Russell Westbrook refutes report of jersey rejection

On Tuesday, a report surfaced that Russell Westbrook had requested the number “0” jersey from new teammate Christian Braun and was refused. The report quickly went viral as fans began to speculate whether Westbrook would find success with the Denver Nuggets after joining the team earlier this summer.

Westbrook has since taken to Instagram to refute the report. He claimed that he never asked for his former jersey number and had no…