"Why now? Is it the right time to retire?" Russell Westbrook: "I just felt for me it was a timing thing. I played 18 full seasons and I gave the game everything I had every night. I competed at the highest level every time I stepped on that floor. I played like it was my last. I don't think you can do much more for the game by doing that."
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