Russell Westbrook has another place in the NBA record books.

The former MVP reached 26,711 career points Friday, passing Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s all-time scoring leader among point guards. Robertson was previously the top scorer at the position with 26,710 points.

Westbrook finished the game with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers in the Sacramento Kings’ 129-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Westbrook was already the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles and in rebounds among guards. He is seventh on the all-time assists leaderboard and is on pace to pass Mark Jackson and Steve Nash for fifth by the end of the season.

Of course, with the scoring record, the point guard distinction is an unofficial one. There are now 14 players ahead of Westbrook on the NBA’s all-time leading scorer list and only three of them are guards: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and James Harden. Jordan and Bryant are both quintessential shooting guards, while Harden has spent his career in more of a combo role.

Westbrook has spent his post-Oklahoma City Thunder career as something of a journeyman, joining the Kings this season on a one-year, $3.6 million contract (aka the veteran minimum). He has still averaged double-digit points in every season of his career and currently ranks fourth on the Kings with 14.4 points per game, his highest output since the 2022-23 season.

He also entered Friday shooting 42.3% from the field, his worst mark since 2010, but that’s partially offset by a career high 35.3% clip from 3-point range.

It was a tough night if you hate seeing less-heralded Oscar Robertson records go down, as Giannis Antetokounmpo surpassed him to become the all-time leader in 30-10-5 games. What a time to be alive.

Russell Westbrook has another place in the NBA record books.

The former MVP reached 26,711 career points Friday, passing Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s all-time scoring leader among point guards. Robertson was previously the top scorer at the position with 26,710 points.

Westbrook finished the game with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers in the Sacramento Kings’ 129-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Westbrook was already the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles and in rebounds among guards. He is seventh on the all-time assists leaderboard and is on pace to pass Mark Jackson and Steve Nash for fifth by the end of the season.

Of course, with the scoring record, the point guard distinction is an unofficial one. There are now 14 players ahead of Westbrook on the NBA’s all-time leading scorer list and only three of them are guards: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and James Harden. Jordan and Bryant are both quintessential shooting guards, while Harden has spent his career in more of a combo role.

Westbrook has spent his post-Oklahoma City Thunder career as something of a journeyman, joining the Kings this season on a one-year, $3.6 million contract (aka the veteran minimum). He has still averaged double-digit points in every season of his career and currently ranks fourth on the Kings with 14.4 points per game, his highest output since the 2022-23 season.

He also entered Friday shooting 42.3% from the field, his worst mark since 2010, but that’s partially offset by a career high 35.3% clip from 3-point range.

It was a tough night if you hate seeing less-heralded Oscar Robertson records go down, as Giannis Antetokounmpo surpassed him to become the all-time leader in 30-10-5 games. What a time to be alive.

The Knicks have now learned the hard way that both superb and pitiful shooting displays from three-point range can be found in losing streaks.

Just two days after draining a monstrous 22 threes in a New Year’s Eve road loss to the Spurs, New York posed no threat from beyond the arc, missing a ghastly 33-of-42 shots from deep in a flat 111-99 home loss to the Hawks.

While the Knicks played shorthanded, ultimately lacking the size and scoring threats to keep pace with Atlanta, the rough performance at Madison Square Garden couldn’t have been anticipated. 

They shot a season-worst 21 percent from three, and were held below 100 points for the first time.

To make matters worse, the Knicks struggled once again to defend with ample physicality and energy. They allowed the Hawks to score 58 points inside the paint, and by committing 15 total turnovers, another 19 points were tacked on in transition.

“If the shot’s not falling, where else are we going to hang our hat? It has to be on the defensive end of the floor,” Knicks head coach Mike Brown said. “We didn’t get it done throughout most of the game tonight… I thought we had some good looks that we normally knock down with the guys that are taking them, but you can’t take away from what Atlanta did.”

The absences of Karl-Anthony Towns (illness), Josh Hart (ankle), and Mitchell Robinson (ankle) on Friday placed pressure on Jalen Brunson to pull more weight than usual. And while the Knicks’ captain embraced the challenge, scoring a game-high 24 points, he contributed to the three-point swoon, making just one on eight attempts.

“We just didn’t have it tonight. I know that’s a terrible, lame-ass excuse, but we let shot-making affect our overall gameplay,” said Brunson, named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December. “That includes our pace, sense of urgency, everything. Just wasn’t our solid basketball today.”

Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby were fruitless from deep, too, finishing a combined 4 for 17. Miles McBride, thrust into the starting lineup, made a pair of quick first-quarter threes but then missed eight of nine from there.

“There’s no excuse, we’ve just got to be better,” Bridges said. “It is what it is, you’ve got to learn from it and get ready for tomorrow. Obviously we’re missing three key guys, but we’ve got everybody else in this locker room to come in and step up.”

The Knicks’ low energy through three quarters of action prompted boos from fans, and Brown acknowledged their noise and frustrations. They’ve now dropped back-to-back games for the first time since losing three straight in late October.

The Knicks will be shorthanded a bit longer. 

The team announced following Friday’s disappointing loss to the Atlanta Hawks that Josh Hart has begun doing some light court work, and he will be reevaluated in one week. 

Hart, of course, has missed the last four games due to a sprained ankle suffered during the fourth quarter of the Christmas Day victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He did not travel with the team during their recent road trip and was still being evaluated. 

Though Hart will be out a bit longer, it’s a good sign that he’s able to get back on the court in some capacity. 

The veteran small forward was enjoying his best stretch of the season prior to the injury, averaging 14.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists over his last 13 games. 

New York has received nice boosts in his absence, but they could certainly use his high-energy all-around play. 

The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.

To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 19th of 19 players who wore the No. 34 jersey for the Warriors.

That player would be Golden State guard alum Shaun Livingston. After ending his high school career, Livingston was picked up with the fourth overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Peoria, Illinois native played the first three seasons of his pro career with the Clips. He also played for the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Brooklyn Nets before he signed with the Dubs in 2014 for the last five seasons of his career, where he won three titles.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Livingston wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 34 – Shaun Livingstone (2014-19)

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

And for today’s article, we will continue with the 15th of 15 people to wear the No. 34 jersey, big man alum Wenyen Gabriel. After ending his college career at Kentucky, Gabriel went unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft, instead signing with the Sacramento Kings.

The Khartoum, Sudan native played the first 11 games of his pro career with the Kings. He also played for the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans before he signed with Brooklyn in 2021. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers later that year.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Gabriel wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 1.0 rebounds per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 34 – Wenyen Gabriel (2021)