Westbrook Wants to Carry Torch for Los Angeles Olympics
Retired NBA player and Olympic gold medal winner Russell Westbrook has expressed his desire to carry the torch at the 2028 Games in his native city.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Oct 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 9 October at 20:29 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 47 min later. The most recent article, from feeds.bleacherreport.com, appeared on 9 October at 21:16 UTC.
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- Russell Westbrook
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