It was the first time he’s spoken publicly since the firing of Scott Brooks and the hiring of Billy Donovan. Westbrook, donning a colorful shirt that looked like a bowl of fruity pebbles — still relatively tame by his lofty standards — was asked about his new coach.
“Billy’s a good guy,” Westbrook said. “We definitely sat down a few times already.”
But the quick interview was primarily about his charity work. Westbrook received the NBA’s season-long community assist award on Tuesday night. Here’s the brief transcript:
You’ve won some awards in your career. What does this one mean to you?