Russell Westbrook
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Russell Westbrook opened up about his decision to to wear No.4 in his debut season with the Washington Wizards.

Westbrook switched his jersey number, as he was wearing No.0 during his time in the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets.

“Westbrook says he could have taken 0 as his number, but says he wanted to go back to No. 4 — his original number. Says four was taken in OKC and Houston. Says four is a representation of who he plays for,” Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reports.

No. 4 was the first number Westbrook wore in basketball as a kid.