Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 158

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the stoutest defenses in the league right now. Entering Sunday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Thunder are third in the NBA, surrendering just 96.3 points per game. The Trail Blazers sure have taken note of that and likely had planned their game around figuring out how […]

For many NBA players, playing on the road is something they aren’t quite fond of as it means traveling, and playing in front of a lot of fans cheering against them. However, for Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, he likes playing against the Oklahoma City Thunder and enjoys the atmosphere inside their home court, Chesapeake […]

Following the addition of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder during the offseason, the expectations on them immediately spiked. However, through eight games, the team could only manage a .500 record after their defeat against the Boston Celtics on Friday and are appear to be still finding their groove, especially now that […]

The Stache Bros. are no longer in OKC but at least they’ve kept at it on social media from time to time. Thunder center Steven Adams couldn’t help but subtweeting New York Knicks center Enes Kanter after Kanter tried to take pride in his defense, a notoriously weak area of his game. Here’s the exchange: […]

When you’re a living legend, no one is off limits to take shots at. Brian Scalabrine, now part of the broadcast team for the Boston Celtics, did not hold back taking a savage shot at Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Paul George at the end of the Thunder-Celtics game Friday night. Well this is pretty harsh […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got a big makeover this offseason with the additions of Carmelo Anthony and Paul George via trades with the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. One of the primary hopes was that pressure would be taken off Russell Westbrook, who was asked so much of last season as he became the […]

There isn’t much talent on the New York Knicks’ roster outside of Kristaps Porzingis, especially after Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason for a pair of second-unit quality pieces in Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott, plus a future draft pick. That Tim Hardaway Jr. was the biggest free agent […]

Immediately following the season-ending leg injury to Boston Celtics newcomer Gordon Hayward, there was a correlation made to the injury that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George suffered a few summers ago with Team USA. With that in mind, George revealed on Friday morning that he has been in constant communication with Hayward about the […]

Coming off an MVP campaign, Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook has picked up where he left off putting together another highly productive year through the first couple of weeks. According to Good_NewsEveryone on Reddit, Westbrook is in fact on a historic pace passing the ball with his assist totals currently well ahead […]

Daniel Hamilton didn’t really know what it meant. The second-year guard out of Connecticut had to go back and check with his agent when he was told the Oklahoma City Thunder were signing him to a two-way contract. “It’s kind of new so nobody knew what to expect,” Hamilton said. “But my agent had broke […]

As good as Andre Roberson is on defense, the same cannot be said about his free throw shooting. He is coming off averaging his worst percentage from that distance last year, and has not shown a lot of improvement on it to start this season. He is only converting on 50 percent so far, including […]

Following the addition of Carmelo Anthony and Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason, many wondered what will be the direct effect on Russell Westbrook’s game. They expected higher assist numbers from him, but less scoring, which is exactly how he’s started the campaign so far. His usage has also been considerably […]

Through his first seven games with the Oklahoma City Thunder, it has been a refreshing reboot to All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony’s career. Anthony is currently averaging a team-best 22.9 points on 46.5 percent shooting from the field while scoring more than 20 points in each of the six games prior to Tuesday’s win over the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder decided not to pick up their fourth-year option on forward Josh Huestis. But instead of taking the move as a personal slight, Huestis remains invested in the organization and hopes he can still be a part of it past this season. Josh Huestis, who will be an unrestricted free agent in […]

Jason Kidd didn’t take kindly to his Milwaukee Bucks’ 19-point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, after the latter put on a brilliant display in the first half, outscoring the Bucks 60-42. Giannis Antetokounmpo shined in a 28-point night on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, but the rest of his teammates didn’t fare as well, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up arguably their most impressive win of the young season as they defeated the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks by 19 points on the road. To celebrate the big win, Carmelo Anthony decided to chow down on the team plane with a ton of food while wearing his now-trademarked hoodie. . […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder faced and passed a big test on Tuesday after defeating the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks with ease in a 110-91 outing. The big three saw an even-keeled performance from everyone in the starting lineup, as Andre Roberson came a point shy of having all the starters score in double figures. Most […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is treating the league like his personal punching bag which is why we are not surprised that Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd compared the reigning NBA MVP to one of the greatest boxing champions of all-time, a bad dude who goes by the name, Mike Tyson. Speaking to […]

NBA fans can be very unforgiving of visiting players, and you can ask Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Andre Roberson about that. When Roberson went to the foul line to shoot a pair of free throws against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, fans inside the BMO Harris Bradley Center made sure to remind the Thunder two-guard how […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams hasn’t made much of Carmelo Anthony’s now-popular rebounding chant, but he is more than willing to cooperate with him. While “I got it, get the f*** outta here” is not the kindest way to ask for a rebound, the Kiwi isn’t about to get on the way of the […]

