{"id":434,"date":"2013-06-24T03:38:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T08:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/wordpress\/?p=434"},"modified":"2021-05-26T08:17:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:17:40","slug":"russell-westbrook-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/russell-westbrook-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook \u201cAssists\u201d Marriage Proposal Via Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3285 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/russell-westbrook-marriage-proposal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"215\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3285 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/russell-westbrook-marriage-proposal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"215\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Thanks to the magic of social media, fans can personally access athletes\/Russell Westbrook like never before. 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