Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 144

Throughout his NBA career, Russell Westbrook has dazzled with his high-flying ways on the court, not being afraid to finish strong to the basket. That skill of his was once again on full display on Sunday when the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted the Los Angeles Lakers. With 9:55 left in the third quarter, the reigning […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have had an up and down year this season. At some stretches, the Thunder have looked like a viable championship contender. However, on some nights, the Thunder seem to lose their direction. After losing to the Lakers 108-104, marking their fourth straight loss, it appears that the Thunder aren’t doing particularly […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — While most of the sports-watching world was preparing to watch the Super Bowl, the Oklahoma City Thunder were busy putting the finishing touches on another bad loss. Facing an L.A. Laker squad they had pummeled twice before, the Thunder found themselves on the losing end of a 108-104 defeat. The loss was […]

In the off-season, Paul George declared that he had no intentions of re-signing with the Indiana Pacers, and announced his plans to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Surprisingly, the Pacers actually traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder a few weeks after this statement. The Thunder took an obvious gamble when they traded for George. […]

Sam Presti and Oklahoma City Thunder had one of the most active summers in franchise history. Bringing in a prime and a post-prime superstar was a clear indicator that the 2017-18 season will be an all-in season for the organization, and that Russell Westbrook will get his best chance at winning a ring in the post-Kevin […]

Tony Allen has developed into one of the best defenders in the NBA. After winning a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, Allen has built a reputation for being a lock-down defender that can stop most of the league’s best players. Even at 36 years years old, Allen is still one of the best […]

The L.A. Clippers kickstarted the NBA’s trade deadline frenzy by dealing away power forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a bevy of players and picks. Among the pieces involved in the trade was shooting guard Avery Bradley. Although the acquisition had just been made, there is certainty that Bradley is not […]

Although the game has already been decided, the NBA announced on Friday that Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic should have been whistled for a five second violation during the final play of Thursday night’s 127-124 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thunder swingman Paul George had just sank a three at the other end of […]

As Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook made his way off the floor following Thursday night’s 127-124 loss to the Nuggets in Denver, a fan decided to get in his way. Westbrook immediately extended an arm, pushing the fan back in a defensive manner — an act the NBA later deemed to be acceptable. […]

Russell Westbrook finds himself at odds after pushing a fan after a post-game incident where a belligerent Denver Nuggets spectator got in his face. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard addressed the situation after the game, noting the interaction shouldn’t have taken place in the first place. Westbrook was asked if his interaction was unavoidable, given […]

The skepticism of trading All-Star forward Paul George after his inner circle clearly stated any other team but his hometown Los Angeles Lakers would acquire him only on a rental basis. Yet the Oklahoma City Thunder front office took a leap of faith, committing to pair their MVP Russell Westbrook with another star worthy of […]

Gary Harris made a 3-point shot at the buzzer as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-124 Thursday. The loss sent Carmelo Anthony home once again without a win in Denver since he was traded seven years ago. Anthony didn’t play well against his former team on this night, scoring only 10 points […]

The game on Thursday between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder turned out to be a highly competitive one, especially in the fourth quarter. Facing a double-digit deficit, the visiting team clawed their way back and were only down by three points with less than six seconds to go. Paul George then knocked down […]

When it comes to superstars James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, there is no question that they are two of the best guards the league has ever seen. How high they may rank up compared to the other legendary guards once their careers are over remains to […]

It looks like the L.A. Clippers tried to get more for Blake Griffin. In a Hoop Collective podcast by ESPN, a panel that included Royce Young and Brian Windhorst, the two reporters discussed the ramifications of the Griffin trade. Young revealed the the Clippers tried to engage the Oklahoma City Thunder and get Paul George […]

Memphis Grizzlies multi-fasceted forward Tyreke Evans has started to draw interest from many teams around the NBA as this Feb. 8 trade deadline nears. Among them are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Miami Heat, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Recent reports indicated the […]

Another rivalry could be brewing, folks. Grab yourself some popcorn and drinks. Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kelly Oubre Jr. of the Washington Wizards just provided the latest testy moment in the league. Enjoy. House of highlights shared the clip on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BemLUlYBeJ0/?taken-by=houseofhighlights The play happened in the waning seconds of the […]

Russell Westbrook usually loses his cool when an opponent disrespects him or tries to show him up. On Tuesday night, however, his teammate Steven Adams was at the wrong end of Westbrook’s ire after he passed up a wide-open dunk on an assist from the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard. In the second quarter of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have hit their stride and are slowly climbing up the Western Conference standings. And they have done so by recording the second-best record to the Golden State Warriors since the start of December. Since December 1, the Thunder have a record of 22-8 as the team that was put together during […]

Steven Adams is averaging 8.8 rebounds per game, good for 18th in the league. That number doesn’t come close to representing his skill and position as one of the game’s best rebounders. Adams is one of the league’s best at sealing defenders with his body and securing rebounding position. He excels at using his strength […]

