Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 135

Though they play on opposing sides, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Paul George seems to have a growing respect for Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic. Doncic and George squared off on Sunday night, resulting in a 105-103 victory for Dallas. In his 34 minutes of action, Doncic led the Mavs in scoring with 25 points on […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook feels like he’s been letting his teammates down due to some lackluster performances recently. Westbrook had one of his most disappointing scoring outputs of the season in Sunday night’s 105-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, with the former UCLA star posting just eight points on 4-of-22 shooting from the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George was clearly not happy with the late-game officiating during the team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. The Thunder fell just short in suffering a 105-103 loss in Dallas, which marked the third defeat in the past four games for Billy Donovan’s squad. But it was the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is comfortable with his ability to impact games even when he’s not scoring a ton of points. Westbrook had one of his lowest scoring outputs of the season in Sunday night’s 105-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, as he notched just nine points while making only four of his […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan announced the return of Paul George to the lineup Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks after a one-game absence due to a quad injury, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. George missed Friday night’s 118-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns with his injury. Clearly, the quad issue wasn’t […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has long been criticized for his bad habits on the defensive end, gambling for steals and often finding himself out of position as a result. However, this year, Westbrook has appeared to turn things around. Cody Taylor of Thunder Wire notes that Westbrook is actually leading the NBA in […]

After missing Friday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns on the road, Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George has been upgraded to probable for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, according to Erik Horne of the Oklahoman. Paul George missed the game versus the Suns due to a right quad contusion. Paul George (right […]

The face of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, is pure, unbridled passion for the game of basketball and the NBA is that much better for it. The 6-foot-3 point guard is one of the league’s most popular players but some of his fans may not know him as much as they should. In his […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook says it has been an easy transition playing alongside combo guard Dennis Schroder in the backcourt this season. Thunder head coach Billy Donovan has played Westbrook and Schroder together a lot so far this year and both players have played very well off each other. Full Russell Westbrook […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are signing forward Donte Grantham to a two-way deal, per NBA.com. The move comes after the team recently waived two-way player Tyler Davis. Donte Grantham was a four-year player at Clemson University where the 23-year-old played in 114 games. Furthermore, Grantham has appeared in nine matches for the Oklahoma City Blue this […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George will miss Friday night’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns along with teammate Alex Abrines, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. George, who is nursing a right quad contusion, and Abrines (stomach illness) both missed shootaround earlier in the day, per head coach Billy Donovan, leaving the team without […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Phoenix Suns on Friday and All-Star small forward Paul George is questionable to play. According to Royce Young of ESPN, the Thunder listed Paul George as 50-50 to play due to right quadriceps contusion. George has yet to miss a game for Oklahoma City this season, having started […]

The NBA is a star-driven league. When discussing the league’s hierarchy, we only give a team as much credibility as their star power demands. Games are marketed as “LeBron’s Lakers” versus “Steph’s Warriors.” A team that possesses a star player becomes an embodiment of that player. This isn’t without good reason, though. One single player […]

The NBA is known for doing excellent Christmas Day commercials, and they did not disappoint this holiday. Budweiser and the NBA teamed up to produce a hilarious commercial that featured some of our favorite players in the league in the role of ‘Elf on a Shelf”. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, New York Knicks […]

Before tip-off took place between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets on Christmas Day, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook accidentally bumped into singer Sarah Grace. Grace was walking off the court when Westbrook was backpedaling onto the floor and knocked the signer down. Of course, the former MVP helped Grace up and apologized. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has officially moved ahead of Scottie Pippen as the all-time leader in steals on Christmas Day. Russell Westbrook is having yet another productive season in Oklahoma City, as he entered Tuesday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets averaging 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 10.3 assists per game. However, he added to […]

The Houston Rockets have finally carved a spot in the playoff picture after months at the bottom of the West, yet they will be tested during their Christmas Day matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the best rebounding team in the league and one of the top dogs in a ruthless Western Conference. Franchise star […]

Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George have been named NBA Players of the Week for Week 10 (Dec. 17-23) of the 2018-19 season. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to a 3-1 week while averaging 24.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, while Paul George put up 35.3 […]

On a recent shopping visit to a local Target, Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Andre Roberson met a grandmother with a unique story. After speaking with the woman for a while, Roberson learned that she was trying to adopt her grandchildren, but she couldn’t afford the fee. Roberson was touched by this woman’s story. So much […]

Paul George never forgets. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar forward entered Vivint Smart Home Arena with one thing on his mind: revenge. According to Brett Dawson of The Athletic, the ghosts of last season’s playoff failure was all he thought about throughout the Thunder’s road showdown against the Utah Jazz. “I owed myself, I owed it […]

