Nuggets told Russell Westbrook to decline player option, he says: ‘They didn’t want me’

Nuggets told Russell Westbrook to decline player option, he says: ‘They didn’t want me’

Russell Westbrook’s departure from Denver was not Russell Westbrook’s choice, he says. The Nuggets asked Westbrook to decline his $3.5 million player option this summer, he told reporters Monday night after returning to Ball Arena as a starter for the Sacramento Kings. “The truth is that they didn’t want me back,” he said. “It ain’t up to me. God always has a plan. Be patient. Not up to me. They don’t want me. That’s OK. Somebody else do.” Westb…