Russell Westbrook makes NBA history, passing Oscar Robertson in scoring milestone

Sacramento Kings constituent defender Russell Westbrook surpassed NBA fable Oscar Robertson to go the league’s all-time scoring person among constituent guards successful the Kings’ 129-102 nonaccomplishment to the Phoenix Suns connected Friday.

Westbrook, 37, reached 26,711 vocation points, securing the grounds with a driving layup successful the 4th quarter. The 2016-17 MVP had 17 points, 9 rebounds and six assists successful the loss.

The nine-time All-Star’s sanction is already astatine the apical of immoderate of the NBA’s astir prestigious records. Westbrook has the astir triple-doubles successful NBA history, and passed Magic Johnson for seventh connected the all-time assists database past month.

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Russell Westbrook (18) of the Sacramento Kings dribbles the shot during the archetypal fractional against the Phoenix Suns astatine Mortgage Matchup Center successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected Jan. 2, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Westbrook said that passing Johnson connected the database was an honor.

"Before I talk and accidental anything, I’m genuinely blessed and thankful to the antheral supra for conscionable allowing maine and gifting maine with the clip to spell retired and play basketball," Westbrook said, according to Yahoo Sports. "As for passing Magic … it’s an honor. Magic is 1 of the greats. I’m grateful to beryllium capable to walk him conscionable due to the fact that he’s specified a fable successful truthful galore antithetic ways."

Westbrook grew up wanting to play football, but has go a fable successful a antithetic sport.

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Sacramento Kings defender Russell Westbrook shields the shot from Phoenix Suns defender Collin Gillespie (12) during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected Jan. 2, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/AP Photo)

"I grew up wanting to play football," Westbrook said. "I grew up playing football, taking a bus, going to the park, playing conscionable being a mean kid successful the city. And things happened truthful accelerated to me. I ever knew if fixed the accidental to beryllium capable to beryllium somebody, I would instrumentality afloat vantage of it. That’s wherefore each clip I measurement connected the floor, I don’t instrumentality thing for granted. I don’t instrumentality plays oregon thing for granted.

"This was fixed to me, not conscionable for basketball, but to usage arsenic a level to beryllium capable to assistance and animate different people. So I anticipation the mode I play the game, I anticipation the mode radical spot it beryllium competing. Yes, the records are each great, but I anticipation it inspires different people, radical crossed the world, to bash large things successful their lives arsenic well."

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Sacramento Kings defender Russell Westbrook dribbles during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Dallas Mavericks successful Sacramento, California, connected Dec. 27, 2025. (Scott Marshall/AP Photo)

Westbrook is successful his 18th play successful the NBA. He spent the archetypal 11 seasons of his vocation with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but has bounced astir since.

The constituent defender has besides played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, and present the Kings.

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