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“It starts with me”: the growth of Russell Westbrook

In the post game media conference following the Oklahoma City loss to San Antonio, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook took the podium. I was difficult to hear the entire question, but my guess is that Westbrook was asked what cost Oklahoma City the game. Missed shots and poor execution were the immediate answers, then Westbrook said something that he would not have said a couple of years ago, “It starts with me. I have to do a better job.”

On this point, Westbrook is not wrong. A superstar on the team cannot go 10-31 (32.