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Russell Westbrook previews OKC return: 'That place is always going to be special to me'

Russell Westbrook said Thursday night will "obviously be different." For the first time, Westbrook will enter Chesapeake Energy Arena as a Thunder opponent rather than repping the franchise across his chest.

"That place is always going to be special to me because I grew up there," Westbrook told reporters in Houston on Monday. "I spent a big part of my career there. Met a lot of people there. Good organization. Great people."

Russell Westbrook on returning to Oklahoma City: "Obviously it's going to be different. That place is always going to be special to me because I grew up there.