Following a summer of uncertainty, Russell Westbrook made his debut for the Sacramento Kings in their season opener against the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center on Wednesday.

Westbrook was still without a team just a few weeks before the new campaign until the Kings scooped him up on a one-year, minimum salary deal earlier this month. It was widely reported that Sacramento was eyeing Westbrook in the offseason , but financial limitations delayed the move.

The former MVP checked in at the 5:26 mark of the first quarter, giving the fans their first in-game look at Westbrook in a Kings jersey. He subbed in for Dennis Schroder, whom the team also acquired in the summer via a sign-and-trade with the Detroit Pistons. Expand Tweet

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