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After seeing the New York Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder and his team parting ways with Chris Paul in the offseason, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has understandably heard a lot of comparisons for both teams losing their former franchise players. However, he feels there’s a big difference in their […]

It has been a struggle out of the gate this season for the new-look Oklahoma City Thunder dropped nine of their first nine games. However, there has been plenty of optimism around the team about them eventually turning it around at some point this season. Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant also falls in […]

Kevin Durant has talked about his exit from the Oklahoma City Thunder more than a handful of times since choosing to join the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016. Despite his repeated efforts, he’s been met with constant criticism, insults, and named “snake,” “coward,” or “cupcake” upon his return to Chesapeake Energy Arena […]

Russell Westbrook’s 2016-17 season was truly one for the ages. The Oklahoma City Thunder star led the league in scoring while becoming the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double for the entire season. Thanks to that epic season, he was able to land the MVP award. Westbrook was never realistically going to […]

Paul George could have a tall task on his hand as he will potentially meet another two-way star player across the floor with him in Kevin Durant. The Golden State Warriors forward was updated to “probable” this morning and has a strong chance to suit up after going through the team’s last two shootarounds without […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder sorely missed the reliability of Kevin Durant alongside Russell Westbrook last season. One of the greatest scorers of his generation, Durant was almost a lock for close to 30 points in every game he played. While not quite on Durant’s level, Sam Presti and the Thunder did get a lot of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had quite an astounding summer. Despite limited assets at his disposal, general manager Sam Presti was able to acquire not one but two stars in Paul George and Carmelo Anthony in blockbuster trades to play with Russell Westbrook. Westbrook, the NBA’s reigning MVP, is rightly appreciative of the job his GM […]

Paul George’s pairing with the reigning MVP Russell Westbrook was one of the most highly anticipated one-two punches that NBA fans hoped to see in this season after a myriad of trades and acquisitions during a busy offseason. In order to prepare, the seven-year veteran opted to look into the chemistry between Westbrook and his […]

The 2017-18 Oklahoma City Thunder were put together with one goal in mind. With the addition of Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Raymond Felton and Patrick Patterson, they were a squad looking to challenge the Golden State Warriors. However, 16 games into the season, Oklahoma City hasn’t played like a contender. Coming off a loss to […]

It’s been over a year since Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder and moved to the Bay Area, but OKC fans remain very much the fond of their former superstar. Despite the rain of boos from disapproving Thunder fans during Durant’s visits to Chesapeake Energy Arena last season and the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are losing more frequently than a team loaded with three All-Stars in Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George should. For what it’s worth, the Thunder had a better record of 8-8 through 16 games last year than the one they have now over the same stretch. After suffering another disappointing […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to take on the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors for the first time this season on Wednesday night at home. It has brought to the forefront reigning league MVP playing against Kevin Durant for just the second time back at Chesapeake Energy Arena since he made the decision […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder really should be 9-7 instead of 7-9 right now. But they’ve lost back-to-back games to the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans, games they really should’ve won after they held — and gave up — leads of 19 or more points. That tendency to give up big leads is […]

Indiana Pacers fans were reeling at the prospect of losing superstar Paul George after he had been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason. Not only were they losing their best player since NBA legend Reggie Miller, but they felt they had gotten the short end of the stick following the trade. Now […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan has shared his players’ frustration with getting ahead early and finding his team unable to keep up a consistent lead on the second half. The Thunder is coming off another blown lead against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, even after star center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected in […]

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to square off in another chapter of the showdown between superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Following the departure of Durant from the Thunder, the matchups with his former team have been plenty heated. It is not uncommon to see superstar teammates ultimately go their […]

Listed as questionable prior to Wednesday night’s primetime showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant isn’t paying any mind to those who’d want to create a story about emotions by playing his former team. The Golden State Warriors forward missed the team’s last game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain, but […]

Russell Westbrook gave perhaps one of his most insightful quotes of the season after suffering a key 114-107 loss to their Western Conference foes New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. The reigning MVP netted his third triple-double of the season with 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 12 assists, but it wouldn’t prove enough as the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered yet another disappointing loss on Monday night falling to the New Orleans Pelicans. It was the second straight game that the Thunder failed to hold a sizeable double-double digit lead that pushed their record to 7-9 on the season. Following the contest, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony voiced some frustration in […]

