photo Issue, The Mag aimed to run a spread with a fashion-forward athlete who also happens to play a sport pretty well. Enter the NBA's freshest- and, at times, wackiest-dressed employee, a man Kevin Durant likens to Beyonce's alter-ego. "Oh, he's a diva," says Westbrook's co-star for the Thunder. "I call him Sasha Fierce. He wants to be the biggest name in the trio and I'm pretty sure he'd suck Jay Z's dick."

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0402/mag_westbrook01jr_576.jpg


http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9114915/oklahoma-city-thunder-russell-westbrook-unique-style-the-court-espn-magazine

ftfy

[LkrFan]

Westbrook is a faggot for real.

[Medvedenko]

http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fb254b56bb3f7856a000006-960/russell-westbrook-hipster-outfit.jpg

What, that's a sweet shirt! Nothing wrong with rocking a shirt with fishing lures on it.....TBH

[Reck]

Outed by his own teammate. :lol

[thunderup]

Yeah I don't understand Russ's choice of wardrobe.

[HI-FI]

how long til we read about insane meth-fueled orgies at Westbrooks home, with various white boys pumping loads into this ass, doing rails off his cawk?

[DPG21920]

TBH...I would def sport that outfit in the first article...In fact, if the Spurs make it to the finals, Ima wear that to a playoff game in SA.

[Richie]

I prefer Westbrooks 'I dont give a fuck' wardrobe than his game tbh.

[BatManu20]

http://www.hoopsmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/russell-westbrook-fashion-week2.jpg

Blue Steel.. :lol

http://25.media.tumblr.com/661559a84afc1c130c38431ab8838703/tumblr_mj6johjcMs1s50o9fo1_1280.jpghttp://style.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/style/2013/03/russell-westbrook-flaunt-magazine-1.jpg

[hooperflash]

Dumb nickname.

That's an insult to Beyoncé, tbh.

[Phillip]

looking nice and fashionable is cool. but this is a very childish sense of fashion, which is fitting for who he is.

i know a lot of people here don't like Kobe, but he dresses in a far more adult-like manner than many NBA players, who choose to dress either like hood-rats or 15 year old hipsters.

http://fashionbombdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kobe-edit-3.jpghttp://thefittingroom.brooktaverner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kobe.jpghttp://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/18/1226225/304176-135916022.jpg

[gaKNOW!blee]

looking nice and fashionable is cool. but this is a very childish sense of fashion, which is fitting for who he is.

i know a lot of people here don't like Kobe, but he dresses in a far more adult-like manner than many NBA players, who choose to dress either like hood-rats or 15 year old hipsters.

http://fashionbombdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kobe-edit-3.jpghttp://thefittingroom.brooktaverner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kobe.jpghttp://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/18/1226225/304176-135916022.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4060/4574443991_b47ea42499_z.jpg

Had to be done

[ElNono]

Dude's hanging out too much with Magic's kid, tbh...

[Juggity]

What's wrong with looking tight and fashionable?

:lmao

Kidding, right?

[jeebus]

I'd be ashamed to have the thunder players on my home team. What a bunch of fudge packers.

[Phillip]

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4060/4574443991_b47ea42499_z.jpg

Had to be done
yeah i considered posting it myself, to avoid the inevitable spurfan posting of that, but meh

[KaiRMD1]

You gotta understand, Westbrook dresses himself, some people shouldn't dress themselves. Westbrook is one of them

[Seventyniner]

Anything to distract one's attention from his unconscionable chuckery tbh.

[MI21]

That's the fucking gayest quote by Durant.

[Fabbs]

Westbrook seems so suited to be a Laker.

[Technique]

I'd take everything fashion-wise from this forum with a grain of salt. I'd love to see a pic of at least one of you :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Russ, doesnt understand that the best clothes are always ones that best fit your image. He looks like a trying hard wanna model...Someone needs to give him a reality check.

Kobe and Tony Parker are the only tow guys that i can think of that chooses the right cloths and can pull off a a "nice look"

[Thebesteva]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp6Vu3V9eBU

[Cry Havoc]

Westbrook seems so suited to be a Laker.

After 2 seasons there he would be considered the 3rd best guard of all-time by Lakers fans.

[spurraider21]

I'm surprised Durant didn't end the quote with "I hope Uncle Russell doesn't get mad at me for saying this"

[spurraider21]

After 2 seasons there he would be considered the 3rd best guard of all-time by Lakers fans.

seriously broo. jerry west wasn't even that good broo. westbrook already > west its a matter of time until he passes magic. we stacked

[Latarian Milton]

chimpbrook never has the look of a real superstar tbh. i don't see no determination or spirit in his face, and the ceiling of him won't be higher than steve francis imho. dude's already playing near his full potential but his prime won't last too long, and the fact that he plays in OKC will make things even worse for him tbh. when meth & age take away the majority of his athleticism, he'll have no fundamentals or intelligence to fall back upon.

[resistanze]

when meth & age take away the majority of his athleticism, he'll have no fundamentals or intelligence to fall back upon.

:lol

[ambchang]

Modern day Clyde Frasier, tbh.

[MultiTroll]

Westbrook is a faggot for real.
Quoting LkrFan
Post #5/

[LkrFan]

Quoting LkrFan
Post #5/

What the? :lol See, what had happened was :D

[LkrFan]

In 1999 I cheered on a cross dresser named Rodman
In 2004 I cheered on a pedo named Mailman
In 2018 I cheered for the Martin Lou to the Kang

Common denominator? ^ all were wearing Purple and Gold. No, I have no shamePERI:lolD

Go Russell Westbrook III! :toast

[ambchang]

In 1999 I cheered on a cross dresser named Rodman
In 2004 I cheered on a pedo named Mailman
In 2018 I cheered for the Martin Lou to the Kang

Common denominator? ^ all were wearing Purple and Gold. No, I have no shamePERI:lolD

Go Russell Westbrook III! :toast

You also cheered for an alleged rapist who killed his daughter for two decades.

[JohnnyMax]

Westbrook seems so suited to be a Laker.

This should've been the post that was bumped up