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New Orleans Pelicans big man Steven Adams took a trip down memory lane with JJ Redick by reminiscing about some of the memorable moments he had during his days with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Adams remembered the Thunder’s Western Conference Finals encounter with the Golden State Warriors back in 2016 like it was yesterday. A […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has missed four of their last six games due to a left knee sprain. Per Joe Mussatto of Oklahoman Sports, Gilgeous-Alexander hasn’t looked much different from how he usually does during his pre-game routines. However, the Thunder will still take a very cautious approach in terms of determining SGA’s […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray got credited for a buzzer-beating halfcourt trey against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Pepsi Center on Friday. He has OKC player Hamidou Diallo to thank for those extra three points. The 23-year-old Canadian tried to beat the horn with a desperation heave in the closing seconds of the third period. While […]

Speed isn’t exactly Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic’s strongest suit, but he certainly showed some agility with this heads up play against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Pepsi Center on Friday. With less than a second left in the shot clock, the Nuggets needed a quick heave before time expired in the second period. The […]

With over a month and a half to go before the March 25 trade deadline, the trade rumors are slowly beginning to creep up. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the early rumblings suggest that the Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, and Cleveland Cavaliers are “open for business.” In terms of early deductions, this […]

Lu Dort is known for his stifling defense for the Oklahoma City Thunder and he displayed that on Wednesday night against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. When speaking about a late-game stop on James, Dort shared his short reaction to guarding James in overtime, via Brandon Rahbar of the Daily Thunder. Social media […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to sneak away with a victory on Wednesday night in overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After Wednesday’s overtime thriller, Kyle Kuzma revealed the advice that LeBron James gave him about being tired, via Spectrum’s Mike Trudell. Kuzma said he learned this from LeBron: "Being tired is just in […]

For the first time since the 1991-92 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have played three straight overtime games. After trailing by as many as 20 points in the second quarter to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the current Lakers gutted through an unpleasant win against an inferior opponent. L.A. chipped away at the OKC lead, eventually […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has faced some elite defenders over the years. He might have to add Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Lu Dort on that list after his performance against The King on Wednesday. In the crucial juncture of their matchup at Staples Center, Dort threw everything but the kitchen sink in a […]

After out hustling and slamming one down on the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers forward Montrezl Harrell let out a primal scream. Peep the clip below to witness Harrell’s intensity. The man practically outmuscled the Thunder frontcourt and slammed one down on their faces. Don't get in Trezz's way 😳 pic.twitter.com/JsPpYqqZW3 — Bleacher Report […]

LeBron James is clutch, and fans do not need to look further than the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest game against the Oklahoma City Thunder to see that. With less than 20 seconds remaining in the game and the Lakers trailing 105-102, LeBron took matters to his own hands and casually drained a 3-pointer over a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder squared off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, pitting Dennis Schroder against his former team. Following OKC’s overtime loss, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shared his feelings on facing his former teammate in Schroder, via Brandon Rahbar of the DailyThunder. SGA on going against former teammate Dennis Schroder: "Honestly when I get […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were vulnerable when they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder without big man Anthony Davis on Monday night. However, Lakers star LeBron James still managed to receive help from his teammates in a 119-112 overtime victory, especially veteran Wesley Matthews. James gave praise to Matthews for being a “true professional” despite not […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were forced into another overtime game on Monday as they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder. During a timeout in the extra period, LeBron gave his 36-year-old body a quick rest by laying down on the video board. LeBron was so exhausted in their back-to-back OT outings that he […]

LeBron James is far from being done. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar seemed to have found the next gear on his 18th season and continues to dominate night in and night out. On Monday, the four-time NBA MVP tallied another triple-double performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder. This marks LeBron’s third triple-double this season, his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder face off for the second time in Staples Center on Monday. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers currently hold the second-best overall record in the league at 18-6, but they are only 12-12 against […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has accumulated plenty of attention as an early MVP candidate in the 2020-21 season. However, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is flying under the radar as a young player who’s having a significant impact, as evidenced by some of his stats compared to Doncic. The two players entered the […]

