Taylor Swift Hilariously Takes Credit for Russell Westbrook Winning NBA MVP

It’s a long-range love affair that goes back a few years now, but Taylor Swift and Russell Westbrook are officially BFFs after the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar took home the NBA MVP trophy on Monday evening.

Here’s a recap of Russ and his affinity for Swift’s music.

T SWIFT …WAS ROCKINNNN LAST NIGHT!! …. @taylorswift

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Aug 26, 2015 at 8:19am PDT

BAD BLOOD!!!! @taylorswift .. Banger!!!!!

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on May 22, 2015 at 3:06pm PDT

So yeah, there’s that.

And this is how Swift paid Russ back after his big night.

.@taylorswift13 sings Russell’s praises! #0urMVP pic.twitter.com/5HgKeVrMsi

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) June 27, 2017

It’s about time for these two to actually meet in person.