'Give Me the Torch of the Games': NBA Star's Unusual Request for the 2028 Olympics

Former NBA star, after retiring from basketball, has called for the right to carry the torch at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

According to Sports Three, Russell Westbrook, the former star of the NBA basketball league, announced that he wants to carry the Olympic torch in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles; The request was made after the Los Angeles City Council appreciated his social and charitable activities.

37-year-old Westbrook, who retired from professional basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA, in a ceremony due to his brilliant sports career and the activities of the "Why Not?" charity foundation. was appreciated. The foundation has invested in schools, sports complexes and development projects in the Los Angeles area.

This former basketball star, while receiving a certificate of appreciation from a member of the Los Angeles City Council, said: "I want to raise this issue right now; I would like to be part of Los Angeles' plans to carry the torch for the 2028 Olympics.

Westbrook, who was born in Long Beach, California and spent his college career at UCLA, also has a history of playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers.

In the 2016-2017 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the NBA, reached the All-Star Game 9 times and is the all-time record holder in the history of this league with 209 triple-doubles. Westbrook also won the title of the leading scorer of the season twice and the title of the best passer of the league three times.

At the appreciation ceremony, Westbrook asked the members of his charity foundation to expand their activities so that he can help people in more areas, including education, technology, energy, health and mental health. He said about his priorities after saying goodbye to basketball: "Now that I have more time to help the society and be more active, it is more important to me."