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Russell Westbrook knows what it takes to win MVP. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar emerged victorious in one of the most hotly contested MVP debates in recent memory two seasons ago, when he held off the Houston Rockets’ James Harden and San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard to win the award in his team’s first season […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have remained as one of the NBA’s best teams in recent years thanks in large part to Russell Westbrook, who has been the team’s centerpiece as it continues its quest for a championship. Westbrook, 30, is having yet another phenomenal season for the Thunder. He’s on pace to average a triple […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook won the NBA MVP in 2017. He’s also averaging a triple-double for the third straight season. Despite all that, he gets a lot of criticism for his play. Some of it is warranted (bad shooting/turnovers), but it’s hard to discredit his abilities. The good news for Thunder fans is, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder dynamo Russell Westbrook responded to his critics with the most on-brand answer possible. The 6-foot-3 one-man wrecking ball has strung together 10 straight games with triple-doubles after topping the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, a feat that has mostly been swept under the rug after posting three straight seasons with a triple-double […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook was called for a technical foul during Monday night’s 120-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. But on Tuesday afternoon, the league rescinded the technical, per Royce Young of ESPN. Russell Westbrook technical foul from last night’s game against Portland has been rescinded, according to a source. Westbrook was […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder missed his team’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night due to the fact that he was witnessing the birth of his first child. Schroder took to Instagram to post a photo of his beautiful newborn baby on Tuesday. Schroder is in his first year with the […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan offered that James Harden’s streak of 30 straight 30-point games and Russell Westbrook’s 10 straight triple-doubles are both equally impressive and tough to accomplish. Yet when asked to decide between the two, the long-stapled GOAT pulled an ace from his pocket. “Which is harder from the player’s standpoint? Six championships by […]

Though the NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone, there are still several teams around the league that are searching for ways to bolster their rosters. One such organization is the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are planning to sign Richard Solomon to a 10-day contract. Shams Charania of The Athletic shared the news of Solomon’s […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is used to triple-doubles. After all, he has averaged triple-doubles over each of the last two seasons and is aiming to average one yet again this year. But his teammate, Paul George, as versatile as he is, is not as accustomed to achieving the feat as Westbrook. On Tuesday night, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook recorded his 10th straight triple-double during the Thunder’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record of nine consecutive triple-doubles. Afterward, Westbrook downplayed the feat, saying that he merely gives 100 percent every night: Russell Westbrook on his record setting 10th straight triple-double: “I […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and small forward Evan Turner had some loud praise for Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who delivered a 47-point triple-double in 43 minutes to give his team a 120-111 win over the visitors. While the race for the Most Valuable Player is believed to be a […]

Behind All-Stars Russell Westbrook and Paul George, the Oklahoma City Thunder continue to make a late-season surge as they gear up towards the NBA playoffs. The tandem of Westbrook and George was once again sensational against the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming the first teammates in NBA history to record a 20-point triple-double in the same […]

Russell Westbrook set an NBA record for most consecutive triple-doubles tonight in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-107 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook has set a new NBA record with his 10th consecutive triple-double. He had shared the record of nine straight triple-doubles with Wilt Chamberlain. pic.twitter.com/Nj20UosYbh — Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) February 12, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward casually shook off Al-Farouq Aminu of the Portland Trail Blazers to free himself up for a 3-pointer. Check out the clip below posted by Fox Sports Oklahoma. All George needs is an inch of space for the ball to swish all net. Nothin' but net for PG13 👌#ThunderUp | #PORvsOKC pic.twitter.com/3YrXaY7mJl — […]

A rising MVP candidate and perpetually underrated wing have been named conference players of the week. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George and Indiana Pacers’ Bojan Bogdanovic were bestowed the honor for week 17 of the NBA season after leading their teams to unblemished records. George averaged 37.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 […]

During Monday morning’s episode of Fox Sports’ First Things First, former NFL great Cris Carter claimed that Thunder All-Star Paul George has become the best two-way player in the NBA. Carter, who was one of the best wide receivers the NFL has ever known, feels that George should be named to the All-NBA First-Team right […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jerami Grant will be out on Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Per Royce Young of ESPN, Grant is listed as out due to an ankle sprain but his status is subject to change during the game day itself. Jerami Grant (ankle sprain) is listed as out for tomorrow’s game against […]

With several teams pouncing on the post-deadline buyout market, it appears that the Oklahoma City Thunder will not be participating in the free-for-all. As Brett Dawson of The Athletic explains, it’s not for a lack of desire for the Thunder, but rather their inability to be players on the buyout market is brought about primarily […]

Like it or not, popularity matters in voting for individual player awards – and Paul George seems to know it. After dropping 45 points in his team’s thrilling 117-112 victory over the Houston Rockets, on his way back to the locker room the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar gave his game-worn shoes to a lucky fan […]

