Russell Westbrook and Jalen Green shared a hilarious exchange during the Houston Rockets' rout of the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

He used to play on my AAU team,” Russell Westbrook said jokingly after an exchange with Jalen Green. “Talking to me like I’m a little ass kid.”

It's tough to get Ime Udoka to laugh on the bench, but Russell Westbrook succeeded when he called Jalen Green a little kid. Westbrook had a good reason, too.

Denver was dealt an unexpected blow an hour before opening tip Wednesday when Nikola Jokic was ruled out due to right elbow inflammation.

Getting into a bit of a war of words with Rockets' Jalen Green was yet another reminder that Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook is getting old.

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.

Russell Westbrook hilariously reacts to Jalen Green's trash-talk, leaving the Houston Rockets bench in stitches during a viral moment.

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That’s Jalen’s gravity,” Amen Thompson said of his late buckets versus Memphis. “They sent two at (Green), so it's just up to the back line.”

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.