NBA star Russell Westbrook is doing his off-season right.
When a fan asked Westbrook for help in pulling off a novel marriage proposal via Twitter recently, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard obliged and now the fan and his fiance will have a uniquely adorable story to tell their grandkids one day.
It all started when a young man named Charlie Bright sent Westbrook a Facebook message asking for help in putting a ring on his girlfriend Rachel Haycraft, according to NewsOK.com. Somehow, Westbrook saw the message and replied a few days later, asking Bright what sort of plan he had in mind.
Then, last Friday afternoon, Bright took Haycraft for a walk around the University of Oklahoma campus. At precisely 4:30 p.m. he suggested that she checks her Twitter mentions. Here's what an astonished Haycraft saw -- a proposal from her man care of one Russell Westbrook:
.@rachelhaycraft, @chuuuuck1 loves u, he wants to know if u would spend the rest of ur life watching thunder games w/ him. #marryhim #Whynot— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) June 21, 2013
(Before we go any further, please take a moment to appreciate the fine hashtag work there. OK, done? Cool.)
Less than two hours later came this update and photo from Haycraft:
@russwest44 @Chuuuuck1 I said yes! pic.twitter.com/Tut2Sz5Oyp— Rachel Haycraft (@rachelhaycraft) June 21, 2013
Which Westbrook then relayed to his more than 1 million followers:
She said yes! RT @russwest44 @Chuuuuck1 I said yes! pic.twitter.com/dMH4LERMIE— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) June 21, 2013
And there you have it: Russell Westbrook, a mensch if ever there was one.
[HT Deadspin]