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Did Russell Westbrook Say “Thank You Kyrie?”

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We all know that Russell Westbrook is the king of throwing shade at Kevin Durant.  During his pre-game shooting routine, Westbrook ran off the court and yelled a phrase, before heading back to the locker room.  Now majority of the basketball fans on Twitter believes he yelled “Thank You Kyrie,” referring to Kyrie’s game winner on the Warriors.  You be the judge.

https://twitter.com/NBAInside_Stuff/status/813165867227840516

Westbrook was getting interviewed in the locker room before their match up against the Minnesota Timberwolves.  During the interview, he was asked if he said “Thank You Kyrie.”

https://twitter.com/NBAInside_Stuff/status/813175340206002176

It was all a misunderstanding.  Westbrook was apparently talking about his Trainer’s daughter, whose name is Jamie

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Aaron Davis

Aaron is a staff writer and the Co-Founder of NBALEAD. He has been following the NBA for over 15 years. Graduated from Purdue University.

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