Russell Westbrook almost got away with the worst travel of all-time

The refs would have been booed out of the building if they let this one go.

Usually the NBA allows its star players —- and even some of the scrubs —- to get away with some egregious travels. This one from Thunder star Russell Westbrook was a little too much to let go though as he thought he was in a pick up game and went to check the ball up top:

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It took the refs a couple extra steps to realize what was happening, but after some yelling from fans and the Warriors, the refs finally woke up and called Westbrook for the five-step travel. Yikes.