On Monday night, the Sacramento Kings made the trip to Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets . This marked Russell Westbrook 's first visit in Ball Arena as a Kings player, and it's clear that he remains beloved among Nuggets fans even though he only spent one year with the team. Westbrook came back to Denver and received a hero's welcome , getting a standing ovation from fans in attendance after the Nuggets gave him a tribute video prior to their 130-124 win over the Kings. Expand Tweet

The Nuggets may not have brought back Westbrook for the 2025-26 season, but he was incredibly important for the 2024-25 squad. That Denver team was very depleted in terms of depth, and they needed Westbrook to fill multiple roles to try and make up for their lack of viable rotation players.

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