FILE - Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook, center, attempts a dunk as he hits Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks, left, in the face as center Ivica Zubac watches during the first half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Mark J. Terrill which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2023 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) FILE PHOTO
