The NBA world was in awe of Russell Westbrook Monday night as he gathered 28 points, 21 assists and 13 rebounds to surpass the great Oscar Robertson with 182 career triple-doubles, a 47-year-old record once thought to be untouchable.
Amazingly, Westbrook (940) needed 99 fewer career games than Robertson (1,039) to reach the new NBA record.
Despite the triple-double statistic not being tracked until 1979-80, when Magic Johnson popularized it, rebounds became an official statistic in 1950-51, long before Robertson's final NBA season in 1973-74.
Westbrook now sits atop the leaderboard above them all (the three names below him are all Hall of Famers).
Career Triple-Doubles Leaders:
1. Russell Westbrook — 182
2. Oscar Robertson — 181
3. Magic Johnson — 138
4. Jason Kidd — 107
"I'm very happy for you," Robertson said in a video produced by the Wizards. "Your family's very proud of you. And I salute you for all your accomplishments in the game of basketball."
Stars around the NBA – past and present – and its surrounding personalities weighed in in tribute to Westbrook and his extraordinary accomplishment.
A few clowns chimed in on Westbrook's historic achievement as well.
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