Russell Westbrook has been the most entertaining athlete in American sport

Russell Westbrook said good-bye Friday with an Instagram post.

It was classy and poignant, moving and inspiring. You know, some of the things Westbrook would forget to be from time to time on the court or in the interview room.

But that’s OK. That just means Westbrook wasn’t perfect.

He was something better. Westbrook was authentic. Authentic and awesome.