Basketball is an interesting game. But sometimes it turns unusual when players deploy tactics that are hard to fathom. And considering the skills and talents USA basketball leagues possess, sometimes players take things on their ego while playing. Recollecting an odd tactic, College basketball’s Russell Westbrook opened up about an incident. But let us look at who is Russell Westbrook.

For the unversed, Russell Westbrook is a Los Angeles Clippers point guard who bagged the NBA’s MVP award during the 2016-17 season. But why did his name drop during a college basketball game?

Who is college basketball’s Russell Westbrook?

The game in question is an NCAA Final Four fourth Game between the IOWA Hawkeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks. While IOWA was leading the best of five by a margin 2-1 something unexpected happened on the court that had all heads turning. IOWA has scored 11 points whereas the South Carolina had only managed 8 points.

In such a tense situation, the ball was with the South Carolina’s guard Raven Johnson and instead of tackling her, the IOWA’s 6-foot point guard Caitlin Clark buffed her with her hand, as if hinting that she wasn’t afraid of Johnson getting space to shoot.

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Taking cognizance of the same, Johnson revealed that she took as a motivation.

“I don’t think a lot of people could handle that. I did go viral but have people around like coach Staley, my teammates… They help me. It happens for a reason. I always go to God. Maybe I needed that to happen to me so I definitely will take that as fuel to the fire. It tells me I need to go the gym, pull up my socks, go get my shots better.”

Fans were quick to draw parallels between the Long Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors game when the warrior’s power forward Draymond Green left space for the Clipper’s Westbrook inciting him to score from the line. The NCAA contest aroused memories of the NBA game.

In a similar fashion, Green refused to go ahead and tackle Westbrook as the Clippers’ found it difficult to score and ended up giving the ball into the Warrior’s hands.

But who ultimately had the last laugh?

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Did IOWA defeat USC or did Caitlin Clark avenge herself by winning the semi-final?

How did the NCAA go?

Meanwhile, IOWA defeated South Carolina 77-73 in what was a close contest and advanced to the National Championship Final game where they were met by Louisiana State University Tigers. The LSU Tigers defeated the IOWA Hawkeyes 3-2 in a close best-of-five series and clinched their first national championship title.

On the other hand, Raven Johnson would be looking for redemption in the following season and practicing hard as she has expounded.

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