The Nuggets are on the road for Game 5 of the West Semifinals vs Thunder on Tuesday night. Oklahoma City won Game 4 and concluded the series 2-2.
On Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne published a detailed article about Nuggets. Specifically, their title hopes and how Russell Westbrook will affect it. She noted that after Game 2 of their first round series, Russell Westbrook and Aaron Gordon had a passionate argument. An anonymous Nuggets player told Shelborn that Westbrook is “immature.” His actions sparked a Denver shift, and they won that series in seven games.
Russell Westbrook will always be a polarizing figure in the NBA
An anonymous player for the Denver Nuggets says Russell Westbrook is “immature” @Ramonashelburne
“Adelman was having trouble minutes after the Nuggets lost Game 2 of the first round series with the Clippers. He was in heat while he was in his post-game lecture… pic.twitter.com/lbegnvg36a
– nbacentral (@thedunkcentral) May 13, 2025
In its 17th year, the Denver Nuggets know the type of nightly production that can be obtained from Russell Westbrook. 2016-17 MVP is the leading role player in the NBA. He is Denver’s sixth man in the regular season and plays the same role in the playoffs. On Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne published the article. The reason for this was that Denver’s title wanted a “hinge” for Russell Westbrook, the “most unstable” player in the NBA.
Shelborn reported that Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook had a fierce exchange after Game 2 of the first round series. Gordon challenged Westbrook about his attitude. Outside the locker room, an anonymous Nuggets player told Shelbourne that Westbrook was “immature.” The discussion may have sent a spiral to the team, but the Nuggets poised in the first round.
One nugget player says he is not afraid of the locker room to speak “honestly,” and it makes them all “accountable.” The Nuggets are still living in the playoffs, but the atmosphere is high in Russell Westbrook. He is all types of player, and Nugget fans must live with good and evil. He can earn 20 or more points per game from the bench and spend a rough shoot night like he did in Game 4. Westbrook was 2-9 over the arc. How far will Denver go in the 2025 playoffs with Westbrook on the roster?