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OKLAHOMA CITY — After leading the Philadelphia 76ers with 23 points on 8-for-10 shooting in the first half, All-Star Tyrese Maxey scored five points on 2-for-8 attempts in the second half of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 129-104 win on Sunday. Holmgren turned in one of his better performances of the season, finishing with 29 points […]

After handing the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder its third loss in 12 days, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs coughed up an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of a 127-114 loss to the Utah Jazz. The disappointing loss, following the Spurs’ two consecutive blowout wins against the Thunder, snaps an eight-game win streak. […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick called out Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and his teammates after their 119-96 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets. Redick said the Lakers players didn’t care enough, questioning their professionalism, and vowed to put his guys through the toughest practice of the season before facing the Sacramento Kings on […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the first time in three tries, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder returned to the win column against the Philadelpha 76ers after a two-game skid to the San Antonio Spurs. Clinging onto a two-point lead at halftime (64-62), Holmgren and the Thunder stepped their defense up in the second half. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After missing the first 19 games of the season, due to undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams made his season debut in late November. Williams discussed adapting to his surgically-repaired wrist this season, revealing how the screws in wrist would […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chris Youngblood made a critical block at the rim, followed by a three, and then hit another to force overtime in the fourth quarter of the G League OKC Blue’s 124-123 win against the South Bay Lakers. Youngblood knows his shooting earned him a two-way contract, which stood out […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault offered an update on Nikola Topic after the rookie participated in pregame shootaround before the previous two home games at the Paycom Center, following his testicular cancer diagnosis. Fans were thrilled to see Topic on the floor during Thunder pregame shootaround. Daigneault commended Topic’s approach amid cancer treatment, […]

After losing to the San Antonio Spurs for a third time in 12 days, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has had more than a day to digest what went awry for the defending champions. During his postgame media availability, Daigneault gave Victory Wembanyama and the Spurs their flowers, while emphasizing San Antonio’s approach extends […]

Sacramento Kings veteran Russell Westbrook has surpassed Hall of Fame guard Magic Johnson for seventh in the NBA’s all-time assists list. After Westbrook was the Kings’ hero in overtime of a 125-14 win against the Houston Rockets, he’s having himself quite a week for Sacramento. Westbrook surpassed Johnson’s 10,141 career assists on the all-time list […]

The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Josh Giddey is on the injury report listed as questionable. Giddey is dealing with a sprained left ankle after going for 12 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds against the Philadelphia 76ers, to extend the Bulls’ five-game winning streak. Here’s everything we know about Josh […]

The Atlanta Hawks visit the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Trae Young is on the injury report, listed as probable. Young is dealing with a right quad contusion. Here’s everything we know about Trae Young’s injury and his playing status vs. the Knicks.  *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)* Trae Young injury […]

While All-Star Jalen Williams compares the San Antonio Spurs to the 2023-24 Oklahoma City Thunder, Alex Caruso sees a reflection of last year’s championship team. Williams’ take on the Spurs dominating the Thunder in two of three games over 12 days came off as pretentious, comparing a team, on the heels of a Christmas Day […]

While former NBA guard Isaiah Thomas has attempted to re-enter the league over the past few years, he’s now hinting at playing overseas as the next chapter of his basketball career. Thomas hoped to play one more season in the association, which after the 2021-22 season, led to brief G League stints and 10-day contracts, […]

As NBA analysts continue to react to Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic’s historic 56-point Christmas Day classic, has he surpassed Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the MVP race? Zach Lowe believes so. After Jokic and the Nuggets’ 142-138 overtime thriller against the Minnesota Timberwolves, coupled with the Thunder’s recent string of losses to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder met its number one contender and biggest threat to repeating as NBA champions in the San Antonio Spurs. After winning six of eight games without All-Star Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs beat the Thunder not once, not twice, but three times in December, including a 20-point blowout two days […]

As the NBA world continues to react to the San Antonio Spurs go 3-0 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in December, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins is calling out Chet Holmgren. Between All-Star Victor Wembanyama dismissing any comparisons to the Thunder’s 7-footer, and an abysmal performance in a 117-102 loss on Christmas Day, Holmgren has struggled in […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — All-Star Jalen Williams saw a younger version of himself and the Oklahoma City Thunder amid the San Antonio Spurs’ 117-102 win on Christmas Day. After Williams stated the obvious about the Spurs’ All-Star center, Victor Wembanyama, and his defensive presence, he commended San Antonio’s collective offensive approach. The manner in which the […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry reached his 26,000-point career milestone in a 126-116 Christmas Day win against the Dallas Mavericks, and did it while wearing Klay Thompson’s signature shoes. Curry spent 13 seasons as one half of the infamous “Splash Brothers” duo, alongside Thompson. The 3-point chucking pair helped lead the Warriors to four […]

