Oklahoma City Thunder Articles - Page 162

Serge Ibaka returned to the team that drafted him with a splash. In the Magic‘s game against the Thunder, there were not too hard of feelings involved. Ibaka was playing against Oklahoma City for the first time since being traded and the fans welcomed him with open arms. Naturally, he received great applause before the game and […]

The WWE’s Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross is widely considered as the best to have ever covered matches in sports entertainment. But outside of wrestling, he is also a passionate supporter of the Oklahoma Sooners football team and holds the Oklahoma City Thunder close to his heart. Ross was one of the many fans […]

Few could have written a better script for the ending of Sunday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the visiting Orlando Magic. After an offseason trade that sent Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova (who himself was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers) and Domantas Sabonis to the Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka, the […]

It’s more complicated than this, but in a way, the Thunder picked Serge Ibaka over James Harden back in 2012. At the time, not everyone could blame them for it. Who had more unknown potential, room to thrive in OKC’s system and more unique skills? You could make the case back then that Ibaka was […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook admitted to his questionable shot selection at the end of Friday’s 110-108 loss to the L.A. Clippers. With two seconds left in the clock, Westbrook took a contested 28-foot three-pointer drifting to his left with his team down two points in regulation when he had a lane available […]

Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder came up short of the win on Wednesday night, losing 112-102 to the Toronto Raptors — but not as short as Cory Joseph came up from a drive-in layup, as Westbrook spiked the shot ruthlessly out of bounds in the fourth quarter. Return to sender, via @russwest44! #ThunderUp […]

L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin was quick to dismiss free agency rumors involving him and the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead of their matchup Friday in OKC. The five-time All-Star said that even his close group of friends know that he’s focusing solely on this season and this team. “People that I talk to and my friends […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are starting to take issue with the number of technical fouls called on him. Green feels he’s being punished too easily by officials. This season he was called for two techs in the first five games of the season. According to CSN Bay Area, the Warriors decided directly […]

Jerami Grant has been with the Thunder for a only a short time, but it looks like he fits in perfectly. Grant has played three games for Oklahoma City so far and in those contests, he is averaging 21 minutes a game. The athletic forward has not had too big of an effect so far, only averaging […]

Russell Westbrook is a freak of nature. Standing at 6-foot-3 and a chiseled 200 pounds, the Oklahoma City Thunder star is plenty aware of his athletic gifts and he is not afraid to make the most of them. Matched up against a much-less physically imposing Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson, Westbrook took the bully-ball approach and squared […]

With their win on Monday night against the Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder improved their record to 6-1 for the season and are currently at the top of the Western Conference standings. It also marks their best start in franchise history through seven games. When you move to 6-1, the best start in Oklahoma […]

Russell Westbrook has had an incredible start to the young season. With averages of 33.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.7 steals in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s first six games, he has emerged as an early MVP candidate and has become the undisputed leader of his team. But even with the huge performances he’s […]

It wasn’t too long ago when the name Dion Waiters was often accompanied by words like “selfish” and “ball-stopper,” but those times have come to an end. After spending his two-and-a-half seasons in Cleveland, Waiters developed a reputation of a wanna-be star that didn’t know his place, frustrated at playing second-fiddle to Kyrie Irving. Once he […]

For one-and-a-half seasons, Dion Waiters thought the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the team he’d represent for years to come. The team had one of the best duos in the NBA, and Waiters knew they were geared to win a championship sooner rather than later. Everything changed when Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden […]

A beef may very well be growing between Enes Kanter and Kevin Durant. The two visibly got in a verbal altercation during the fourth quarter of the Thunder–Warriors game Thursday night. After the game, Durant mocked Kanter’s playing time when addressing the incident. Now, Kanter is firing back. Kanter on Westbrook again: "He's the leader of […]

Jerami Grant has been with the Thunder for only a short time, but he is already making a big difference. Grant was able to get a big slam against former OKC small forward, Kevin Durant, on Thursday. Now, Grant is posterizing the Timberwolves. Welcome to #LoudCity Jerami Grant!💪 #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/gz9xHqumA0 — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November […]

Steven Adams may have only played three seasons in the NBA prior to this year, but he has already made a reputation for himself for being a tough, hard-nosed defender and an enforcer for the Oklahoma City Thunder. And during their game on Wednesday night versus the L.A. Clippers, the 23-year-old New Zealander showed why […]

The unspoken saga of Kevin Durant‘s relationship with his teammates in Oklahoma City has been unraveling even more this week as the Golden State Warriors breezed past the Thunder 122-96 on Thursday night. Durant has been largely villainized during the offseason for his departure from OKC, opting to sign with recent Western Conference nemesis, Golden […]

Social media is a very unforgiving platform. All posts are kept and can be dug up even after years have gone by. Jerami Grant learned about that the hard way recently. After getting traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Ersan Ilyasova on Tuesday, fans quickly brought up a tweet he made back in 2011 calling […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors game on Thursday night was one of the most-anticipated matchups this season. The Dubs won and blew out OKC by 26 points, 122-96. Although the match did not live up to the hype being a one-sided affair, emotions clearly ran high throughout the game as players were […]

