Denver Nuggets star Russell Westbrook has made an announcement on his social media. Amid the ongoing second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook has launched an AI-driven startup, Eazewell, along with former NBA All-Star Kemba Walker and longtime friend Donnell Beverly Jr.

But the idea that the Nuggets can upset the Thunder would be crazy talk without Westbrook. Against the league’s deepest team, Westbrook is akin to a judge, alone on the bench. Peyton Watson might get a block, and Julian Strawther might make a shot, but Westbrook is the only reserve who can be trusted.

There’s numerous factors that contributed to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 1 collapse, and subsequent Denver Nuggets comeback. The now-infamous fouling up th