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Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade was selected by commissioner Adam Silver on Friday as a special addition to the All-Star Game, the most significant yet of the many honors he’s received on his farewell tour toward retirement. In his younger years, Dwyane Wade surely would have been upset after his team was blown out at […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 118-102 earlier today, but All-Star forward Paul George showed nothing but love to future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade. .@Yg_Trece shows respect to the legend @DwyaneWade 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wVVlutnlWS — ESPN (@espn) February 2, 2019 George, who had 43 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the win, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded his 122nd career triple-double on Friday against the Miami Heat in the Thunder’s 118-102 win in South Beach. Every time Westbrook records a triple-double, his biggest critics jump on social media and say he’s stat padding and doesn’t care about winning. Well, turns out, the Thunder are […]

The NBA’s trade deadline frenzy has already begun with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks offering the first salvo in blockbuster deals. With one stroke, the Knicks and Mavs sent shock waves reverberating throughout the league as Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke were sent packing from New York to […]

The Chicago Bulls have waived Carmelo Anthony after agreeing to acquire Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and cash considerations from the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bulls were forced to open up a roster spot in order to haul in TLC’s contract, now allowing Anthony to become a free […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in the league for just a decade but they own the largest trade roots chain in NBA History. Per The Ringer, below is an illustration of the Thunder’s trade roots — at least the most relevant ones that are worthy of discussion and changed the landscape of the roster. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder welcomed the return of guard Alex Abrines with a 126-117 win over the Orlando Magic Tuesday night. Abrines has been out of Thunder’s line-up due to illness and personal reasons. He returned against the Magic and had three points in six minutes. After the game, Russell Westbrook made it known that […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook was already known as an all-around offensive guru, but what makes him truly unique is how quickly he can pad his stat line. The seven-time All-Star now has 40 third quarter triple-doubles in his career. Tonight marked the 40th time in Westbrook's career that he got a triple-double […]

Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off a three-game road trip with Tuesday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. The Thunder have won five straight, and George is hoping they won’t have any setbacks on this trek. George, who scored 36 points and 13 rebounds in Sunday’s 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee […]

Paul George would be honored to be named the Defensive Player of the Year, after being a clear contender for the spot as the second-leading steals man in the NBA. He told reporters that winning the award would mean a lot to him: “It would mean a lot because I pride myself on the defensive […]

Paul George has quickly tuned into his best season as a player, averaging career-highs in scoring (27.1 points), rebounding (8.1) and steals (2.3) in 28 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Yet despite the rousing success in his second year of partnership with Russell Westbrook, his clutch shooting has dropped precipitously. George has made several […]

Houston’s  James Harden is the odds-on favorite to win his second-consecutive NBA MVP award,  but there are plenty of excellent candidates this year. One such player is Oklahoma City’s Paul George, who is having the best season of his career while leading the Thunder in the strong Western Conference, where they are currently the third […]

The NBA kicked off the new year with some spectacular performances around the league. However, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City forward Paul George have clearly stood out above the rest. Both players have managed to take their game to the next level as of late. As a result, they have been named […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder managed to earn a huge win on Sunday against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks,  with a final score of 118-112. The entire team was understandably in a jovial mood following the victory, and Thunder teammates Paul George and Jerami Grant decided to switch personas during their postgame interview. It was a pretty […]

The mystery of Oklahoma City Thunder wing Alex Abrines continues. Alex Abrines has been sidelined since Christmas for unknown reasons, and even though he is currently on the active roster, he is still “not in a position to play right now,” according to Thunder head coach Billy Donovan. Billy Donovan says Alex Abrines is “not […]

It’s looking less and less likely that Oklahoma City Thunder wing Andre Roberson will return soon, if at all this season. According to Royce Young of ESPN, Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says that he does not have any specific timetable for Roberson’s return and that there is no target date. Roberson has been out […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook put up another monstrous triple-double on Friday as he led his team to a home victory against the Anthony Davis-less New Orleans Pelicans. After the 122-116 victory, Thunder forward Abdel Nader perfectly described Westbrook’s current level of play and how the former MVP winner measures against the current competition. “He […]

Russell Westbrook showed his full array of skills with a monster triple-double effort in Thursday night’s 122-116 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan lauded his star’s versatile effort to pull out the win and help keep the third seed in the West, doing so in more ways than […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking to be the peacemaker in this upcoming All-Star Game and if given the chance, bring two known adversaries together in one team during the upcoming festivities. The Milwaukee Bucks forward garnered the second-most votes by fans, and will get his chance to choose the players alongside him. Two mortal enemies are in […]