Oklahoma City Thunder Paul George absolutely torched the Utah Jazz on Saturday, as he led his team to a razor-thin victory against their Northwest rivals. Following the 107-106 victory, Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was all praises for his 28-year-old superstar forward. “He really got into an unbelievable rhythm and a flow,” Donovan said, via […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is not exactly playing great basketball lately. At least not in terms of shooting the rock. After his 3-for-17 performance in the Thunder’s win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, Westbrook is shooting just 35.2 percent from the floor, 26.0 percent from 3-point range and a shocking 55.8 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is having a down season scoring-wise. In fact, according to a poster on Reddit, Westbrook ranks dead last in true shooting percentage among players taking 15 or more shot attempts per game. 35 players are taking 15+ shots per game this year. Westbrook is dead last in TS% at […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is known for his scoring explosions, like on Saturday night when he outscored the Utah Jazz by himself in the third quarter: 39 PTS (22 in Q3), 11 REB, 5 AST for Paul George at the end 3 on League Pass!#ThunderUp 93#TeamIsEverything 81 💻📱: https://t.co/cYXnbWzIYB pic.twitter.com/HiP1qpeWqc — NBA (@NBA) […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is the perfect teammate. He is even-keeled, a good leader and is absolutely hilarious. Also, he could not care less about personal accolades, as evidenced on Saturday when he was asked by a reporter what it would be like to make the All-Star team this year. Steven Adams […]

When he immediately agreed to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 1st, Paul George faced a load of questions. Why would you return to a situation that looked even bleaker than your Indiana days? Why wouldn’t you wait until LeBron James made his intentions clear before deciding? Why not at least take a […]

With Christmas just around the corner, Budweiser has released a Holiday commercial that features Kyle Kuzma, Steven Adams, and Tim Hardaway Jr. playing the role of Christmas elves: Not only is the ad hilarious, but it also sends a pretty important reminder about the need to hydrate during the imminent drinking binges that accompany the […]

Paul Pierce is known as one of the best small forwards of his era. A former NBA star turned media presence, Pierce often likes to share his takes on the season’s current happenings. On Wednesday evening, Pierce tweeted out his newest hot take — Paul George for MVP: Paul George playing at a super high level right […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams hauled in a career high in rebounds, snatching 23 off the glass during a rousing 132-113 win over the Sacramento Kings. Following the win, Adams didn’t make much of what was undoubtedly his best performance in the young season, noting he did nothing differently this time around: “No, I […]

Sacramento Kings second-year point guard De’Aaron Fox recently said he’s the fastest player in the league, faster than John Wall, faster than Russell Westbrook, faster than LeBron James, faster than everyone. Well, it’s fair to say Russell Westbrook heard those comments and didn’t appreciate them. In the Thunder’s 132-113 win over the Kings on Wednesday, Russell […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says the suspensions of guards Dennis Schroder and Raymond Felton is disappointing. Donovan said he saw what Dennis Schroder and Raymond Felton were doing because he was right next to them and that both players were playing the peacemaker role instead of being violent in the fight which take place on Monday against […]

The NBA suspended Oklahoma City Thunder guards Raymond Felton and Dennis Schroder one game each for their roles in the fight with the Chicago Bulls last Monday. Both players will lose some money from their pockets because of it, but the Thunder — ironically — are going to benefit from it. According to salary cap guru […]

Suspensions and fines were inevitable following the dust-up between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Raymond Felton and Dennis Schroder of the Thunder are both suspended for one game for leaving the bench area. Furthermore, Robin Lopez and Kris Dunn of the Bulls were fined for their roles in the altercation. The final […]

The Sacramento Kings will be shorthanded when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. Bogdan Bogdanovic will miss the game with a sore right foot, while Iman Shumpert will sit out with a right hip contusion. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1075483125306650624 Bogdanovic and Shumpert are two key contributors for the Kings, so other guys on head coach […]

The conundrum known as the Carmelo Anthony saga continues as the 10-time All-Star finds himself on the unemployed list. Anthony finished the 2017-18 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, Anthony struggled to find his role with the Thunder and would eventually be traded in the offseason to the Atlanta Hawks. Days later, Atlanta and […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George believes Russell Westbrook has made a big jump defensively this season compared to last year. Along with averaging a triple-double on the season, Russell Westbrook is first in the NBA in steals per game at 2.5. Paul George says Westbrook is taking his matchups seriously on the […]

Chicago Bulls big man Robin Lopez was ejected from his team’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. It was a chippy evening, and in the third quarter, tempers flared and a scuffle ensued. Lopez was hit with his first technical for his role in the altercation with Thunder forward Jerami Grant. A […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen loved seeing the fight from his players during their blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. “That’s all we’ve been talking about is fighting for each other,” Boylen said, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. “We talk about being a pack of wolves, man. I […]

This season has been a major struggle from the charity stripe for Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Reddit user lurker7087 has pointed out a regression in the former NBA MVP’s free-throw shooting percentage. Russell Westbrook is shooting 62 percent from the free throw line this season, a piss poor average. One has to mention […]