After 18 seasons as an NBA player, one of the greatest point guards in league history has announced his retirement. As the 37-year-old former MVP bid farewell, Michael B. Jordan helped him share the news by narrating his emotional video.
Russell Westbrook‘s NBA career came to an end after almost two decades. The former basketball player posted a video online to mark the end of a journey marked by major achievements. He captioned it, “Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end. You had to be there. And now it’s over,” tagging the Sinners star as the narrator.
The farewell video directed by Sean Kelly opened with Russell Westbrook walking past a wall of memorable moments from his career. The narration titled ‘The Museum of Unspoken Answers’ began with Michael B. Jordan saying, “Every museum has a curator, and every exhibit, they have a story. But some stories don’t need someone to tell them, they just speak for themselves. So tonight, I’m not going to tell you what any of this means, I’m just going to show you.”
The 3-minute 30-second clip reflected on the former Sacramento Kings guard’s journey from a kid in Los Angeles to an NBA MVP and triple-double legend.
How Russell Westbrook built a Hall of Fame-worthy career
Russell Westbrook retired as one of the NBA’s legends. He began his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008 and played for the first 11 seasons of his iconic career. Following Kevin Durant’s departure from the team, Westbrook exploded to drop one of the most epic seasons by an NBA player.
The California native finished the 2016-17 season with averages of 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists. This made him draw level with Oscar Robertson as the first NBA star since 1961-62 to drop a triple-double season. Such a performance also helped Westbrook win the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2017.
Apart from this, the 3-time NBA assists leader was selected to the NBA All-Star team nine times. In two of them, he was adjudged the NBA All-Star MVP. Westbrook also led the scoring twice, in 2015 and 2017. What was striking was that the player achieved a triple-double average on four occasions (three for the Thunder and one for the Washington Wizards). Westbrook joined the Sacramento Kings back in 2025, after which he decided to hang up his boots.
