On Tuesday night, Russell Westbrook became the first player in NBA history to record 200 triple-doubles in a Denver Nuggets’ win over the Memphis Grizzlies. For one of the more unique talents and personalities in basketball history, it’s an achievement of longevity and success worth celebrating and then some.
So much so that it should get the iconic Wilt Chamberlain tribute, complete with a blank white piece of paper and a thick black marker.
The Nuggets appear to agree, but it really doesn’t seem like they know how to properly execute it.
They gave Westbrook the initial honor of doing the Wilt copycat photo with a “200” written on a piece of paper. The problem is that the 200 appears to be written with the thinnest possible writing utensil — not a thick black marker — so it’s hard to see when you squint.
For a cool milestone moment in an NBA legend’s career, it’s a little disappointing:
History made pic.twitter.com/0BUWc5k53F
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 20, 2024
The awkward part about this whole thing is that Westbrook appeared to disapprove of the thin writing, too. In a post on his Instagram, Westbrook edits out the Nuggets’ 200 by unsubtly putting a 200 in big and bold font.
You know, so his achievement is more visible when he shares it and keeps it for himself. Honestly, I get it!
Two days later, the Nuggets tried to rectify their mistake. This time, to hopefully make it more visible, they gave Westbrook a giant piece of poster paper with 200 written on it. Surely, now you’d be able to see it perfectly, right?
Wrong, because they used a thin writing utensil AGAIN:
Fixed it pic.twitter.com/JfavJRMFhY
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 21, 2024
Well, at least Westbrook appears to appreciate the gesture and attempt to correct the first Chamberlain tribute. It looks like he was a good sport about it.
Still, man … how do you get that wrong twice? Just fill in the numbers, folks! Why is that so hard?? It boggles the mind.
