Russell Westbrook Played Basketball And Stayed Alive
by Giri Nathan from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3NRCM)

Once the Thunder were down 3-1, the Russell Westbrook obituaries had already begun to roll in; down 25, the eulogizers had probably started dipping their quills back in purple. What we'd already heard many times over was going to be repeated once again, at blaring, self-satisfied volume: You can't win with Russell"