People were surprised when Paul George opted to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was, after all, a small market team led by a seemingly out of control yet extremely athletic Russell Westbrook. Some deemed it impossible for George to co-exist with him And when George re-signed to a reported four-year, $137 million contract, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is one of the best big men in the NBA, but the 7-footer was a little out of his element on Thursday against the New Orleans Pelicans at home. On a fast break in the first quarter, Steven Adams tried to channel his inner James Harden by performing […]

Though he’s no longer with the Pacers, Paul George still has love for fans of the team. In fact, after hearing of Victor Oladipo’s injury in Wednesday’s game against the Raptors, the Thunder All-Star sent out a sympathetic message to the Indiana faithful. “I feel for them,” Thunder swingman Paul George told Scott Agnes of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George sent some love and support for Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who suffered a serious injury against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Prayers up VO 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 — Paul George (@Yg_Trece) January 24, 2019 In their game against the Raptors, Victor Oladipo went down and suffered an apparent knee injury. […]

Tuesday night’s Western Conference showdown between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder marked the first time point guards Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook had exchanged in-game barbs, as Westbrook was visibly irritable in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. “In the past, we’ve just never spoken on the court,” Lillard admitted, […]

On Tuesday night, Portland Trail Blazers forward Evan Turner did his own version of Russell Westbrook’s famed “rock the baby” celebration. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 123-114 win against Turner and the Blazers, Westbrook was asked to comment about the impersonation, which he did not seem to mind at all. According to Westbrook, who dropped […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook made the case for Paul George as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year after a dominant outing against the Portland Trail Blazers, resulting in a 123-114 win on Tuesday night. “He should be,” said Westbrook when asked if he felt George deserved the title of DPOY. “He’s […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic fired back at Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook following their game Tuesday night. During a postgame interview, Westbrook was seen in a video calling Nurkic a “clown.” The Thunder superstar was asked about his thoughts on fighting screens set by Nurkic. The former NBA Most Valuable Player said […]

During Tuesday’s contest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers, there were some words between Russell Westbrook and Damian Lillard. Westbrook had just dunked on the entire team it seems, and coming back on the free throws the former MVP and Lillard seemed to exchange words. Both were very heated and within […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook had no mercy for Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard’s ankles on Tuesday. In the second quarter, Russell Westbrook had a nasty left-to-right crossover and Damian Lillard dropped to the floor, generating oohs and aahs from the sellout Thunder crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Westbrook finished […]

So this is what it has come to for New York Knicks fans these days? Toward the end of the Knicks’ blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday afternoon, what was left of the fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden began chanting for Thunder backup point guard and former Knick Raymond Felton: […]

Russell Westbrook had himself field day playing against the hapless New York Knicks, even having the pleasure of schooling fellow point guard Frank Ntilikina with a brilliant pump-fake near the lane. Following the easy lay-in, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard had to let the second-year player know just how good he had him with that […]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter was held out of Thursday night’s game in London due to safety concerns. Prior to that, Kanter missed two games due to an illness. He’s expected to be back in the lineup for Monday’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Knicks head coach David Fizdale is unsure if […]

Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams are always two of the more interesting interviews in the NBA for entirely different reasons: Westbrook for his terse, sometimes dismissive demeanor, and Adams for his generally jovial spirit that easily makes him one of the funniest guys in the league. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Philadelphia […]

Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook is coming off of one of the worst performances of his NBA career, as he made just seven of his 30 field-goal attempts in an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Yes, you read that right: 7-for-30. Westbrook took 19 three-pointers in the defeat, making just […]

It wasn’t long ago that the Oklahoma City Thunder were tied for the least amount of losses in the Western Conference. Now, the Thunder suddenly find themselves four losses behind the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets and are clinging to the No. 3 seed. Oklahoma City has lost five of its last six games, […]

Paul George continues to have a stellar season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his teammates are enjoying it with him. George nailed a breath-taking game-winning 4-point play that sealed the road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Shortly after the buzzer sounded, he and guard Terrance Ferguson celebrated with a dance that is definitely worthy […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 117-115, Saturday night, but something happened late in the fourth quarter that caused OKC guard Russell Westbrook to be extremely upset at Joel Embiid. With less than two minutes left in the game and the Thunder up, 106-104, Westbrook was going for a fastbreak bucket off a […]

With the Oklahoma City Thunder down two points to the Sixers with 6.9 seconds left in regulation and star point guard Russell Westbrook out of the game because he fouled out, Paul George showed exactly why he’s a superstar and an MVP candidate. Paul George hit a game-winning 3-pointer and was fouled by Sixers small […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Abrines has been out due to personal reasons, and head coach Billy Donovan says there is still no timetable for his return, according to Maddie Lee of The Oklahoman. Abrines has been sidelined since Christmas, and no one knows if it’s due to an unspecified injury or something else. Still, […]