Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 153

The NBA regular season is under wraps, and James Harden is likely only months away from receiving his much-eluded Most Valuable Player award, but in retrospect — it would have been completely out of the realm of possibility had he stayed put in OKC. Prior to the step back, the saucy escape dribble and the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder play by play announcer Brian Davis has found himself in a bit of hot water after his comments describing Russell Westbrook during Thursday night’s broadcast. With the second quarter winding down Westbrook made a nice pass for a wide-open three-pointer. Davis then said Westbrook was “out of his cotton pickin’ mind.” https://twitter.com/MarkyRobs/status/984235710327738368 […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the most complete players in the NBA and he seems to be able to do it all on the basketball court. He needed 16 rebounds in his last game of the regular season against the Memphis Grizzlies to lock up his second straight season averaging a triple-double. He finished the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook did Russell Westbrook things Wednesday night during a 137-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home. Unfortunately, one television broadcaster made a big mistake by uttering a racially insensitive slur on live television. During the live broadcast on Wednesday, Fox Sports Oklahoma play-by-play man Brian Davis described the […]

Moments before tip-off in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, Russell Westbrook thanked the crowd for their support all year long. Then towards the end of his speech, he called for a standing ovation for his good friend Nick Collison. As posted by the NBA, Westbrook called Collison his friend, mentor, […]

Russell Westbrook averages a triple-double for the second consecutive season, making him the first one to do so in NBA history. As reported by Bleacher Report, Westbrook achieved the feat in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook does it again 😱 pic.twitter.com/68ziWIYoQi — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 12, 2018 Prior to the game, he […]

The regular season is only hours away from an end, and Russell Westbrook is yet again chasing history, only 16 rebounds away from a second straight triple-double season. While 16 rebounds seems like a daunting tally for a point guard, the reigning MVP is no ordinary one, and isn’t ashamed to chase after boards, despite […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be missing the services of shooting guard Alex Abrines for their regular season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies this Wednesday. According to a Thunder bulleting update via Alex Roig of Now That’s Thunder Basketball, Abrines has been put in the concussion protocol, meaning he is very much likely out for […]

The NBA playoffs are right around the corner and a lot can still happen despite just a few games left for most teams. This is especially the case in the Western Conference standings where only the top two seeds are set in stone with the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors sitting at the […]

Russell Westbrook may very well make history again. This time, he can do it much more under the radar as the reigning MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard is just 16 rebounds away from averaging a triple-double for the second straight season. Most years, that would make him the obvious frontrunner for the MVP. […]

Russell Westbrook has always been one of the most polarizing players in the NBA. That didn’t change this season despite the fact that he flew under the radar much more than a season ago. After winning the MVP while averaging a triple-double last season, Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder had a much different look this year […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the biggest ironies in basketball, one that primarily concerns reigning league MVP Russell Westbrook. Although Westbrook leads the NBA in assists per game, he is still being constantly labeled as a selfish player. Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony knows what it’s like to be called a player who only […]

When it comes to Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook, he has drawn a fair share of criticism about whether or not he pads his stats during games. Thunder star forward Carmelo Anthony addressed that topic on Tuesday afternoon when he was interviewed by members of the Oklahoma City media. When asked whether […]

The general perception today is that the NBA has become soft. The league was once ruled by grown men who viewed landing a forearm shiver to another player’s chest in the open court on the same level as scoring a basket. The league then was oozing with machismo, resulting in a style of game that […]

If there is something Russell Westbrook loves more than shooting is rebounding the ball. With only 16 rebounds needed to clinch a second straight triple-double season, many are expecting the reigning MVP to go balls-to-the-wall in a stat-padding galore to net the feat. ESPN’s Ryen Russillo was the first to poke fun at this very […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has achieved significant success this season. They owe much of this success to the tandem of Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams, who are, as backed up by statistics, the best duo in the NBA in one category. As tweeted by the Thunder’s official Twitter account, Westbrook and Adams are the top […]

All eyes were fixated on Russell Westbrook last year for several reasons. For one, Kevin Durant left in the summer, leaving him to carry the Oklahoma City Thunder on his own. Also, during the times when Durant was out, people got a glimpse of what it was like if Westbrook was handed the sole responsibility […]

The NBA’s tampering rules are pretty strict without a doubt. Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers were fined $500,000 for commenting on Paul George during a talk show. Lakers’ young guns Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart are well-aware of the NBA’s rules and their franchise’s history with it. As reported by Bleacher Report, Kuzma […]

Paul George is struggling shooting the ball. That might not come as news to anyone keeping up with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but what’s been surprising has been how consistently managed to struggle from the field. The All-Star forward has now shot under 50 percent in 21 straight games in which he’s taken more than […]

