Russell Westbrook has joined Project B as a co-founder and chief strategy officer, giving the upstart basketball league its highest-profile addition yet. The nine-time NBA All-Star retired this summer at the age of 37 after an 18-year career. Westbrook will take an equity stake in Project B and serve on its board of directors, though there is no indication he plans to play in the league, which is set to launch in early 2027. "At every step of my career, what was most valuable to me was making...
Russell Westbrook didn’t spend much time figuring out what comes next. Less than a month after announcing his retirement from basketball, the former NBA MVP has joined Project B as a co-founder and chief strategy officer, the startup league announced Wednesday. So, yeah, Westbrook is officially moving from playing basketball to helping shape how it’s […] The post Russell Westbrook already has new job after NBA retirement appeared first on Hoops Wire.
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