campaign and suspending him when, predictably, a fan allegedly crossed the line and so did he. are black or white,” John Wooten, the chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a group dedicated to making teams aware of top black coaching candidates, told the Guardian in January. Russell Westbrook broke the NBA record for triple-doubles this season. But instead he accepted the possibility of defeat, made his peace with it, and realised life would go happily on if his Ryder Cup mate Rose emerged the winner.