After the media flashed a light on Carmelo Anthony’s peculiar habit of yelling “I got it, get the f*** outta here” during defensive rebounds, ESPN’s Royce Young finally asked him how it all came about, garnering an honest response from the All-Star forward after letting him know his signature chant went viral to start the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo may have arguably the most difficult name to pronounce among all NBA players today, but for the Chicago Bulls announcer, he found another one’s name more challenging to say than the Milwaukee Bucks forward’s. During halftime of the match between the Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, the broadcaster wanted to give […]

It was just last season when Russell Westbrook damaged the fabric of the basketball universe by doing what was previously deemed impossible to accomplish in the modern era of the NBA: average a triple-double for an entire season. For that accomplishment alone, Westbrook’s place in NBA history is undeniably secured. If you ask his Oklahoma […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a rocky start to the season despite shiny new weapons in Carmelo Anthony and Paul George, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that by just looking at the numbers Anthony has been putting up so far. The 33-year-old forward was instrumental in the Thunder’s annihilation of the […]

Russell Westbrook has always been a special player, and we’re just beginning to see his impact realized, at least on an individual level. Last season the Oklahoma City Thunder star started off the season without his career-long partner Kevin Durant and a gloomy season outlook looming ahead. Along with a relatively new head coach, Billy […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves got the best of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night for the second time in less than a week that featured another tightly contested game between both teams. Following the game, All-Star forward Jimmy Butler had much praise toward the reigning league MVP, Russell Westbrook, while acknowledging their connection off the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had an unexpected landing after another narrow loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, finding a sizable dent in the nose of their charter plane upon arriving at Chicago at 1 a.m. CT on Saturday, according to Royce Young of ESPN. All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony posted a picture of the plane on Instagram […]

When Carmelo Anthony and Paul George came to the fold of the Oklahoma City Thunder over the offseason, not everyone was convinced that the newest Big Three they formed with Russell Westbrook would result to success. Chemistry and their ability to adapt to each other’s style of play were among the points skeptics noted as […]

It has been five years since All-Star guard James Harden was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets. With a moment to reflect on that on Thursday afternoon, Harden called his time with the Rockets the best part of his career, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicles. James Harden was […]

It’s called Hoodie Melo. That is the name fans of Carmelo Anthony have given his alter ego. It started when Anthony was in New York and he wore a hoodie almost every time he was working out. The alter-ego soon became as popular on social media sites as Anthony in real-life. Mostly due to Anthony’s […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook is one of the most aggressive dudes on the basketball court. He’s a menace to opposing teams whom he is constantly leaving clueless on how to contain the Thunder guard. But you would barely trace any speck of that aggression when watching this video of the reigning MVP singing […]

Here are your Power Rankings for Week 2 of the NBA season: 30: Phoenix Suns This was an eventful week for Phoenix, and it was exclusively bad. The week began with the worst fate for the league’s worst team, the season started. For Phoenix, it only took three games for them to produce the all-time […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got back on the winning track after losing their last two games, toppling the Indiana Pacers 114-96 on Wednesday night. This date was circled on Paul George’s calendar, as the first time he’d see his former team after being traded this offseason — but it didn’t pan out as gloriously as […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a remarkable offseason with their acquisitions of superstars Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to pair with reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook. They seemingly stole those two All-Star wings as they gave up relatively few assets in the trades to get them. But according to FiveThirtyEight’s Kyle Wagner, the Thunder are […]

Coach Billy Donovan said it was going to be a process. Even before his Oklahoma City Thunder lost two of their first three games, the third year coach knew his squad was going to having growing pains as they learned to play together. Yet, a two game losing streak is still a two game losing […]

While tanking has continued to be a controversial topic in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers proved that it indeed pays off. They’ve also made a name for themselves the past two years as a very patient franchise, especially with their players who have suffered injuries even before playing their first game in the league. It […]

The Indiana Pacers registered a zero chill forecast ahead of their much-anticipated game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, marking the first time the organization will see former star forward Paul George after his trade this offseason. While emotions will be rampant during this game, the Pacers are not sweating the encounter or giving their fans […]

During the offseason, one of the players who was consistently included in a lot of trade chatter was Paul George. After he informed the Indiana Pacers that he plans to become a free agent after this season, the team quickly began trade talks with other teams to ensure that they got some players in return […]

The NBA season is still young, but New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis is already feeling the effects of not having Carmelo Anthony around – at least when it comes to getting extra chances on offense. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the 7-foot-3 unicorn has experienced a dramatic increase in his involvement in the […]