The NBA's most fearsome player says he's a new dad in heart-melting Instagram

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The NBA's most fearsome player says he's a new dad in heart-melting Instagram
Westbrook before an Oklahoma City Thunder game in April. Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Hyper-intense NBA star Russell Westbrook can be borderline scary on the basketball court. His kamikaze playing style might even get chosen MVP this year -- we'll find out soon.

But a photo Westbrook shared Tuesday on social media already wins the award for Most Adorable Photo.

Yep -- he's a new dad. Meet baby Noah. Or at least baby Noah's feet.

Ten weeks ago, Westbrook announced his wife Nina Earl's pregnancy in another awww-worthy Instagram post.

Rumor has it baby Noah is in the nursery dunking other infants and already working on this first triple-double.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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