Russell Westbrook doesn’t need much to flip a game’s energy, and on November 7, he gave the crowd a vintage dose of it. Sacramento was taking its lumps against Oklahoma City, but Westbrook stayed in full attack mode. The Kings were struggling, the Thunder were rolling, and Russ still found heat in the middle of a 132-101 loss.

Then came the sequence everyone’s talking about. Back-to-back fouls drawn on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Two possessions, two whistles. Westbrook turned straight to SGA (and the crowd) and let it fly.

“HE CAN’T GUARD. HE CAN’T GUARD.”

Per game footage, the moment hit like a jolt, even though the two stars dapped each other up right after. And in case you’re wondering how many points Westbrook scored against the Thunder, he finished with 24 points, 9 assists, and 6 bo

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