Even though Durant's 2016 departure still cause hurt feelings, he wrote a heartfelt ode about Westbrook just a day after he announced his NBA retirement. The two players are some of the era-defining superstars of the NBA's 2010s. Both won one MVP award apiece and were perennial All-Star and All-NBA members.

Westbrook is 14th on the NBA's all-time scoring list (27,176 points) and fifth in all-time in assists (10,351)

Russell Westbrook just retired, and Thunder star Jalen Williams already has an aggressive timetable for raising No. 0 into the rafters. The post OKC Thunder Star Makes Strong Russell Westbrook Retirement Request appeared first on HEAVY.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant reacted to former teammate Russell Westbrook's recent retirement in a social media post on Thursday.