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'I felt like I was home': Russell Westbrook's return to OKC a perfect night for Thunder

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Houston's Russell Westbrook (0) talks with Oklahoma City's Terrance Ferguson (23) and Dennis Schroder (17) following the NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]

The cheers began when the video started. That meant we couldn’t easily hear some of the audio, but who cares? Russell Westbrook rarely was about words; he always was about action.

Image after image stoked memory after memory. Westbrook dunks. Westbrook roars. Westbrook fashion. Westbrook community involvement.