For the second consecutive season Russell Westbrook starts his year coming off a knee procedure. This because the OKC Thunder point guard underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee today (Wednesday, September 12) to deal with inflammation and stiffness.
Erik Horne of NewOK offered the following:
Westbrook felt stiffness and experienced inflammation in his knee last weekend, and elected to have surgery now as opposed to missing time deep into the season. The surgery, which the Thunder is calling a proactive procedure, was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache with Thunder medical personnel present at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.