Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 133

The numbers don’t lie — Paul George is playing the best basketball of his career and his stat line of 24.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals — all career-highs, reflect just that. Yet the Oklahoma City Thunder swingman feels it’s more than the numbers and having a second year under his wing […]

The NBA released their new commercial for this year’s slate of games for Christmas Day, featuring some of the biggest teams in The Association, but also boasting a couple of key omissions in their lineup. Christmas will get started with a noon (ET) matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks on ESPN, before […]

Sitting currently as the top seed in the Western Conference with a 17-8 record, the Oklahoma City Thunder have had a strong start to their season. Led by a dynamic duo of Paul George and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder have solidified themselves as real contenders in the West. George and Westbrook’s chemistry has clearly grown […]

Paul George’s recent 47-point explosion has made enough noise to potentially put him among the early slate of players considered for the Most Valuable Player award, powering the Oklahoma City Thunder to the second seed in a ruthlessly competitive Western Conference. While he’s clearly taking a more assertive load at the offensive end with Carmelo […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams decided to show off his awesome American accent in a recent video that will have plenty of people enjoying a good laugh. The New Zealander may not be from the United States, but it seems pretty clear that he has been hard at work at gaining a better grasp […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook gave one fan a gift he’ll never forget following the team’s 114-112 win over Brooklyn on Wednesday night. Westbrook racked up his 108th career triple-double in the game, which helped him pass Jason Kidd for third on the all-time list. But in usual Russell Westbrook fashion, he once again […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the best teams thus far in the 2018-19 NBA season. They have a stellar combination of point guards in Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroder to thank for that. Schroder did not know much about Westbrook prior to his arrival in July. According to Chris Mannix of si.com, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder completed a 20-point fourth-quarter comeback on Wednesday night to shock the Brooklyn Nets. Russell Westbrook had one reason for the team’s win: Paul George. “So Russ, what happened last night…” “Paul George.” –@russwest44 Presented by @DevonEnergy pic.twitter.com/5YFKUtpEzG — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 6, 2018 “Paul George. Man, I love it. When you’re […]

Paul George and Russell Westbrook have something special cooking in Oklahoma City. The two stars have the Thunder at 16-7 and in second place in the Western Conference. George could have left OKC in free agency over the summer, but he chose to stay with Westbrook. George says that Westbrook made him feel comfortable on […]

The league has always had room for shooters like Nick Young but the 6-foot-7 shooting guard hasn’t found a home yet for the 2018-19 NBA season. Despite winning his first championship with the Golden Sate Warriors last season and being a solid contributor to the team’s title run, he has only received passing interest from […]

Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder has the most 15-15-15 games in the league. Westbrook has a total of five games with at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists. Right next to him is James Harden, Rajon Rondo, and Nikola Jokic with three 15-15-15 games — combined. Games with 15 points, 15 […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder achieved a rare feat Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. It was courtesy of their two main men, Russell Westbrook and Paul George. According to Elias Sports, the Thunder were the first team in 56 years to have one player score 40 points while another finished with a 15-15-15 game. According […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Paul George is starting to give out his game-worn sneakers akin to teammate and superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. After dropping a season-high 47 points against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Paul George gave his pair of kicks sneakers to two fans in the stands, who promptly started fighting over […]

Jared Dudley of the Brooklyn Nets knew that their hearts were going to be broken by Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Even before Paul George rose up for the 3-pointer, Jared Dudley turned away upon seeing that he was wide-open. Check out the clip below as posted by the House of Highlights. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrCAB-wh0RI/ Jared […]

Russell Westbrook and Paul George combined for 68 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Alex Abrines played 19 minutes but, unfortunately, didn’t get on the scoreboard. That didn’t stop the sharpshooter from getting in on some of the postgame fun, as Abrines posted a hilarious photo on Instagram with […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George was on another level Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, and superstar point guard Russell Westbrook had to do something to cool his running mate off. Paul George scored 47 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter to help the Thunder defeat the Nets on the road. During […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder came back and defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, and Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook made some history in the win. Westbrook registered a triple-double, posting 21 points, 15 rebounds and 17 assists. With the triple-double, Russell Westbrook now has 108 in his career, passing NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd for […]

It cannot be denied that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is one of the best in the league right now. Westbrook won the 2016-2017 NBA Most Valuable Player award because of his freakish ability to finish games with a triple-double, and he has been the face of the franchise since Kevin Durant’s departure for the […]

