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Why Not? Twitter Erupts After Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Record

After bullying boxscores for the past 13 seasons, Russell Westbrook has accomplished a feat that was once thought humanly impossible. On Monday night, the nine-time NBA All-Star etched his name in the record books when, after snatching his 10th rebound off of the rim with 8:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, he broke Oscar Robertsonโ€™s…

After bullying boxscores for the past 13 seasons, Russell Westbrook has accomplished a feat that was once thought humanly impossible. On Monday night, the nine-time NBA All-Star etched his name in the record books when, after snatching his 10th rebound off of the rim with 8:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, he broke Oscar Robertsonโ€™s longstanding record for the most triple-doubles in NBA history, according to ESPN.

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Hereโ€™s the exact moment that it happened:

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1391928104512200704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

And hereโ€™s the moment it was announced in the arena:

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1391927821015023617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We are all witnesses.

Robertson became the triple-double king during the NBAโ€™s 1961-62 season and collected his last triple-double on March 24, 1974. So in order to eclipse the Big Oโ€™s record, Westbrook had to do this:

A triple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates a double-digit number total in three of five statistical categoriesโ€”points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shotsโ€”in a game.

Exactly 182 times. If that sounds absolutely fucking insane, thatโ€™s because it is.

To put this ridiculous feat into context, the next closest active player is LeBron James, whoโ€™s 36 years old and has only done this 99 times.

I think itโ€™s safe to say that nobody will be touching Robertsonโ€™s Westbrookโ€™s record for a while, and to commemorate this accomplishment, members of the NBA community delivered pre-recorded messages to congratulate him:

https://twitter.com/WashWizards/status/1391926740407177223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/WashWizards/status/1391927557499523074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

While others went directly to Twitter and gave him his flowers:

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1391926444129853441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391935317549199360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/JCrossover/status/1391933189556379648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/1391195219148804096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

โ€œItโ€™s just a blessing,โ€ Westbrook told reporters. โ€œYou put so much into the game, so much time, you sacrifice so much, to be able to just be mentioned with guys like Oscar, Magic [Johnson] and Jason Kidd, those guys, is something I never dreamed about as a young kid growing up in L.A. Truly grateful for moments like this.โ€

He added, โ€œNormally I donโ€™t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will. Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.โ€

Expect Westbrook to continue his reign of terror in the play-in tournament, where itโ€™s looking like his Wizards will be facing off against either the Pacers, Hornets, or Celtics.

Congrats, Brodie!

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