Russell Westbrook Left Last Night's Game With a Loss and a Literal Dent in His Face

After getting a knee to the face, courtesy of teammate Andre Roberson, Russell Westbrook left last night's game with a dent in his face.

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With Oklahoma City Thunder down by three in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook managed to get off a shot attempt from beyond the arc as Wes Matthews tried to use the Portland Trail Blazers' last foul to give. The lapse in judgment by Matthews nearly cost the Blazers a come from behind win, until Westbrook missed the first free throw. 

After knocking down the second free throw, Westbrook needed to purposely miss the final attempt. Keep an eye on Russ and watch what happens next.

At the end of the play, Westbrook got a knee to the face from teammate Andre Roberson

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It appeared as though Westbrook was in obvious pain and then, he got up. 

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That is a literal dent in Westbrook's face. The Thunder star point guard didn't seem all that fazed by the injury and continued to play out the rest of the game, but clearly, something was wrong. 

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While there is still some uncertainty as to what is wrong with Westbrook, Twitterof course—has some theories.

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They may be onto something...

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