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The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly targeting to acquire Oklahoma City Thunder point guard George Hill in a bid to add more depth to their backcourt rotation this season. However, the Clippers aren’t the only ones interested as several unnamed teams also hinted at potentially going after Hill in the near future. Despite the buzz, […]

The Thunder recently sent Hamidou Diallo to the Detroit Pistons in a trade deal that saw Svi Mykhailiuk and a future draft pick move in the opposite direction. Diallo, who spent the first two and a half years of his career in Oklahoma City had a message for the franchise as he bid them farewell. […]

There’s a new cat in town and he goes by the name of Aleksej Pokuševski. The Oklahoma City Thunder rookie just had a performance for the books on Sunday — literally — as he shattered a number of long-standing NBA records previously held by the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Pokuševski helped the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander must be building some incredible shoulder strength as he carries the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout the 2020-21 season. The icing on his latest 30 point outburst? A dagger step-back 3-pointer over reigning Rookie of the Year Ja Morant in the Thunder’s Sunday afternoon game against the Memphis Grizzlies. SGA (30 PTS) buries it […]

Ja Morant is becoming a more well-rounded player for the Memphis Grizzlies, but he’s always been known for his uncanny athleticism. During Sunday’s showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Morant delivered a poster dunk on Moses Brown. HEADTAPS. @JaMorant | #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/fmxZwpqU8z — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 14, 2021 The play began with Morant receiving […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their first loss in the second half of the season on Saturday, as they fell to the New York Knicks, 119-97. The shorthanded Thunder proved no match to a surging Knicks side, as OKC endured a blowout loss without a couple of their key players in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darius […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Hamidou Diallo to the Detroit Pistons for Svi Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. With the trade deadline a couple of weeks away, the Thunder have decided to part ways with the former Slam Dunk Champion. Diallo was selected 45th overall in the 2018 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be out against the New York Knicks on Saturday due to a quad contusion. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (quad contusion) is out tomorrow against the Knicks. — Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) March 12, 2021 Darius Bazley, Hamidou Diallo, George Hill, and Josh Hall remain out for the Thunder, too. Diallo has […]

The NBA trade deadline on March 25 is fast approaching and while the focus is usually on teams that need upgrades to reach their goals, several teams need to trade their players away to either accelerate a rebuild or improve the salary cap situation. Below are five teams that should be on the sell-side of […]

It took a long time for Carmelo Anthony to find a home. It actually spanned a full calendar year. But not so long ago, Anthony signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, ending his then 12-month stint in NBA purgatory. While Anthony obviously isn’t the same dynamic scorer from his days with the Denver Nuggets and […]

The New York Knicks were not really sold on drafting Immanuel Quickley in the 2020 NBA Draft. But a certain executive passionately pushed for the team to pick the talented guard, even to the point of quarreling with his colleagues. Per Yaron Weitzman of the New York Post, Knicks executive vice president and senior adviser […]

Meyers Leonard of the Miami Heat was caught red-handed saying a vile anti-Semitic racial slur on a video game stream he helped organize on Tuesday, causing a furor in the NBA world. With the NBA focusing much of its efforts on fighting for social justice and bringing attention to the issues facing minorities on a […]

The bad blood between Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard and Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers appears to be a thing of the past now. The pair seems to have put their beef behind them, with George recently coming out to backtrack on a comment he made no less than two years ago. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were forced to trade franchise icon Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets in the summer of 2019 after Paul George requested a trade to the Los Angeles Clippers. Westbrook, the best player in Thunder franchise history, was traded to the Rockets on July 16, 2019, for Chris Paul and a bevy […]

The NBA continues its regular season with the Oklahoma City Thunder visiting the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. However, Luka Doncic has been ruled out of the game (per Eddie Sefko of Mavs.com), ruining the fantasy basketball lineups of several players. Luka Doncic (back stiffness) will not play tonight against Oklahoma City, per Rick Carlisle. […]

Cade Cunningham is likely the next big thing coming to the NBA next season. In case you haven’t heard of him, he’s really really good. Like possibly franchise-player good. The latest 2021 mock drafts still have him as the top choice for next year’s intriguing draft pool. The 19-year-old phenom put on a show in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been exciting to watch this season, which is surprising. Darius Bazley has become one of the most surprising developments in the NBA this season and made a highlight play on Friday night that got his teammates fired up. pic.twitter.com/uRNyQOrXMh — Boomtown Hoops (@BoomtownHoops) February 27, 2021 Bazley went up and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks faced off on Friday night in one of the weirdest games of the season, and for a strange reason. The two teams came out in the first half with jerseys that were hard to distinguish. The red vs. orange jerseys 😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/by73UAz2KL — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still one of the most underrated young talents in the league today, but he continues to leave a stamp on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s record books. While SGA is still not a household name unlike Thunder former players Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, he aligned himself with these superstars in […]

Luguentz Dort just called game and sunk the San Antonio Spurs with a game-winning three-pointer on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s young star nailed a corner trey as the final buzzer sounded to make sure their game didn’t go to overtime and get the 102-99 victory. LU DORT. GAME. pic.twitter.com/o7ERcdtzY1 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 25, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder weren’t able to pull out a victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, but they’re content with how they played given the circumstances with their crazy travel arrangements due to the winter storm sweeping across the country. In response to the unusual situation the Thunder had to experience, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — […]

Ja Morant put on another stellar show in the Memphis Grizzlies’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Though his cute little daughter probably can’t read yet, she had a precious reaction upon seeing her dad and his statistics on TV. Morant had an impressive trouble-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting a big boost with combo guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returning to the rotation on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander missed the team’s last four games with a knee sprain, but he will be active for Wednesday’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, per Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. The Thunder went 1-3 in […]

Amid the team’s injury woes and clear lack of bench depth, the Brooklyn Nets have reached a deal to sign free agent swingman Andre Roberson. According to Shams Charania of the Athletic, Roberson is joining the Nets after the Oklahoma City Thunder opted not to re-sign him in the past offseason. Terms of the deal, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander appears to be returning to action soon. SGA has been sidelined for the past three games due to a knee sprain, but according to Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, the 22-year-old won’t be out for very long. Daigneault already ruled Gilgeous-Alexander out for Tuesday’s tilt against the Portland […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley is not a name you’ll often hear in the highlights. But on Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks, Bazley spiked one over reigning MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo. Peep the clip below to see Bazley’s nasty slam. Antetokounmpo tried his best to catch up and deny […]

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 […]