Paul George grew up in Palmdale, which is not that far from Los Angeles. As a kid, he was a huge Kobe Bryant fan, and he considers L.A. home. Those things have tied him to the Lakers for quite some time, and he has made no bones about his desire to play for the storied […]

Joel Embiid is not backing down from Russell Westbrook despite losing the game as he trolled the reigning Most Valuable player on Instagram. The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Philadelphia 76ers 122-112 with Embiid acknowledging the loss but not without firing a shot at Westbrook. https://www.instagram.com/p/BehKB2yln-2/?hl=en&taken-by=joelembiid The image Embiid used is from a moment […]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook had a staredown battle with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid Sunday night. But it was Westbrook who won the staring contest as his team won the game 122-112 with the incumbent MVP looking straight in the eyes of Embiid while dribbling out the clock. Russell Westbrook staring down Joel Embiid […]

Oh, my goodness. That was thrown down with absolute authority. On Sunday night, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid brought the hammer down on Oklahoma City Thunder point guard and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook. With the Sixers trailing 13-10 a little more than midway through the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Embiid […]

For the Oklahoma City Thunder, their 121-108 win on Saturday night over the Detroit Pistons was quite bittersweet. Although they improved to 29-20 with their seventh straight victory, the Thunder took a massive blow defensively going forward when they lost guard Andre Roberson to a season-ending injury. Late in the third quarter against the Pistons […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have confirmed that Andre Roberson will miss the rest of the 2017-18 season after surgery to fix a ruptured patellar tendon, according to ESPN’s Royce Young. A report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski last night said Roberson was expected to be out for the remainder of this season. Roberson averages 5.0 points, […]

During last night’s Oklahoma City Thunder 121-108 win over the Detroit Pistons, Andre Roberson injured his left leg and had to be carried away from the court on a stretcher. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Roberson suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his left leg and is expected to undergo season-ending surgery. The play occurred when […]

With yet another triple-double added to his resume during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 121-108 victory over the Detroit Pistons, superstar point guard Russell Westbrook made NBA history in the process. According to the Elias Sports Bureau via a tweet posted by ESPN Stats & Info, Westbrook became just the second player in the NBA’s long […]

After what was potentially a 2018 NBA Finals preview on Saturday night with the Golden State Warriors’ 109-105 victory over the Boston Celtics, superstar forward Kevin Durant was asked about a devastating injury that occurred earlier that day to one of his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates in Andre Roberson. During the third quarter of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder won over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night via a score of 121-108. With 21 points, Carmelo Anthony became the 21st player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points. The achievement is just another accolade to highlight Anthony’s nonpareil scoring prowess over the course of his career. "It's a special […]

After being named a 2018 NBA All-Star Game starter, DeMarcus Cousins was chosen by LeBron James (leading vote-getter) in the inaugural draft. Unfortunately, Cousins suffered a ruptured Achilles against the Houston Rockets and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result of the season-ending injury, commissioner Adam Silver has chosen Paul […]

Late in the third quarter between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons, Andre Roberson was stretchered off the court according to CJ Fogler: Anthony Roberson slipped going up for an alley-oop and landed hard on his tailbone, was parallel to the ground about 4 feet in the air pic.twitter.com/88XlIxGVU2 — CJ Fogler account may […]

After playing .500 basketball for much of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won six consecutive games. As most recognized it would take time for Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony to build chemistry, Anthony accepting his new role has taken them to the next level. Heading into the Thunder’s matchup […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are planning on making a considerable effort to sign big-name free agents this summer. The team is prepared to clear cap space and make room for as many as two max players with some intriguing options come July 1. During a recent visit to the Spectrum SportsNet studios, NBA analyst and […]

Scott Brooks, the Washington Wizards head coach, had high praise for Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George. Brooks was the last coach in OKC before Billy Donovan was hired in 2015, before Kevin Durant’s last season with the team. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, Brooks went as far as calling George the best two-way player in […]

For the Oklahoma City Thunder, there is a lot to smile about lately. With their 121-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Thunder (28-20) won their sixth straight game to tie a season-long streak. Star point guard Russell Westbrook played out of his mind against the Wizards and […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green saw the perfect opportunity to dart a shot his critics after Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams delivered a ninja-kick to Bradley Beal’s groin in the third quarter of Thursday’s game against the Washington Wizards. Steven Adams with a straight karate kick to Bradley Beal's crotch! 😳😳😳pic.twitter.com/UKRyFlDmdS — The […]

Thursday night was a big one for the NBA as the rosters for the new format of the All-Star Game was revealed following the draft between captains LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook was selected by The King to be one of his teammates and he found out about […]

The game on Thursday between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards was a highly anticipated one as it was a matchup of two teams many fans believe are strong contenders in their respective conferences. It turned out to be very competitive and physical, especially in the third quarter. With 4:26 left in the period, […]