Russell Westbrook really did it again. 25.4 points per game, 10.1 rebounds per game, 10.3 assists per game. Since the NBA was founded on June 6, 1946, not a single player of the estimated 5,000 to put on a jersey has ever averaged 10 or more points, rebounds, and assists in consecutive seasons. Except for the Brodie. That’s insane.
Yet somehow, in this upside-down dystopian reality that we all live in but only exists inside our phones and computers, the fact above has been turned into a bad thing. “Westbrook is a stat-chaser!” “He’s a stat-padder!” “Triple-doubles are arbitrary!