In a game where Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry reached his 26,000-point career milestone in a 126-116 Christmas Day win against the Dallas Mavericks, rookie Cooper Flagg made quite the first impression. While Curry has known Flagg personally after the NBA’s top prospect participated in Steph’s basketball camp, Thursday’s matchup was the first time […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the San Antonio Spurs defeated head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder with a limited Victor Wembanyama, coming off the bench, in a 117-102 Christmas Day loss. With that kind of successful ratio, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander considers the Spurs a better team than the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams, San Antonio Spurs All-Star center Victor Wembanyama’s impact in a 117-102 Christmas Day loss was stating the obvious, according to his postgame press conference. Before All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander declared the Spurs a better team than the Thunder, Williams discussed Wembanyama’s disruptive approach as to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the San Antonio Spurs defeated All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 117-102 win. While some considered the Thunder’s Christmas Day matchup against the Spurs a must-win, Gilgeous-Alexander revealed what a third loss in two weeks to the Spurs means. For Gilgeous-Alexander, the Spurs […]

Heading into their Christmas Day showdown against the Dallas Mavericks with a .500 record (15-15) 30 games into the 2025-26 season, isn’t the kind of start the Golden State Warriors had in mind. Add a public confrontation between a head coach and Draymond Green, and one understands why Steve Kerr called the Warriors a fading […]

Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder have surrendered four losses on the second night of back-to-backs, but the All-Star forward isn’t making excuses. The San Antonio Spurs’ 20-point statement win against the Thunder is the worst loss of the season for the defending champions. Still, Williams pointed to the Thunder’s starting lineup starting in […]

As the NBA world continues to react to an in-game argument between Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Draymond Green, former player, Kenyon Martin, weighed in on the hot-button topic by relating to his own experience. Kerr admits the Warriors are a fading dynasty, which can lead to public confrontations after many years […]

In a rare turn of events, New York Knicks’ James Nnaji has been granted NCAA eligibility and is headed to Baylor to play college basketball for the Bears. Nnaji was a second-round pick in 2023. He was initially projected to be a first-round pick before the Detroit Pistons selected him 31st overall in the second […]

After a 130-110 victory against All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama set the record straight about a rivalry with the defending champions. Wembanyama and the Spurs handed the Thunder its worst loss of the season. In a game where Oklahoma City faced it first 20+ point deficit, San Antonio […]

Following the worst loss of the season, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault says the San Antonio Spurs’ “statement” win gives his team plenty to learn from between now and Christmas Day. After Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received “Flopper” chants from Spurs fans, perhaps some home cooking at the Paycom Center will help the […]

In a 130-110 win, All-Star Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs sent a message to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Wembanyama and the Spurs can’t wait for Christmas, coming off a pair of wins that equate to half of the losses in the NBA-leading Thunder’s 26-4 record. After a blowout victory, where Victor’s 101-game streak […]

Former NBA player Tim Legler explained how rare it is to see the kind of altercation we witnessed between Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Draymond Green. Kerr downplayed his in-game argument with Green during his postgame media availability, following a 120-97 win against the Orlando Magic. However, Green’s actions of leaving a […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort entered Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies shooting 29.8% from deep, while averaging 6.3 points in December, but coach Mark Daigneault wasn’t concerned. While some wondered whether Cason Wallace should be permanently starting over Dort, Daigneault dismissed that notion without elaborating after a 119-103 Thunder win over the Grizzlies. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — As someone who has spent his entire career playing alongside Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort admits the off-the-backboard pass to himself for an assist was a first. From one Gilgeous-Alexander showstopping finish in the first half to his absurd assist for a corner-3 to Branden Carlson, Shai once again […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak of scoring 20+ points to 100 consecutive games in a 119-103 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, which earned a reaction from coach Mark Daigneault. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points on 11-of-20 attempts, including 3-for-4 from deep, leading the Thunder to its 26th win […]

While Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder prepare for their Christmas Day showdown against All-Star Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is welcoming a new NBA rivalry. Coming off a heartbreaking 111-109 loss to the Spurs in the NBA Cup semifinals, Williams discussed the significance of the Thunder playing on Christmas […]

After leading his team to a 125-132 win against the Miami Heat, New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson was in a great mood. Getting back into the win column after a 116-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers has a way of brightening a player’s mood, especially after dropping a season-high 47 points. However, Brunson had added […]

Amid a three-game skid and only one game over .500, the Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly staying pat in trade talks, for now, as ESPN’s Brian Windhorst relayed. That narrative could change over the course of the regular season and undoubtedly in the offseason, as CluctchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported. However, for now, the Cavaliers will look […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder enter Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with an extended injury report. After coach Mark Daigneault’s starting lineup made its regular-season debut in an NBA Cup semifinals loss to the San Antonio Spurs, he hasn’t had a healthy starting five since, which will continue into Monday’s matchup, as […]

Veteran Russell Westbrook was so elated over the Sacramento Kings’ 125-124 overtime win against the Houston Rockets that he couldn’t contain himself during his postgame media availability. Westbrook, who grabbed a critical rebound with 9.9 seconds left in overtime, smiled from ear-to-ear while fielding questions. Dennis Schroder made the go-ahead three with 3.1 seconds left […]

Ahead by two (102-100) with 2:13 left to play in a 112-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder starter Lu Dort’s missed three-point attempt would have given his team a five-point lead. Instead, a 12-5 Timberwolves run sealed the Thunder’s second loss in three games. Dort finished 3-for-10 from deep, including a second […]