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The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

This summer will be crucial for some NBA teams, as some of the best players in the league like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson are expected to hit the market. There are several franchises with enough cap space that can offer one or two of these guys max contracts, but some […]

The NBA has announced the 2018-19 season’s All-Defensive teams, starring some of the most notable stalwarts in the game. #NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams have been announced: pic.twitter.com/QOqj4hCj40 — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) May 22, 2019 The Milwaukee Bucks were the big winners and to no surprise, after posting the best defensive rating in the […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was an up-and-down affair for the Oklahoma City Thunder, featuring MVP-caliber performances from Paul George and Russell Westbrook as well as frustrating inefficiencies and a rather shallow supporting cast. Most notably, however, the season ended in similar fashion: a first-round playoff exit. Oklahoma City had no answer for an unconscious Damian […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have long been eliminated from the playoffs by Damian Lillard’s backbreaking, breathtaking 37-foot dagger, but that doesn’t mean the team isn’t in the headlines for other reasons. Though free agency is a long way off, and the NBA Draft doesn’t even take place until June, players around the league have been […]

It was an up-and-down 2018-19 season for the Oklahoma City Thunder who were the best team in the NBA at times and the most disappointing at others. Unfortunately for Thunder fans, it was the latter that won out in the end. A season full of promise was over just as the playoffs had just started. […]

Murray State point guard Ja Morant, who is going to be a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, says Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook is his favorite player in the NBA. Morant says he’s a big fan of Westbrook’s all-around game and wants to play like that once he gets to the NBA. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are still recovering from their early playoff exit, but their offseason is already off to a rough start. On Tuesday, Thunder star Paul George underwent surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right shoulder. His recovery will likely cause him to miss at least the start of the preseason. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook is expected to return to full basketball activities in three weeks, according to the team. Westbrook underwent left hand and right knee surgery on Tuesday. Russell Westbrook underwent successful surgery to repair a ligament on the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP) of his left hand. Westbrook also had […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George played through a shoulder injury for almost the entire second half of the season. Now that the Thunder have been knocked out, George has undergone rotator cuff surgery. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, George will also soon have surgery on his other shoulder to correct a small tear […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his left hand to repair a torn ligament in a finger and also had a minor procedure on his surgically repaired right knee on Tuesday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Royce Young of ESPN. Westbrook played the final six weeks of the season with […]

The Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly discussed a trade centered around shooting guard DeMar DeRozan for guard Victor Oladipo and big man Domantas Sabonis in 2017, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. A trade never materialized and the Thunder sent Oladipo and Sabonis to the Indiana Pacers for Paul George instead. “When Oklahoma […]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” read a wise quote from George Santayana, one Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has been determined to live by in this second-round series against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Malone watched how Lillard obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first […]

Former Oklahoma City Thunder guard Anthony Morrow has recently shed some light on the momentous events that transpired some three years ago when Kevin Durant decided to walk away from the Thunder. Speaking to Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops, Morrow explained why in his mind, Durant’s decision had very little to do, if any, with […]

After another season that ended in a first round exit, the Oklahoma City Thunder must do what it takes to improve around Russell Westbrook and Paul George. That may require some truly difficult decisions that shakes up the makeup of their roster. The main hurdle that could prevent the Thunder from being able to make […]

When they were teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant says he wanted to set a good example for Houston Rockets guard James Harden. Harden recently said he admired watching Durant’s work ethic in OKC. The Warriors superstar revealed on Friday both players taught each other things during their time […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant says the Phoenix Suns made a great move by hiring Monty Williams as their new head coach. Durant worked with Williams during the 2015-16 season on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Williams was an assistant coach on OKC that season: Kevin Durant on Phoenix hiring Monty Williams, who […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has always been known as a knockdown shooter, but the series-clinching dagger he drove home against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 will likely live on as one of the greatest shots in NBA history. With roughly 15 seconds remaining on the clock and the game tied […]

After dominating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers failed to show up in the second round against the Denver Nuggets. Guard Rodney Hood, however, thinks he knows why. He cited the tensions and drama between Portland and Oklahoma City as part of what fueled the team’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Denver Nuggets got off to a rough start on Monday night, as the Nuggets came away with a 121-113 win to take a 1-0 lead in the series. By contrast, the Blazers never trailed in their previous series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, beating […]

