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New mural for Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook unites his past and present

There are plenty of murals in the Los Angeles area celebrating Los Angeles Lakers players past and present. That, now, includes Russell Westbrook, who was traded to the Lakers in August.

One recent piece of art is not far from where Westbrook started his hoops career.

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Westbrook was born in Long Beach, California, and played high school basketball at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale. The latest mural, painted by Gustavo Zermino Jr., is painted on the wall at A Baseball Clubhouse and Comic Books, a memorabilia shop in Hawthorne, less than two miles from Westbrook's high school.