Another game, another triple-double for Russell Westbrook. In fact, the Oklahoma City Thunder star guard actually notched a rare quadruple-double in their showdown against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, though the fourth stat isn’t necessarily a glamour one. Westbrook finished his night with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and (yep, you guessed it) 10 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder Russell Westbrook swears he doesn’t care about triple-doubles. But even basketball’s king of single-game, arbitrary statistical thresholds should admit that his latest accomplishment is pretty, pretty impressive given historical context. The former MVP recorded his ninth straight triple-double in a thrilling 117-112 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, tying a record […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will have to look outside the locker room for a much-needed dose of three-point shooting leading up to the playoffs. The team announced on Friday that it has waived third-year guard Alex Abrines. Thunder Waives Alex Abrines. https://t.co/pxCoato9nN pic.twitter.com/ageLcVvI2l — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 9, 2019 The 25-year-old has played in […]

LeBron James might just have pulled the greatest heist in NBA All-Star Draft history during Thursday’s first rendition of its broadcast, putting on a clinic in true Fantasy Basketball fashion while managing to toe the line between friendly competition and elite-level tampering. The King’s picks for this 2019 iteration of the February festivities are so […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is still searching for his first All-Star selection, but his teammates, Russell Westbrook and Paul George, are relatively used to the process. But, on Thursday night, while the Thunder announced Westbrook and George as All-Stars, Adams made his presence known, video bombing his two friends in the middle […]

On Thursday, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook extended his current mind-boggling streak to eight consecutive triple-doubles. By achieving this feat, the 30-year-old is now sitting solo at the second spot of longest ever triple-double streak in the history of the association. Russell Westbrook has recorded a triple-double in 8 straight games, 2nd-longest […]

It’s not every day that Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder misses a wide open dunk. Against the Memphis Grizzlies, the All-Star botched a highlight dunk, but was gracious enough to laugh it off. As observed, his teammates were anticipating a power finish from the 30-year-old. After all, he was all by his lonesome. But […]

Beware, NBA officials. Russell Westbrook has an extra technical foul to use before the regular season ends after all. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, the league rescinded a technical called on the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar in his team’s Feb. 5 victory over the Orlando Magic: Russell Westbrook’s technical foul on Feb. 5 against the […]

Back in 1992, the USA Team deployed its 12 best players on the Olympic stage and promptly annihilated every opponent in its path. It was at the time called the Dream Team. A moniker the team has earned and has will be used for the rest of history. That team was quite the collection of […]

If and when he’s bought out by the Phoenix Suns, shooting guard Wayne Ellington is expected to receive interest from multiple playoff teams. The Oklahoma City Thunder will be one of them, according to Ian Begley of ESPN. The Suns acquired Wayne Ellington on Wednesday from the Miami Heat, along with combo guard Tyler Johnson. […]

Though the NBA’s trade deadline is just over 24 hours away (Feb. 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET), the Oklahoma City Thunder are still searching for ways to bolster their roster. There are several players available, but OKC seems to have their eyes on two players in particular: Cavs shooting guard Alec Burks and Hawks swingman […]

Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder just tied the second-longest triple-double streak in league history. Per Justin Kubatko of StatMuse, Westbrook’s seven-game triple-double streak is the second longest in NBA history. He’s second behind Wilt Chamberlain’s nine-game streak in March 1968. Russell Westbrook has recorded a triple-double in each of his last seven games, tied […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George has done something that Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have never done as members of the Thunder/SuperSonics. After scoring 39 points on Tuesday against the Orlando Magic, Paul George has now scored at least 35 points in five straight games, which is a Thunder/SuperSonics record. Paul George: fifth […]

The NBA has officially announced the participants in the 2019 AT&T All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. The four participants will be Dennis Smith Jr. of the Knicks, Miles Bridges of the Hornets, John Collins of the Hawks, and Hamidou Diallo of the Thunder. The #ATTSlamDunk field at #NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday! @Dennis1SmithJr @jcollins20_ @MilesBridges @hamidoudiallo pic.twitter.com/pE6Czmjtqy — #NBAAllStar […]

Former Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Wesley Matthews has made just a single appearance as a member of the New York Knicks. However, it appears as though the recently traded sharpshooter could be on the move once again very soon with several teams lurking in the distance. Either the Knicks can trade Matthews for the second […]

The designated veteran player extension, best known as the “supermax” extension, was designed to give small market teams a better chance to keep their homegrown stars and entice those stars to remain with the franchise with a more lucrative offer. Following Kevin Durant’s shocking signing with the Golden State Warriors on July 4, 2016, the […]

The Golden State Warriors are among a group of potential championship contenders awaiting a potential Wesley Matthews buyout in order to scoop him up as a free agent, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Teams like the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are also interested in adding […]

Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder had some advice for Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics regarding his struggles coming off a gruesome leg injury and as the latter battles through inconsistency this season. Midway into the season, Hayward is evidently not yet back to his old self before the horrific injury he suffered last […]

While Marcus Smart is bragging about helping the Boston Celtics win their last game, Russell Westbrook is taking responsibility for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s loss. In a report by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the guard said that the team’s loss was “on him” for not reacting appropriately. “In a late game like that, I’ve just got to […]

Despite his drama earlier in the year, Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics feels that his team is indomitable and that they can “beat anybody.” Smart on Celtics dropping 134 points against 2nd ranked Thunder D: “We can compete with anybody.” — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 3, 2019 NBC Sports echoes Marcus Smart’s newfound confidence […]