During Monday’s contest between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder, things got a bit heated after DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from the game due to elbowing Russell Westbrook in the face. Following the game, Pelicans veteran guard Tony Allen weighed in on the situation, voicing that he believes that Westbrook flopped from the […]

In an interview today with Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams opened up about his matchup with New Orleans Pelicans’ superstar big men in Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. The interview happened prior to the game between the two teams. Frankly, Adams admitted that he wasn’t too excited about […]

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins has been ejected after elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook in the head Monday night during the third quarter. The move looked inadvertent in terms of whether or not it was malicious as Westbrook tried to sneak up behind Cousins to make a steal in the backcourt. […]

It can come off as coach speak. Hearing the phrase “play for a full four quarters” is at the top of the list of cliches coaches and players say when they can’t figure out what’s wrong. However, for the Oklahoma City Thunder, not performing at a high level for 48 minutes has been a sizable […]

Since his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has consistently either hinted at or discussed his feelings regarding that time in his career. It has continued to remain a prevalent topic around Durant that in former Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce believes signals that a return to […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was inactive during Sunday’s tiff with the Brooklyn Nets due to a left ankle sprain, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be out for more than a game. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is optimistic that Durant will be able to take […]

According to Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript, Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Carmelo Anthony was very upfront when asked about his team’s 23-point collapse in a 104-101 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Anthony, who led the Thunder in scoring with 20 points (9-of-17 from the floor) on the night, opened […]

In recent months, there has been a progressive push by NBA commissioner Adam Silver to discuss possibly altering the one-and-done rule, which has been in place for over a decade. With that in mind, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, who held the same position at the University of Florida prior to his jump […]

Carmelo Anthony was one decision away from becoming the hero for his Oklahoma City Thunder during Friday night’s 104-101 loss against the San Antonio Spurs. Anthony hugged a Steven Adams screen and drilled a jumper from the top of the key, nearly tying the game at 102 with 5.6 seconds left, as the Spurs have […]

The San Antonio Spurs continue to prove why they are still one of the NBA’s elite teams after a thrilling 104-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs came out flat to start the game and ultimately found themselves down by 23 at one point. However, after a responding with a few rallies of […]

Superstar Kevin Durant flipped the NBA upside down when he decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. Durant rightfully took plenty of flak for the decision and still does to this day for joining a team that had just ousted him from the Western Conference Finals months before. Aside from […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters will always shoot as if his life depended on how many shots he’ll chuck up on any given night and while his shot selection isn’t exactly one of his strong suits, it doesn’t look like Waiters is going to change his ways — especially now that he has a larger […]

Through 14 games of the 2017-18 NBA season, it is no secret that the Oklahoma City Thunder (7-7) have not come close to living up to high expectations yet. However, according to an article posted by Royce Young of ESPN, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is not going to stress about the team’s underachieving […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will get their starting center Steven Adams back on the fold tonight against the San Antonio Spurs, according to Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman. Adams has been absent throughout the entire three-game win streak against the L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, and most recently Wednesday night’s win over the Chicago Bulls. He […]

Russell Westbrook has had to reinvent his furious pace from a historic 2016-17 season to fit into this “Big Three” version of his Oklahoma City Thunder. While the reigning MVP was racking up 42 triple-doubles last season, he’s only had a total of four through his first 14 games of the season, having to pace […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s road back to .500 hasn’t just been a matter of the schedule, but of a closed-door team meeting, stemming from a four-game skid that found OKC at 4-7 to start the season. Paul George was able to dig his new team out of a hole thanks to two outstanding back-to-back performances, […]

Often times with blockbuster trades, most of the attention is funneled towards where the superstar wounds up. Meanwhile, little is said about the other pieces involved in the transaction and how well they adapt to their new situation.That has certainly been the case for Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who was acquired at the expense of […]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors was one of the most controversial in recent memory. It sparked some bad blood between Durant and the Thunder, particularly with his former running mate Russell Westbrook. But as Durant tells Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, he still holds his relationships with […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is now an accomplished Finals MVP and NBA Champion, still hungry and looking to continue his domination with a more defensive tenacity than ever. Sure it helps that he has a team that boasts a high powered team-oriented style of basketball with some of the best shooters and defenders […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has done more than his fair share of keeping the team afloat after the departure of former MVP Kevin Durant and even went on to secure his very own MVP trophy during the 2016-17 season. The fiery guard successfully pulled off an amazing historical campaign by averaging a triple-double, […]