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Heading into this year’s playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Paul George voiced much confidence in his play on the court. He was even given the moniker “Playoff P,” when describing his level of play when it comes to this time of the season. George has proven to live up to that with his play on […]

The Utah Jazz grabbed control of their first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder by taking a 2-1 lead after a Game 3 win on Saturday night. It was an impressive victory that saw veteran point guard Ricky Rubio lead the charge posting his first career playoff triple-double, which marked the first in franchise history […]

He may not be the Rookie of the Year (thanks to Ben Simmons who just ran away with it given his command of triple-doubles and leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 50-win season for the first time since 2001) but the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell is still making plenty of noise for the promising rookie […]

Ask around where is the toughest place to play for visiting teams in the NBA and it’s more than likely a short list consisting of just three teams. In no particular order there’s the Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors and that’s probably because they’re the Warriors — arguably the most stacked team […]

Donovan Mitchell is having himself a special rookie season and is a huge reason the Utah Jazz are even in the playoffs. Although his rookie season has surprised a lot of people, one of the people it hasn’t shocked is Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder who worked out with him predraft. Paul George […]

The first time the Oklahoma City Thunder’s swingman Paul George christened himself with a nickname – punctuated by a jersey number change to No. 13 just so he could rock “PG-13” back with the Indiana Pacers – he injured himself pretty badly and was sidelined for an entire season with many questioning if he could […]

Paul George’s hip injury has been a reason for concern after falling flat in Game 2 against the Utah Jazz. George shot the lights out in Game 1, leading the team with 36 points and a blistering 8-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc, which he found tough to replicate on Wednesday, going only 6-of-21 from […]

It has become commonplace for NBA players to wear shoes inspired by their favorite entities in pop culture. One of the most notable pairs of kicks from this year was courtesy of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert after he featured a design of “Luffy,” who is the main protagonist of the manga “One Piece.” Apparently, […]

Steven Adams has certainly done his work scouting the Utah Jazz, now with two games under his belt following a Game 2 loss on Wednesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man noted how his team had lost the battle on the boards, being out-rebounded by 10 (five of them being offensive rebounds) — comparing […]

It probably goes without saying that there are hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of people globally that affect others in a massive scale – and for just a select few hundred that Time Magazine collates annually (or known aptly as the “Time 100”), you are on one heck of a company. Since initiated in 1999, there […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder kicked off their series with a bang with a 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 1. Unfortunately, they took a tremendous step back in Game 2 with a dreadful performance down the stretch in Game 2. Oklahoma City’s trio of superstars simply could not get anything to fall in the fourth quarter. According to Fred […]

If there is one thing for certain about Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, he is undoubtedly one of the toughest players in the NBA. Despite what looks to many like Adams is playing through an injury, he reiterated to Royce Young of ESPN after Wednesday night’s 102-95 loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 2 […]

It was raining bricks inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday, especially during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the first round series between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder. During that period, the superstar triumvirate of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony took turns in missing shots. And by missing […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has put Thunder fans in a rollercoaster of emotions of late. After making a scintillating performance in his playoff debut in OKC colors during last Sunday’s 116-108 Game 1 win over the Utah Jazz, George said that he aggravated a hip injury, causing some degree of doubt on his […]

Utah Jazz super rookie Donovan Mitchell will be starting tonight in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The good news was posted by the Utah Jazz via Twitter: Donovan Mitchell will be available for tonight’s game and will start. pic.twitter.com/s8IKRbCVeQ — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 18, 2018 To recall, Mitchell […]

Expect Playoff P to play in Game 2 of the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City first-round series. According to Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman, Thunder forward Paul George is in line to play later tonight against the Jazz despite aggravating a right hip injury in the series opener. Thunder is “expecting” Paul George to play, Billy Donovan […]

The NBA Awards show will take place this year on June 25 on TNT and for the second year in a row, there will be six categories that the fans will decide. Those categories are dunk of the year, clutch shot of the year, assist of the year, block of the year, and handle of […]

LeBron James isn’t the only player that is special enough to get billboards. Maybe not for the same reason but nonetheless others have begun to join in the fray. James has seen billboards with catchy phrases not created by any teams in particular since that would entail a tampering fine, but by different people, fans […]

The NBA season isn’t so much a sprint or marathon as it is a time-lapsed sociological experiment. With 30 teams playing almost 4,000 minutes each, the teams in the playoffs now and what they were on opening night are the same in jerseys only. Since opening night, the Utah Jazz have grown, adjusted, coalesced, and […]

It is no secret that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook has had some pretty tense moments in the past with members of the media, whether it be someone asking him a really stupid question or the reigning MVP just not in the mood to open up to reporters. Thunder star forward Carmelo […]

