OKC Thunder guard Russell Westbrook decides to be great

 
By Darnell Mayberry
Published: October 25, 2009

Russell Westbrook spent his summer vacation in a small high school gym in Santa Monica , Calif. , often working out three times a day between classes at UCLA .

Individual drills and weight-lifting in the morning. Pickup ball in the afternoon. Another light session at night. Mixed in were private workouts with the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year.

But it was those pickup games that might be what ultimately tur...


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