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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 […]

Through the first week of the season, it has been an ongoing adjustment period for All-Star guard Carmelo Anthony playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder. One noticeable part of this has been shot selection as he has chosen to take several long two-point field goal attempts in the first few games. According to Fred Katz […]

Over the weekend, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves put on a thrilling performance that saw fourth-year forward Andrew Wiggins bank in a game-winning three-pointer a few steps inside the halfcourt line at the buzzer. All of this concluded a wave of emotions for the Thunder and fans in attendance, as it came a […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles has been fined $15,000 after a groin shot to Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This isn’t Adams’ first go-around at the receiving end of these, most notably catching a kick to the groin during the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals from Draymond […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just revealed their new classic throwback Nike uniforms inspired by their original team from Minneapolis, in the colors they represented. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball and the Lakers will step on the court Oct. 25 against the Washington Wizards wearing the classic Minneapolis Lakers uniform, somewhat familiar to longtime fans, but […]

Shooting free throws has not been the strongest suit in Andre Roberson’s game. He has struggled mightily last year, as his inability to knock down shots from that distance was in full display throughout the season, after he repeatedly got intentionally fouled. During Sunday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, the 25-year-old […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins nailed a game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lift his team to a 115-113 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The shot came after Carmelo Anthony made a three-pointer with five seconds lift to give the Thunder a one-point lead. Here’s a look at the heroic moment: a lot […]

After Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors last year, Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double en route to his first Most Valuable Player award. Now, the Oklahoma City Thunder have surrounded him with Paul George and Carmelo Anthony after an extremely successful offseason by general manager Sam Presti. As it will take time for […]

One of the toughest tasks in the NBA is controlling reigning MVP Russell Westbrook. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has proven to be one of the best players in the league, a player that coaches spend hours and hours trying to figure out how to best cover. For Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder, […]

All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony got the first major hurdle out of the way in the season opener on Thursday night by helping the Oklahoma City Thunder top his former team, the New York Knicks, in convincing fashion. However, there remains the challenge of playing back in Madison Square Garden as an opposing player for the […]

Steven Adams has evolved into a stout student of the game over the last few years, and while the fate of this Oklahoma City Thunder defense rests on his broad shoulders more than ever, he hasn’t always been so keen on the details. The New Zealand native claims that growing up into the sport, he […]

Despite no longer being a member of the New York Knicks, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony has maintained a strong bond with third-year forward Kristaps Porzingis. Following the season opener win against his former team on Thursday night, Anthony offered a clear message of advice toward the 22-year-old, according to Al Iannazzone of Newsday. “You’re there. […]

“It’s gotta be the shoes” was a moniker that became famous with the Air Jordan shoe line in Nike commercials, where the answer for the question of how Michael Jordan did what he did on the court arose. It became a popular tagline that sparked its own craze, which hasn’t been the case for any […]

After playing their first regular season game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George had the opportunity to gauge how the rest of their campaign could go. Playing alongside one of the best point guards in the NBA today in Russell Westbrook, the two were able to get some open looks at […]

After his historic year last season, Russell Westbrook still continued with his record-breaking ways during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season opener against the New York Knicks on Thursday. The reigning MVP notched his first triple-double of the season, and proved that he can co-exist on the court together with Carmelo Anthony and Paul George. To […]

When the Oklahoma City Thunder successfully added both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to their fold, there were a lot of questions that surfaced centered around how they will co-exist with Russell Westbrook on the court. Some even wondered how their addition will affect the reigning MVP’s game, and if he’ll be able to average […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks were part of one of the biggest trades of the entire offseason. They were successful in dealing Carmelo Anthony, in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round pick. When both teams faced off on Thursday in their season opener, it was expected that […]

As fitting as it could get, the teams that were involved in one of the biggest trades in the offseason faced off against each other in their season opener. With the Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the New York Knicks on Thursday, it gave the home fans a chance to see their former player, wearing his […]

Carmelo Anthony spent seven topsy-turvy seasons with the New York Knicks. He didn’t experience a lot of winning, but he sure did do a lot of scoring. Melo’s tenure in New York finally came to an end this summer, as he greenlit a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony officially began his tenure with […]

The new NBA season is off to a sizzling start, made all the more better with a handful of players having to face their former teams this early on. On Wednesday, fans were treated to seeing Kyrie Irving in a Boston Celtics uniform taking on his former running mate LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Thursday night’s game between the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder will provide an opportunity for several players to play against their former teammates. One of which is veteran big man Enes Kanter, who had spent the last 2 1/2 seasons with the Thunder before being moved to the Knicks as part of the […]

Carmelo Anthony’s hoodie fashion took the offseason by storm after several videos of an uncanny scoring array by the former New York Knickerbocker surfaced during trainer Chris Brickley’s Blackout Sessions. Since, the hoodie mentality has been adopted by plenty of NBA fans and even some players, it was only fair to ask if he plans […]

Only hours away from his debut with his new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony made his loudest statement to date over Twitter this morning. “You watched me walk through hell, now watch me walk up out it,” said his caption, along with a photo of himself in a Thunder uniform. “You […]

Relationships of any kind often require respect — whether they’re on the court or off it. For Carmelo Anthony, this came naturally through the way he handled himself throughout his stint with the New York Knicks. His former teammates took notice, even more so during the last couple of years, where a storm of criticism […]

The New York Knicks will tip off this season with a vast void in the locker room. Carmelo Anthony, the once leader of this team throughout six-and-a-half years, will be suited up across from them tonight instead of right next to them as he had in the past. He may have been gone for almost […]

In the midst of the New York Knicks’ struggles over the last couple of seasons, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony increasingly had difficulty in seeing eye-to-eye with then-team president Phil Jackson. Much this laid on the fact that he had much trouble trusting Jackson to the point where he had done away with even putting any […]

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article mistakenly read that Reggie Lewis died of a drug overdose. This has been edited to reflect the correct cause of Lewis’ tragic death. Love him or hate him, there’s no question Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics franchise history. His No. […]

As fate would have it, Carmelo Anthony will tip-off his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder facing his demons, hosting the New York Knicks on Thursday in primetime television. The former Knick plans to use this game to “close that chapter” of his life and start another next to new teammates Russell Westbrook and Paul […]