We’re going to talk a little bit of golf here, but we’ll get to Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, and the Oklahoma City Thunder shortly. I promise. During the early goings of the recently concluded Masters Tournament, Tony Finau suffered a gruesome-looking ankle injury after scoring a hole-in-one. He twisted his ankle so bad that […]

The Utah Jazz were edged out 116-108 during Game 1 of their first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but an explicit exchange last night between Thunder star forward Paul George and Jazz forward Joe Ingles. According to a tweet from Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen of KSL.com, Ingles opened up about his incident with George […]

There seems to be one common talking point around the NBA this season: referees. Players are frustrated with the officials and they’re frustrated with the way that players are talking to them. One guy that likes to converse with the referees is Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, but he doesn’t have a ton of […]

Paul George’s new nickname of “Playoff P” has caught buzz after the All-Star forward followed a 40-point outing to end the regular season with 36 points in Game 1 against the Utah Jazz, propelling the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-108 win. Following the game, teammates Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony were under the impression […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan is looking to polish his team’s rough edges despite an encouraging 116-108 Game 1 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. The Thunder benefitted largely from a hot-shooting night from Paul George, who led the team with 36 points on 13-of-20 shooting and 8-of-11 from deep — […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder seem to have caught a break with the Paul George injury. He suffered a right hip contusion during Sunday’s victory over the Utah Jazz and although there has been no official announcement on his status for Game 2 he did go through practice with the team. Paul George participated in practice […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder wasted no time showing why they are the favorites to win their first-round matchup with the Utah Jazz. The Thunder got the early upper hand in the series with a 116-108 win in Game 1 on Sunday, thanks in large part to a monster effort by Paul George, who finished the […]

Whenever an NBA player gets baptized with a new nickname, it usually means he has made a strong impact on the game. Paul George, who’s known as PG13, recently got a new nickname: “Playoff P.” And his teammates Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook got a laugh after hearing the new name for George. As reported […]

Paul George exploded for 36 points Sunday, as the Oklahoma City Thunder drew first blood in their first-round matchup with the Utah Jazz via a 116-108 win at home. George definitely was locked in, going 13-for-20 from the field to go with eight 3-pointers, seven rebounds, and a steal. It’s not all good news for […]

With Game 1 of the highly-anticipated first-round series between the No. 4 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 5 seed Utah Jazz scheduled to tip off tomorrow afternoon, one of the most intriguing player matchups will be between Thunder star forward Paul George and Jazz rising star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell. On Saturday, George seemed […]

Russell Westbrook coming under criticism is not a new development. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has been one of the most polarizing players in the NBA since he arrived. Even though he has averaged a triple-double the last two seasons, it’s not made him immune from the critics, even with regards to his numbers. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have suspended Fox Sports Oklahoma play-by-play announcer for Game 1 of a first-round best-of-seven series against the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN’s Royce Young. Davis will be suspended for one game, after making a questionable on-air remark about point guard Russell Westbrook during the team’s season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies. […]

With the 20 rebounds that Russell Westbrook pulled in against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, it locked up another season where he averaged a triple-double for the entire season. Even locking up the amazing feat for the second year in a row, Westbrook has received a ton of criticism from people who say he […]

The NBA regular season is under wraps, and James Harden is likely only months away from receiving his much-eluded Most Valuable Player award, but in retrospect — it would have been completely out of the realm of possibility had he stayed put in OKC. Prior to the step back, the saucy escape dribble and the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder play by play announcer Brian Davis has found himself in a bit of hot water after his comments describing Russell Westbrook during Thursday night’s broadcast. With the second quarter winding down Westbrook made a nice pass for a wide-open three-pointer. Davis then said Westbrook was “out of his cotton pickin’ mind.” https://twitter.com/MarkyRobs/status/984235710327738368 […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the most complete players in the NBA and he seems to be able to do it all on the basketball court. He needed 16 rebounds in his last game of the regular season against the Memphis Grizzlies to lock up his second straight season averaging a triple-double. He finished the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook did Russell Westbrook things Wednesday night during a 137-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home. Unfortunately, one television broadcaster made a big mistake by uttering a racially insensitive slur on live television. During the live broadcast on Wednesday, Fox Sports Oklahoma play-by-play man Brian Davis described the […]

Moments before tip-off in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, Russell Westbrook thanked the crowd for their support all year long. Then towards the end of his speech, he called for a standing ovation for his good friend Nick Collison. As posted by the NBA, Westbrook called Collison his friend, mentor, […]

Russell Westbrook averages a triple-double for the second consecutive season, making him the first one to do so in NBA history. As reported by Bleacher Report, Westbrook achieved the feat in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook does it again 😱 pic.twitter.com/68ziWIYoQi — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 12, 2018 Prior to the game, he […]