Russell Westbrook Jr. (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Westbrook played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Westbrook is the point guard and stands . He was named as the best player in the NBA in 2017 winning the MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award, because he is argubaly one of the best players in the NBA because, he has had more triple doubles in three games than lebron james has had his whole 2016-2017 season