Russell Westbrook's Return!

Russell Westbrook has surprisingly been cleared to play tonight after he tore his meniscus in Game 2 of the playoffs against Houston. He was forced to have 2 surgeries which delayed his recovery and was not expected to play for at least another 2 weeks however he was cleared by doctors this morning:

"Russell Westbrook has gone through a methodical rehab process jointly created by our medical and performance teams and treating physicians," Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in the release. "The process has been instrumental in getting Russell to this point and has included various physical and medical benchmarks. The final benchmark being unrestricted basketball activity. After hitting the necessary marks, all parties, including the team, consulting physicians, Russell's representatives, and most importantly Russell, jointly determined that returning to play was the correct next step."

This is a timely return for the Thunder who desperately need his presence. OKC are 1-1 currently they needed 42 points from superstar Kevin Durant to only just beat the lowly rated Jazz 101-98 and then got destroyed against the Timberwolves 100-81. Last season Westbrook averaged 23.2 PG 5.2 RPG 7.4 APG and 1.8 SPG and is one of the premier point guards in the league.

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