NBA: History made as Westbrook sets triple-double record

Washington Wizard bags 182nd triple-double to break Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record

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Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards points to his team during a game between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on May 10, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards points to his team during a game between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on May 10, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
AFP

Los Angeles: Russell Westbrook wrote his way into NBA history on Monday, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record.

Washington Wizards star Westbrook, who had equaled Robertson’s record of 181 triples on Saturday, sealed his record-breaking triple midway through the fourth quarter of Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.

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