Carmelo Anthony found himself out of the Team USA pool of players summoned to try out for the following competitions in 2019 and 2020. The Oklahoma City Thunder forward could do nothing more than laugh out loud (through the screen) as he read a list of his national team accolades and his surprising omission from […]

The Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder face a conundrum for tonight’s game against each other, with the possibility of losing this game turning beneficial for either end. The Heat are tied with the Milwaukee Bucks with a 43-37 record, but possess the tiebreaker, currently in sixth place — but they could potentially slide […]

Russell Westbrook received the 2016-17 NBA Most Valuable Player award after averaging a triple-double and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs — their first season without Kevin Durant, who signed with the Golden State Warriors in free agency. While Westbrook is averaging a near triple-double (0.1 rebounds away) and the Thunder have an […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season coming to a close, the Oklahoma City Thunder are nearly on the cusp of missing out of the playoffs. However, forward Paul George does not seemed to be too concerned about the team’s looming future. There has been plenty of speculation regarding his plans for free agency this summer. Although […]

For most of the 2017-18 NBA season amongst fans, the future of Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Paul George past this first season in OKC with stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony has been up in the air. However, George urges that the end of this season will not influence his decision with free agency […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

The call-up for the 2018-20 USA Men’s National Team pool has been announced and while the list includes many household names, it’s lacking the team’s all-time leading scorer, Carmelo Anthony. Anthony had been an All-Star player for eight consecutive seasons (2010-17), but has taken a steep decline in his first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, […]

Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors once again visited Chesapeake Energy Arena to face the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night. Durant played well, scoring 34 points with 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the 111-107 win. Fans booed him almost the entire game but it didn’t bother him as usual as he scored 15 […]

Russell Westbrook is nearing another show-stopping triple-double season after a 44-point, 16-rebound performance in a loss to the Golden State Warriors last night, but besides showing he can muster the 55-year-old feat for a second consecutive season, he’ll also partake in a rather odd club. The Oklahoma City Thunder dynamo is in line to become […]

The playoff race is getting more and more interesting with teams jockeying for position as the season winds down and only two weeks remaining. Interestingly, there are six teams that are fighting for the number three seed in the Western Conference such as the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder faced yet another painful loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, dropping down another spot in the fierce Western Conference and now mired in sixth place. As a unit, the Thunder shot a woeful 37.6 percent from the field, despite Russell Westbrook’s brilliant 44-point, 16-rebound effort. It was his […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George’s scoring average has taken a hit within the past month and so has his acumen for long-range shots, dialing in merely 29.5 percent from long range since the start of March. Last night against the Golden State Warriors, the same woes reflected — making only 5-of-19 from the floor […]

NBA trainers don’t always get to share the limelight with the players. We don’t know much about them. We just assume that they’re always there to lend support for the players, motivate them through words, and help them out in their drills — behaving like a trainer should. Yet the following clip featuring Russell Westbrook […]

The grand narrative heading into Tuesday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder was about Kevin Durant’s appearance in his old stomping grounds. That is unlikely what most people will remember from this game, though. At least not after Thunder shooting guard Alex Abrines shocked everyone in attendance at Chesapeake […]

It’s been almost two years since Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder and chose the Golden State Warriors. It was a highly-controversial decision. Most NBA fans have already moved on. Some fans at OKC, however, are still bitter up to this very day. Leading into tonight’s game between the Warriors and Thunder, Durant received […]

Nearly five years ago, a 23-year-old Paul George stood eye-to-eye with, arguably, the greatest force in basketball history. And didn’t blink. In the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James was at the apex of his career, having completed one of the five most dominant individuals seasons ever. Paul George was a rising star who’d become […]

After months of speculation and rumors, on June 30, 2017, the Indiana Pacers traded superstar forward Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. At the time, the Pacers were blasted for essentially giving away an All-NBA player for free, while the Thunder were praised for landing a […]

They were teammates in Oklahoma City with the Thunder until the summer of 2016. Shockingly, Kevin Durant decided to end his partnership with Russell Westbrook to join the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. This was just a few months after the duo lost to those same Warriors in the Western Conference Finals after blowing […]

With less than two weeks left for the end of the regular season, Kevin Durant could envision his Golden State Warriors, already locked into the No. 2 seed, matching up against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. “It’d be a fun, incredible matchup,” said Durant. “They gave us some problems earlier this year, think […]

Back in 2012, there was a time when a core of three future NBA superstars were on the same Oklahoma City squad: forward Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors, guard James Harden of the Houston Rockets and guard Russell Westbrook still tearing it up for OKC to this day. Both Durant and Westbrook have […]