The general consensus is that Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors during the summer of 2016 because he no longer wanted to play with Russell Westbrook. However, former Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins says that that simply isn’t true. While he would not elaborate all that much on the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti thought Alex Abrines would be the next breakout star for the team. Injuries and personal problems forced the organization to waive the Spaniard, leaving a lack of wing depth in the roster. Per Maddie Lee of The Oklahoman, Presti blamed himself for not making the ample moves to […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, who was seen favoring his shoulder in the playoffs, is set to see a shoulder specialist outside Oklahoma. Thunder general manager Sam Presti shared the news per Maddie Lee of The Oklahoman, noting that sooner or later, George’s shoulder would have to be checked out at some point: “Everyone […]

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers delivered one of the most stunning buzzer-beaters in NBA history against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the two teams’ Western Conference first round playoff series. Lillard torched Russell Westbrook throughout the series and has cemented himself as one of the top point guards in the league. The Blazers […]

The Golden State Warriors won Game 1 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday afternoon, but not without controversy. Following the Rockets’ loss, James Harden criticized the officiating, saying that he just wants a “fair chance” from the referees. Harden was referring to the several times during the contest […]

There isn’t a star player in the NBA who is currently under more scrutiny than Russell Westbrook. Not LeBron James. Not Kevin Durant. Not Kyrie Irving. Nobody. Following a third straight first-round playoff exit, many are now questioning just how good Westbrook really is and whether or not the Oklahoma City Thunder can actually win […]

For the third straight year, the Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs. In 2017, it was excused, as the clearly overmatched Thunder lost in the first round to the Houston Rockets. But these last two years? It has been a bad look for Oklahoma City. First, the Thunder fell […]

Despite the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder were sent home in the first round of the plays, it sounds like Billy Donovan will be returning as head coach of the team next season. In an interview with the media on Monday morning, Thunder general manager Sam Presti noted that he is anticipating Donovan’s return […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George says the team has everything they need to go on a deep postseason run, which is why the All-Star swingman is still processing how they got knocked out in the first round of the playoffs again. The Thunder lost to the Utah Jazz in six games in the 2018 […]

This wasn’t what Paul George had in mind when he re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder last summer. When Kevin Durant left OKC for the Warriors, the Thunder failed to get past the first round of the playoffs in 2017. After adding George and Carmelo Anthony last season, they lost in the first round to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers superstar guard Damian Lillard is having himself a moment. The 28-year-old recently produced one of the most stunning buzzer-beaters in NBA history. With seconds remaining, Lillard hoisted up a 37-foot bomb with brilliant defender Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of him. Boom. In it went. The Portland […]

Oklahoma City Thunder veteran guard Raymond Felton says the criticism star point guard Russell Westbrook gets is “stupid” and he doesn’t like it one bit. Westbrook has been heavily criticized his entire career, but after what happened in the playoffs against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, the noise around Westbrook has been even […]

Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Andre Roberson is on track to be ready for the start of training camp in September. Roberson didn’t play at all this season. While recovering from a ruptured left patellar tendon he suffered in 2017-18, Roberson sustained two setbacks during the season which derailed his comeback: Andre Roberson says he’s “making […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard isn’t done clapping back at Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George, who called his series-clinching buzzer-beater in Game 5 “a bad shot.” In his interview with Pull Up podcast hosts CJ McCollum and Jordan Schultz, Lillard called George a poor sport, adding that if there was anything bad during […]

Russell Westbrook was posed with a question about his series-long duel with Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard after the latter capped a 4-1 first-round win with a game-winning 37-footer and a 50-point performance to boot, putting the Oklahoma City Thunder away in five games: “It doesn’t change much, man, honestly. If you want […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the best point guards in today’s NBA, but he struggled with accuracy in the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Simply put, a lot of his shots weren’t falling in. As a result, he took a fair amount of criticism from fans and members of the media. The Trail […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George spoke about his connection with Russell Westbrook as the two leaders of this team, giving a small window into how his personality is often misperceived in front of the media: “I think Russ is honestly just as normal as anybody else. I think anything he does is just amplified, […]

Russell Westbrook has received an onslaught of criticism following (and during) a 4-1 first-round series loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard is well aware it exists, and narrowed it down to being just a part of what comes with fame and success: “No, I don’t, man. When you do so […]