--- description: OKC Thunder's Russell Westbrook donates the winning car title: NBA Player Gives His All-Star Game MVP Prize to Single Mom image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBA Player Gives His All-Star Game MVP Prize to Single Mom by [Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 1:38 PM CUT by [Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 1:38 PM CUT > [](https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/585199799844089856) On the court, Russell Westbrook is one of the most intimidating players in the NBA, but he’s a really good guy outside the lines. On Monday, Westbrook took the car he won with his All-Star Game MVP award and donated it to a single mother named Kerstin Gonzales. A local charity recommended Gonzales receive the car and Westbrook was there to hand over the keys. > [](https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/585199838519631872) > [](https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/585200081206284289) He’s not so scary when he takes off that mask. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/04/06/oklahoma-city-thunder-russell-westbrook-car-single-mom "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3773685/russell-westbrook-mvp-prize-single-mom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3773685/russell-westbrook-mvp-prize-single-mom/"},"headline":"NBA Player Gives His All-Star Game MVP Prize to Single Mom","datePublished":"2015-04-07T13:38:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:26.619Z","description":"OKC Thunder's Russell Westbrook donates the winning car","url":"https://time.com/3773685/russell-westbrook-mvp-prize-single-mom/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Appreciation","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3773685/russell-westbrook-mvp-prize-single-mom/","name":"NBA Player Gives His All-Star Game MVP Prize to Single Mom"}}]}] ```