The Houston Rockets entered Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder riding high on a six-game winning streak, including a 30-point win over the Thunder just two nights before. Unfortunately for the Rockets, their winning streak came to a screeching halt thanks to an ugly shooting performance in a 104-87 defeat in OKC. Houston shot […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were unable to defeat the Miami Heat in the 2012 NBA Finals, and Kendrick Perkins believes part of the reason why is due to James Harden’s off-court activities. While speaking about the 2012 NBA Finals, Perkins revealed that Harden’s strip club habits played a role in the Thunder losing the series. Perkins, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off back-to-back losses to the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets, which now has them at 8-11 on the season. The Thunder are looking to stop that slide, but they will have to do it without starting guard George Hill, who is out for at least a month after undergoing a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were unable to pull out a victory against the Brooklyn Nets, but Theo Maledon had the best game of his career on Friday. Following Maledon’s career-night, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shared that he isn’t surprised by Maledon’s growth thus far, via Brandon Rahbar of the Daily Thunder. SGA isn’t surprised by Theo Maledon’s […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got an up-close look of just just how good Kyrie Irving is with the basketball in his hands. The Brooklyn Nets superstar toyed with his taller defender on Friday, in the third period of the two teams’ clash at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Brooklyn gave Uncle Drew an isolation play […]

No one expected the Oklahoma City Thunder to be a good team in a competitive Western Conference last season. The departure of Russell Westbrook and Paul George to the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers via trades was supposed to be the signal that a rebuild was on its way during the 2019-20 season. Then […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander successfully made a crazy circus shot in the closing minutes of the third quarter of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Gilgeous-Alexander attacked the lane and the ball apparently slipped out of his hands but it somehow still managed to find the bottom of the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers engaged in a closely contested game. Despite the competitive heat of the atmosphere, there are still moments when players just have to stop and chuckle. One such moment was when Gary Trent Jr. executed a hilarious flop that confused the hell out of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get Gary […]

Players with shoe deals sometimes create shoes that have meaning behind them and Damian Lillard’s upcoming shoe could bring back bad memories for a certain NBA team. The All-Star point guard of the Portland Trail Blazers is planning on releasing an Adidas shoe that celebrates eliminating the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in 2019. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers matchup for the first of a two-game series on Friday in Staples Center. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Clippers prediction and pick. The Thunder hold an overall record of 6-7, but they are 7-6 against the spread. […]

The Denver Nuggets complete their three game home stand tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Thunder hold an overall record of 6-6, but they are 7-5 against the spread. Oklahoma City is coming off a comeback win over the […]

Another NBA game has been postponed due to COVID. This time it’s the contest between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game has been postponed after contact tracing has forced eight Sixers players to go into quarantine, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Contact tracing with Sixers left them short eight players. https://t.co/LPDtNoWcZR […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a knack for beating the odds. They fortified their reputation on Friday, as they mounted a highly improbable comeback against the Chicago Bulls in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. ESPN Stats & Info has the numbers to prove it: The Bulls were up to a 99.1% chance to win up 10 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a performance of a lifetime on Friday against the Chicago Bulls. In this particular play, SGA showcased his strength as he scored an and-1 basket to force overtime, en route to setting a new career-high scoring mark: AND-1 SGA! TIES IT UP AND HAS A NEW CAREER HIGH […]

Now that the drama is over, it’s time to look at the full James Harden–Houston Rockets drama timeline. From every whisper, rumor and report, we have you covered. We will attempt to cover this in chronological order as best we can and include all the notable happenings. If we missed something or didn’t include it, […]

It’s easy to dismiss the Oklahoma City Thunder as team that isn’t winning much anytime soon. With Russell Westbrook being traded before the 2018-19 season and Chris Paul leaving for the Phoenix Suns just recently, fans had little expectations for the present-day Thunder at all. But if there’s a common denominator that links the Thunder’s […]

The blockbuster trade that the Brooklyn Nets conducted for James Harden on Wednesday rang throughout the NBA. After the Los Angeles Lakers took care of business against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Anthony Davis reacted to Harden’s trade and the Lakers’ early success on the road. Anthony Davis on the Nets’ moves: “They look good on […]

After dominating the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their seventh consecutive win on the road to start the season which is a new franchise record. The Lakers now have an NBA-best 10-3 win-loss record, including 7-0 on the road. Their road streak started on December 30 with their 121-107 […]

George Hill of the Oklahoma City Thunder isn’t particularly satisfied with the rules the NBA is setting to stymy the global pandemic’s impact on the league. The COVID-19 situation has been rather tricky and the league office has been under fire as of late for some of the more frivolous protocols. Due to the recent […]

The San Antonio Spurs will play their fifth straight road game tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Thunder prediction and pick. The Spurs stand at 5-5 overall, but they are 6-4 against the spread.  They are coming off a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder scored a huge win on Sunday night, defeating the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center, 129-116. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had himself another tremendous outing, as he went toe to toe against one of the best players in the league right now in Kevin Durant. After the game, SGA admitted that […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder are on a mission to prove their worthiness in the Western Conference at the start of the season. While they haven’t gotten off to the best of starts, the Thunder will continue to try and turn things around against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander figured the best […]