CLEVELAND – Russell Westbrook milled around on the sideline after shootaround Wednesday afternoon, dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants, cracking jokes with his teammates as they came off the floor.
He was still limping but free of any kind of bulky brace two days after suffering a left ankle sprain in the Thunder’s 122-116 win over the Pelicans. OKC (5-4) will be without its star point guard on the court when it faces Cleveland (1-9) Wednesday night, but the Thunder still wanted Westbrook on the road with the team.
“He’s a leader,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said.