• 2017 MVP announces retirement after 18 seasons

• Westbrook holds NBA record with 209 triple-doubles

• Guard spent first 11 seasons with Oklahoma City

Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team.

The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on social media in a post featuring a video narrated by actor Michael B Jordan in which the Westbrook stays silent.

• Dimitrios Giannakopoulo says he tried to buy out contract

• Jokić set to make more than $100m over next two seasons

Panathinaikos Basketball Club owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos says he attempted to lure three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić to his ⁠team for this coming ⁠season.

Giannakopoulos, ​whose net worth is estimated anywhere from $500m and $1.9bn, said in a Euro Insiders podcast released on Monday ⁠that he pitched the Denver Nuggets on buying out Jokić’s contract and bringing him to Athens.