The Golden State Warriors were known to be the crowd-favorites the past two seasons mainly because of how fun they are to watch and just allowing their game to speak for themselves. But things have changed since adding former MVP and four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant to their fold last summer as they are now viewed by […]

Russell Westbrook arrived at Oracle Arena on Thursday for his team’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors wearing a very interesting outfit. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard was dressed as an”Official Photographer,” which many believed was a shot at his former teammate, Kevin Durant. https://vine.co/v/5D6LMx01JDV It can be recalled that during the Super Bowl […]

Tonight marks the highly-anticipated first matchup between Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, but more importantly the duel between Russell Westbrook and former Thunder teammate Kevin Durant. In the first half, there were some moments where Westbrook got the better of Durant. Late in the half, however, Durant got hot from downtown and […]

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Kevin Durant got his on Russell Westbrook in the second quarter of Thursday’s game, when he furiously swatted his former teammate’s layup attempt out of bounds, a few plays after he was blocked himself by Westbrook. KD gets Russ back on the block. Draymond helping with the extra contact. pic.twitter.com/kqADOqaY2e […]

When you’re as red-hot as the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Russell Westbrook has been this season, everything starts to fall. It wasn’t any different in his first game against the Golden State Warriors this season, where he drove hard against Zaza Pachulia, going up as Draymond Green attempted a strip. Westbrook fumbled the ball but it went […]

The game hasn’t started yet and Russell Westbrook is already taking shots. Westbrook arrived at Oracle Arena Thursday night dressed like a photographer. Do we think there was a hidden meaning behind this? Of course. https://vine.co/v/5D6LMx01JDV It should be noted that one of Kevin Durant’s hobbies is photography. Warriors-Thunder in two hours. pic.twitter.com/Fx0GVyEe9W — Fred […]

The dynamic between Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant during their time with the Oklahoma City Thunder has been in question since the team started to have relevance in the Western Conference. Can two big-time scorers work together? Can two alpha dogs coexist on the same hardwood? Who takes the last shot? Who gives up their […]

On Thursday night, one of the most anticipated games of the season will take place as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Oakland to face off against the Golden State Warriors for the first time since Kevin Durant decided to switch teams in July. The game will also mark the first time in their professional careers that […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has had enough of Kevin Durant-related questions, and he didn’t hesitate to bluntly say so after an 85-83 win over the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night. With an upcoming game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday as the back end of a back-to-back, a reporter read Westbrook […]

The most anticipated matchup of the young NBA season is here. Kevin Durant vs. Russell Westbrook. It’s amazing how quickly we got here. It doesn’t feel that long ago that Russ and KD as teammates in Oklahoma City led the Golden State Warriors 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. Fast forward to today and the […]

Russell Westbrook is known for his vicious and powerful dunks during games. And in the third quarter of the game between his Oklahoma City Thunder and L.A. Clippers on Wednesday, he added another one to his highlight reel. Westbrook took full  advantage of a screen set by his teammate Steven Adams which made him lose his defender. […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant knows where he stands in the eyes of former teammate Russell Westbrook. His relationship with the mercurial point guard is something that will take time to repair, especially when it comes after an eight-year partnership that ended so abruptly. “I’m not saying I did it the right way,” Durant told Anthony […]

The first thing Steven Adams did after signing a four-year, $100 million extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder was buy a new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Adams told reporters he dropped his phone in the cold tub, and was unavailable during the time of his contract negotiations. It was for that reason according to Adams, that made […]

After his much-talked about move to the Golden State Warriors back in July, it has already been a question in a lot of people’s minds if Kevin Durant still has the same relationship as what he had in the past with Russell Westbrook. Many believe it to be non-existent anymore especially when Westbrook was claiming that […]

One of the NBA’s most-awaited games of the season will be played on Thursday November 3rd at 7:30 pm ET on TNT. Everyone’s attention will be at Oracle Arena as Kevin Durant faces the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first time since joining the Golden State Warriors. While most players say a contest of this magnitude is just another game […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded forward Ersan Ilyasova and a conditional future draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for young forward Jerami Grant, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. According to Wojnarowski, the Thunder have been pursuing a deal for Grant for several months, finally striking the deal today. Grant’s contract is non-guaranteed […]

There’s plenty of reason to be excited in Oklahoma City right now. The Thunder have been perfect in their first three games of the post-Kevin Durant era while Russell Westbrook has been on the kind of tear the league has never seen before. And on Halloween, the deadline to sign players in the final year […]

Russell Westbrook is back with a vengeance. If you had any doubt that this would be the year the lion would be fully unleashed, then here it is; all the proof you need. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has played at a demon-like pace thus far, becoming the first player to post 100 points, […]

Steven Adams just got a whole lot richer. Adams and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum extension today, the deadline to do so. Oklahoma City and center Steven Adams are finalizing a four-year, $100M extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2016 There has been some […]