Reports emerged Monday that Christian Braun denied his request.
"Let's please leave our young star alone," Westbrook wrote. " and I never discussed him passing along the number 0. I didn't want, inquire about, or request the number 0 because I chose to mark this new change with a 'new' number.
"The excitement of the new season has already begun, and unfortunately I know that means the offload of many false stories. Not today! and I are locked in and ready to get things rockin' in the mile high city!"Westbrook has worn the No. 0 jersey in all but one of his 16 NBA seasons, as he donned No. 4 during his lone campaign with theBraun wore the No. 2 jersey during his three collegiate seasons at Kansas but switched back to an old favorite, No.
No matter what numbers they're wearing, Westbrook and Braun plan to team up in Denver and help the Nuggets in their pursuit to get back to the NBA Finals after coming up short in the Western Conference semifinals last season.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St.
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