Russell Westbrook may be the cowabunga-est current NBA player. With his excitable play, ninja-esque physical abilities, and the reluctance to accept the second-banana billing that his team formation seems to want to fit him into, Westbrook is very much like Raphael of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. When Raph goes off on his own or tries to be the sole leader, the team sometimes suffers much like the Thunder do when Westbrook dominates the ball and takes more shots than Durant. With Leonardo filling the role of group leader, he fights within the team system, and understands what he must do. Similarily stoic and mature among his dynamic, youthful teammates, Kevin Durant leads by example. All of which makes Westbrook and Raphael say, "Who made you the leader?"
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