In case you haven’t noticed, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook has brought out a new celebration from his bag this season: The Rock-a-Baby. The former MVP usually pulls this off whenever he takes his defender to school. Westbrook recently appeared in an episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and finally, shed some […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo was cleared to return in their game against the Atlanta Hawks Friday as per Royce Young of ESPN. Hamidou Diallo is available to play tonight. Terrance Ferguson is not. — Royce Young (@royceyoung) November 30, 2018 Just a week ago, Diallo suffered a scary ankle injury that seemed to have […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Atlanta Hawks turned messy in the third quarter. With their team up 82-66 in the four-minute mark of the third, Russel Westbrook was called for a technical foul because he let his emotions get the better of him. The incident stemmed after Westbrook battled for possession of the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson suffered yet another setback in his recovery from a torn patellar tendon, feeling discomfort after landing on a move during his workout Thursday and resulting in an avulsion fracture in his left leg, according to Brett Dawson of The Athletic. Roberson will take six weeks to heal then be re-evaluated […]

I have seen Paul George go head-to-head with LeBron James twice in the Eastern Conference Finals. He didn’t win, but George and his Indiana Pacers sure made those loaded Miami Heat teams uncomfortable. That was when we realized George was one of the most complete players in the league. A true two-way superstar. As Zach […]

The defending champion Golden State Warriors are having more drama than they bargained for this early in the season. Kevin Durant has been at the center of the turmoil surrounding the Dubs after a heated altercation with teammate Draymond Green a couple of weeks ago. It has led to speculations that Durant will head off […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has six 50-point outings to his name after drumming up 51 points against the Toronto Raptors in an overtime loss on Thursday, yet this particular one bares close resemblance to one of his own favorite all-time performances with the Oklahoma City Thunder. March 21, 2014 — the date itself […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Andre Roberson is making good progress in his recovery from knee surgery and has been on a “really good track” as of late, according to head coach Billy Donovan. Roberson suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from left patellar knee surgery in October. He sustained a ruptured left patellar tendon […]

Russell Westbrook is adding to his triple-double mark at a rapid rate. He just tied Hall of Famer Jason Kidd on the all-time list with 107. Kidd took to Twitter to congratulate Westbrook on the accomplishment and predict Westbrook’s continued dominance. Westbrook is 31 triple-doubles behind Magic Johnson on the all-time list. Further down the […]

Another game, another day where Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook cements himself as one of the best players to have ever played the game. Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 15 assists. It was Westbrook’s fourth career game where he had at […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night at home and star point guard Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double in the win. With the triple-double, Westbrook now has 107 in his career, tying NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd for third-most in league history. Russell Westbrook secures his 107th career triple-double, tying […]

There’s a prevailing thought around the league that Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook is a hard player to coach due to his aggressive style of play and demeanor. As a result, it appears Thunder head coach Billy Donovan has had to scale back his offensive sets, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. […]

Last season, Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook sounded off on his stat skeptics who said he was stealing rebounds from teammates and hunting for assists just so he could get triple-doubles. Russell Westbrook, who became the first player since the legendary Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double for an entire season during […]

A lot of unlucky plays have occurred in the NBA before and this play from the Charlotte Hornets after Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams’ miss would surely add to this list. As seen in the tweet by Dime, a missed shot by the Adams translated into points off a botched rebound attempt by […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams and star point guard Russell Westbrook have been teammates since 2013 and are very close off the court. Adams is always looking out for his MVP. Just recently against the Sacramento Kings, Adams protected Westbrook against Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein, who got into an altercation with Westbrook in Sacramento. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have appeared to put their rough 0-4 start behind them, as they are now 11-6, and have gone 11-2 since stumbling out of the gates. A key reason for their turnaround has been the play of All-Star wing Paul George, who has seemed to played better in his second season with […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder manhandled the Golden State Warriors, 123-95, in front of a defeated Oracle Arena crowd prior to Thanksgiving. Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson tried their best to lift their team sans Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, but the firepower Oklahoma City brought was too much. Even big man Steven Adams had his way […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is dishing out assists on and off the court. In the Thunder’s game versus the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, Russell Westbrook surprised an Oklahoma City fan by giving him his game-worn shoes. What made the act even more remarkable was the fact that the fan wasn’t expecting […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder witnessed a potentially scary injury take place on Wednesday night, the day before Thanksgiving, in a game against the Golden State Warriors. Guard Hamidou Diallo elevated for a defensive rebound early in the fourth quarter, but came down awkwardly and dangerously. The replay showed that Diallo rolled his left ankle pretty […]

Thunder shooting guard Hamidou Diallo was carried off the floor on a stretcher in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The injury appeared severe in nature, but it seems there is a hint of good news on the horizon for Oklahoma City fans. According to a report from Shams […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has thrust into headlines recently due to the belief that everyone on the roster is available via trade. To be fair, in saying everyone is available, perception by some is that either Beal, or he and all-star franchise point guard John Wall are included on the trading block, along […]