Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook was ready for the usual array of basketball questions from reporters at Saturday’s media availability in Chicago for 2020 NBA All-Stars.
But the former MVP wasn’t quite as prepared for his two-year-old son, Noah, to take the microphone. Noah, who celebrates his third birthday in May, is the oldest of three children by Westbrook and his wife, Nina.
Though Westbrook is a nine-time All-Star, this weekend represents his first All-Star Game experience with a child old enough to begin enjoying it. That’s exactly what Noah did Saturday by grabbing the microphone and making noises during his father’s media session with reporters.
Now 31 years old, Westbrook also has a pair of twin daughters named Skye and Jordan, born in November 2018. Though the younger girls weren’t with him at the podium in Chicago, Westbrook acknowledged them on Instagram with a photo post on Friday’s Valentine’s Day.
As for basketball, Westbrook and Houston backcourt mate James Harden will each play for Team LeBron in Sunday’s All-Star Game. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Central, with the game televised nationally on TNT.
In his first season with the Rockets (34-20), Westbrook is averaging 27.2 points (46.3% shooting), 8.0 rebounds, and 7.2 assists in 36.0 minutes per game. Largely led by a historic scoring run from Westbrook, Houston has won five of its last seven games overall.
