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Westbook Thunder Up!
Posted: 01.22.2012 at 8:44 PM
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Russell Westbrook never considered waiting for what options he might have had other than returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The All-Star point guard, who helped the Thunder to the Western Conference finals last season, was more than happy with the only place he's called home in the NBA.

Westbrook signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension and returned to Oklahoma City for the first time Sunday for a news conference.

Westbrook says he wanted to be somewhere he felt wanted, and Oklahoma City has supported him since general manager Sam Presti made him a surprising No. 4 pick in the 2008 draft.

Since then, Westbrook has developed into one of the league's most dynamic point guards while making his team a title contender.

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