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Kevin Durant and James Harden go way back, first teaming up with each other on the Oklahoma City Thunder, where they played from 2009 until Harden departed for the Houston Rockets in 2012. The two have since teamed up at the Brooklyn Nets, which has led to only moderate success. Now, the pair is featuring […]

Ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Nikola Topic was diagnosed with testicular cancer, as he underwent a procedure after making his preseason debut. While there have been NBA players who were dealt the same diagnosis in the past, Topic, 20, is undoubtedly the youngest. A scary setback for the 2024 first-round pick, who […]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is ruled out for Thursday’s matchup against the Washington Wizards, which is the second consecutive game he’ll miss due to a sore back. The Thunder improved to 5-0 in Holmgren’s absence in a 107-101 win against the Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City’s first home game since raising its championship banner on […]

Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti announced Nikola Topic underwent a procedure to battle testicular cancer. Topic missed the start of the regular season after making his preseason debut. Presti says Topic underwent his procedure in Houston and feels confident that the second-year guard will be fine. “The procedure was necessary in order to do […]

Prior to the start of the 2024-25 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder made two crucial moves that enabled their leap from good to great team. They acquired Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency to patch up their rebounding woes, and then in a bit of a surprise, they traded away Josh Giddey, a member of their […]

Amidst the 2025-26 NBA season’s first-week overreactions, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell received serious consideration for this year’s Most Improved Player award from Yahoo Sports’ Chris Mannix, who’s calling the race early. Mitchell continues to make headway for the Thunder in a secondary scorer/playmaker role amid All-Star Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe’s absence throughout […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After a 107-101 victory against the Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander revealed why Ajay Mitchell, who was a third-string rookie last season, is making headway amid Jalen Williams’ absence and a 5-0 start. Mitchell’s (18 points) scoring and playmaking off the bench helped his team out of a 10-point […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 10-point second-half comeback win against the Sacramento Kings, he discussed how his team managed to flip a switch during the game’s most critical moments. The Thunder went 5-for-32 from the floor in the third quarter, including 2-for-23 from inside the 3-point arc. Then, Oklahoma […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second consecutive game, head coach Mark Daigneault saw the Oklahoma City Thunder’s free-throw shooting differentials stand out in a box score that showed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted only two free throws. After Gilgeous-Alexander attempted a whopping 26 free throws in a 141-135 double-overtime win against the Indiana Pacers, he went a […]

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander claimed both regular season and NBA Finals MVP awards while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to their first-ever championship, many people were wondering if he would cement himself as the top guy in the league. It is very early into the 2025-26 campaign, but the superstar guard is maintaining his hoops mastery. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Head coach Mark Daigneault and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 10-point, second-half deficit in Tuesday’s 107-101 win against the Sacramento Kings to remain undefeated through the first five games of the 2025-26 campaign. The Thunder were without starting forward Chet Holmgren, who joined a long list of injuries that […]

Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder’s laundry list of injuries to its roster, including All-Star Jalen Williams and reserve guard Isaiah Joe, no one’s stepped up more than sophomore guard Ajay Mitchell, which didn’t go unnoticed by veteran Isaiah Hartenstein. Williams and Joe have yet to make their regular-season debut. Before Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento […]

Four games into the 2025-26 regular season, Isaiah Hartenstein knows that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren’s production is a big reason the defending champion’s undefeated thus far. Ahead of Holmgren’s first night off due to back soreness amid the campaign’s first back-to-back, Hartenstein identified the specific growth he’s seen in Chet. Hartenstein revealed he […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be short one key starter but regain another as they return home for a three-game stretch beginning Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings. The team announced that center Chet Holmgren has been ruled out with low back soreness, while guard Alex Caruso has cleared concussion protocol and is available to […]

In a 101-94 loss to Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks’ first-overall pick, Cooper Flagg, had possibly the worst outing of his rookie campaign, thus far. He finished with two points on 1-for-9 shooting, including 0-for-3 from deep. Then, making matters worse, Chet Holmgren posterized Flagg on a transition dunk, which could […]

No one is doubting the idea of Cooper Flagg being one of the best players in the NBA someday. But as a rookie for a Dallas Mavericks team in transition, he is bound to have plenty of growing pains. On Monday night, he was given a major welcome to the NBA moment by Oklahoma City […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren was listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, he was upgraded to available. The starting big man will be in action for the Thunder’s final stop on their three-game road trip before returning home to the Paycom Center for the first time since Opening Night. […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren recovered from a dislocated thumb in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks, he’s listed as questionable for Monday’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. Holmgren, who’s been dealing with lower back soreness throughout the beginning of the regular season, returned in the second half of Saturday’s win against […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren tied a career-high six threes in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks, he revealed he dislocated his thumb. When Holmgren went up to contest Mouhamed Gueye’s dunk in the second quarter, he hurt his hand on the play, and headed toward the locker room before returning in […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned in 30+ points for the third consecutive game of the young 2025-26 NBA season, while Chet Holmgren tied his career high in threes in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks. The Thunder improved to 3-0. Holmgren finished with 31 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including six threes, which […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has risen as one of the NBA’s biggest stars, but along with his rise to stardom has been the label he’s received as a ‘free-throw merchant.’ Fans on social media have given that label to SGA due to his ability to draw free-throws. But during the Thunder’s 117-100 win […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be without one of their key starters as they continue their three-game road trip on Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks. The team announced Saturday morning that center Chet Holmgren is listed as questionable with low back soreness ahead of the matchup at State Farm Arena. The Thunder (2-0) are […]

While Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is already breaking NBA records two games into the 2025-26 regular season, he’s seeing the development in second-year guard Ajay Mitchell. In a Finals rematch, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched Gilgeous-Alexander score a career-high 55 points, which helped close out the Indiana Pacers along with Mitchell’s career-high […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made NBA history with 26 free-throw attempts en route to a career-high 55 points in Thursday’s thrilling 141-135 double-overtime win against the Indiana Pacers. With a combined 40 free throws attempted through two games, Gilgeous-Alexander set a new record for most free throws attempted throughout the first two games […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle bit his tongue over a controversial call made in Thursday’s 141-135 double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With 22.5 seconds left in double OT, the officials granted the Thunder a crucial timeout after Obi Toppin stole the ball and scored to trim the Pacers’ deficit to four (139-135). […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started their season with back-to-back overtime wins against the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers. Shai-Gilgeous Alexander starred in both games, amassing a total of 90 points. This has proved enough for DeMarcus Cousins to proclaim them as potential dynasty builders. “I believe he is on a mission to get […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a historic start in the 2025-26 NBA season, and much of the credit goes to reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. In a double-overtime thriller against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, SGA set a new career high with 55 points, surpassing his previous best of 54 points set last January […]

Mark Daigneault sang his praises toward Shai Gilgeous-Alexander following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s double overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Going into the game, the Thunder began their quest for a repeat, having won the NBA championship last season. A repeat would allow them to garner recognition as a potential dynasty in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have opened the 2025-26 season in thrilling fashion with consecutive double overtime games, first against the Houston Rockets and then against the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder have been led by franchise player and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is on the verge of surpassing Russell Westbrook’s franchise record after his offensive […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder began their NBA Championship defense in the 2025-26 regular season with two consecutive double-overtime games. But thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are coming out of it with a 2-0 record. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a new career-high 55 points in the Thunder’s 141-135 win over the Indiana Pacers. The 2024-25 MVP and […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has done nothing but show why he’s the reigning MVP and Finals MVP to start off the season for the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is arguably the most unstoppable perimeter player in the league today, and he showed as much when he put the Indiana Pacers through the blender in their […]

To say that the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning champion, have a massive target on their back would be a major understatement. Every team is looking to snatch the Thunder’s chain, and there is not a team in the entire NBA that’s looking to get revenge on OKC more than the Indiana Pacers — the […]

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith had high praises for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder to start the 2025-26 NBA season. The Thunder are on the quest for a repeat, having won the NBA championship last season. While they are without Jalen Williams to start the campaign due to injury, they held down the […]

The NBA officially returned to NBC on Tuesday night to kick off the 2025-26 NBA season. With the NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors, opening night was a highly anticipated event for the NBA, which made its return to NBC for the […]

After the Houston Rockets lost a double-overtime season-opening thriller — 125-124 — to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Fred VanVleet went into coach mode. VanVleet tore his ACL during an offseason mini-camp and is expected to miss the entire regular season. Still, without physically partaking in all of the action, he made his presence […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder veteran guard Alex Caruso helped raise the 2025 championship banner, he sustained a concussion in Tuesday’s 125-124 double-overtime win against the Houston Rockets. Caruso has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol. After receiving his second championship ring, Caruso, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win their last title in 2020, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter Thursday night’s NBA Finals rematch against the Indiana Pacers severely shorthanded, with multiple rotation players sidelined as the 2025-26 season gets underway. Fresh off a 125-124 double-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday to cap their championship ring ceremony, the defending NBA champions released an extensive injury report that […]

Amidst a group of elite NBA bigs, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren is often forgotten about, according to ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins. Holmgren’s 28-point performance against the Houston Rockets helped the Thunder erase a 12-point, second-half deficit in a 125-124 double-overtime thriller. Against All-Stars Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, and the Rockets, Chet had a quick […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder reserve Ajay Mitchell gave his team a tremendous lift off the bench in a thrilling 125-124 double-overtime win against the Houston Rockets, which didn’t surprise head coach Mark Daigneault. With All-Star Jalen Williams (wrist surgery) and Isaiah Joe (knee) ruled out, Mitchell understood his assignment in the Thunder’s season […]