Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player in NBA history to accomplish the feat and he did it in 1968.
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORERussell Westbrook is closing in on a third straight season averaging a triple-double. Yet somehow he might have accomplished even more impressive triple-double history on Tuesday night.
20-20-20 for Russell Westbrook. 🙌 The first to do it since Wilt. #WhyNot? pic.twitter.com/gIODtuK0qC The Southern California native dedicated his performance to the late Nipsey Hussle, the Los Angeles rapper and activist who was shot and killed Sunday. — OKC THUNDER April 3, 2019Westbrook entered Tuesday night averaging 23 points, 11 rebounds and a league-leading 10.4 assists. In his MVP-winning season in 2016-17, Westbrook became the first player in the NBA to average a triple-double for the season since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson did it in 1961-62. He followed that season, which saw him lead the league in scoring at 31.6 points per game, with another triple-double average last year that saw him lead in assists.
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