Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine nearly recorded his first career triple-double Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, with 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a losing effort.

But, he apparently wasn’t chasing a triple-double.

LaVine did the bulk of his damage in the first half but came up just short of the achievement. The fifth-year player jokingly said afterward that he would have channeled his inner Russell Westbrook to accomplish the feat, according to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic.

Of course, many around the league have accused Westbrook in the past of “stat-padding” to achieve his triple-doubles. So, LaVine was likely having some fun with that notion on Monday, though not taking a shot at the former MVP.

Westbrook is third all-time with 128 career triple-doubles, trailing Magic Johnson in second place and first-place Oscar Robertson, who has 181. Westbrook recently set the all-time record with 11 consecutive triple-doubles, passing Wilt Chamberlain for the most all time.

While LaVine was likely making light of the situation, we’ll see if Westbrook takes exception to the comments even though the Thunder and Bulls do not play again this season.

(h/t Clutch Points)

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