Sunday, March 1, 2015

Russell Westbrook has surgery on his cheekbone, will miss time

By   @JejeGomez_PtR on Feb 28, 2015, 4:36p 1 
Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Westbrook will be sidelined after receiving an accidental knee to the head by teammate Andre Roberson.
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will miss Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured cheekbone sustained during Oklahoma City's Friday loss against thePortland Trail Blazers.
Westbrook dove for a rebound and was inadvertently kneed in the head by teammateAndre Roberson at the end of the game.
This is how his head looked after the collision:
Westbrook had tests done after the game but there was no news about his status until Saturday.
Westbrook has been amazing all year long but took his game to another level on February. He averaged 31.2 points, 10.3 assists and 9.1 rebounds during the month, putting an exclamation mark on his performance with consecutive triple-doubles in his last three games. With Kevin Durant in and out of the lineup with various injuries for most of the season, Westbrook has kept the Thunder afloat and in the playoff picture.
His 26.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists and two steals per game averages for the year are all career-highs. The Thunder, which are half a game up on the New Orleans Pelicansfor the final playoff spot in the West, will face the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/2/28/8126405/russell-westbrook-injury-cheek-bone

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