Apparently Russell Westbrook and James Harden can throw bombs on and off the basketball court. The Houston Rockets paid a visit to the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, where Westbrook and Harden laced up and threw shots at the punching bag. View this post on Instagram The new 1,2 punch in Houston A post shared by UFC Performance Institute (@ufcpi) on Sep 19, 2019 at 2:26pm PDT The team underwent some training with UFC fighters such as Joseph Benavidez, Julian Marquez and Jessica Eye. Here, Westbrook and Harden are seen working together on the punching bag. Russ and Harden been putting in work with the gloves (via @UFCPI ) pic.twitter.com/OBTity1tit — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) September 20, 2019 Time will tell if they can work this effectively and collectively on the basketball court. The newly traded Westbrook will reunite with his former teammate Harden for the first time in more than seven years
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PI prep: Rockets’ Russell Westbrook, James Harden ready to shoot lights out – MMA Junkie