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Most of the time, numbers help put things in perspective. However, you probably don’t need their help to realize that Russell Westbrook is really good at basketball and the Philadelphia 76ers have been really bad as a team. But here’s one stat that may blow your mind when comparing the two, courtesy of Redditor callipygian_idealist. Over the […]

The “Banned” Air Jordan 1s have started trending again with the shoe’s return scheduled to hit stores early September. Many NBA fans are familiar with the story surrounding the shoe when it first came out. The league wasn’t going to allow Michael Jordan to wear them because the shoes weren’t “uniform” enough. Then Jordan was going […]

The Boston Celtics have appeared desperate to land a big name free agent ever since the NBA Draft. They shopped the third overall pick all over the league and came up empty before having to settle on drafting Jaylen Brown. They made a pretty strong run at Kevin Durant, appearing like real contenders after signing […]

One of the main reasons why the Oklahoma City Thunder withdrew their qualifying offer for Dion Waiters was to free up more cap room that will help in renegotiating a contract extension with Russell Westbrook. With Kevin Durant gone, Westbrook has become the top priority in OKC. Providing Westbrook with a talented roster will go […]

Russell Westbrook still has yet to publicly comment over Kevin Durant‘s departure. Sources close to him may be giving us somewhat of an idea of how he’s feeling. In typical Russell Westbrook fashion, it looks like rage is what’s fueling him now. Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman examined the Westbrook situation for the Thunder in a […]

Jim Buss, owner and head of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t begin with the best of fortunes as he and his sister Jeanie Buss took over the team after his father, the legendary Jerry Buss, passed away years ago. A few of their moves backfired, like acquiring Dwight Howard and Steve Nash […]

On the court, LeBron James is seen as one of the most selfless players in the NBA and at times to a fault. In contrast, Russell Westbrook has been called selfish or a ball hog, holding back Kevin Durant and the Thunder from winning at times. But when you compare their regular season numbers it […]

ESPN analyst Jalen Rose agrees with many NBA general managers that the Oklahoma City Thunder should trade Russell Westbrook. The point guard might leave the team in free agency if he does not agree to a contract extension with OKC. As he said on ESPN’s First Take, Rose believes Westbrook should go to San Antonio. […]

It has been a little more than a week since Kevin Durant announced he was going to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, the internet was quick to react with memes, disappointed fans, and videos of burning jerseys. However, though many NBA players reacted to the news, there was one specific reaction that was noticeably […]

It is not often in professional sports that you see a team with two of the top five players in the league, then lose them both in a matter of months. The Oklahoma City Thunder could be headed in that direction. Kevin Durant left OKC to join a super-team with the Golden State Warriors and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have had an incredible draft history, drafting quality players such as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Eric Bledsoe, and Steven Adams. Although most of those players have moved to greener pastures, the core of that team was always Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Durant Durant has now left […]

Top dog or ball hog? StatMuse, a startup out of San Francisco that currently lets you search for basketball facts and statistics through ordinary “natural” language request, posted this tweet suggesting that Russell Westbrook is going to have a “monster season” as the sole focus of theOklahoma City Thunder‘s offensive attack. Russell Westbrook is going solo. Expect huge […]

It seems Russell Westbrook’s luck has just about ran out going into this summer. After suffering a painful loss to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals to losing long time teammate Kevin Durant in free agency, the lone OKC superstar has a lot to reflect on going into next season. To add […]

This year’s free agency may be drying up now, but from what we’ve seen the past couple of days, anything and everything can happen. This is the reason why it has also dominated social media these days. However, there is already some anticipation for next year’s sweepstakes as some of the biggest names in the […]

Just because he is now retired, it does not mean that Steve Nash is done assisting.  Sure, Klay Thompson texted Durant and Curry may have told him that it is irrelevant which one of them MVP so long as they get the ring, but it was Nash who gave the assist that scored. According to […]

Former teammates, and great friends, will now be playing against each other in the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kevin Durant has joined the Golden State Warriors and Russell Westbrook is still a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, as of now. Their days together were unbelieveable, including a 2012 NBA Finals run as well many deep […]

In the wake of ex-Thunder superstar forward Kevin Durant‘s departure to the rival Western Conference finalistsm the Golden State Warriors, young guard Victor Oladipo can only move on and prepare for a bigger role, and consequently more pressure, in his new Oklahoma home during this offseason. Yet, under the presumed leadership of athletic point guard Russell […]

With July 7th’s moratorium-ending deadline coming and passing, free agency seems to be ceasing to an end, and general managers around the league now turn to the 2017 class of superstars unsigned to their incumbent franchises. Thunder‘s Westbrook has already started making rumors, with the point guard reportedly refusing to sign an extension and risking a blockbuster […]

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant‘s time in Oklahoma City together might have not always been what it seemed. According to a recent podcast from ESPN’s Royce Young, that relationship was very strained even just five years ago: “After the 2011 season, Durant wanted to sit down with Sam Presti, and wanted a meeting with him […]

Today the Detroit Pistons signed restricted free agent center Boban Marjanovic. Marjanovic is the 7’3″ Serbian center, drafted by the San Antonio Spurs last summer, that became a fan favorite, but had a short contract term. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Marjanovic signed an offer sheet with the Pistons for three years at $21 million dollars. Detroit is […]

The Thunder have been rumored to be shopping Russell Westbrook. He is in the final remaining year of his contract, and after losing Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors, the Oklahoma City Thunder might not want to risk losing their two best players in two consecutive years without getting anything in return. Exit Oklahoma […]

According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, point guard Russell Westbrook may have had issue with Kevin Durant‘s relationship with Draymond Green. Wojnarowski discussed the issue on The Vertical’s podcast Wednesday with ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy about how Westbrook was miffed at Durant not viewing the Warriors forward as an enemy while competing against them in […]

Oklahoma City must be truly gasping in horror at the state of their franchise in the past 24 hours. The first star in this newly born NBA town, 2013-14 MVP Kevin Durant, only just deserted his old team for Steve Kerr and Jerry West’s Golden State Warriors. Now, several rumors report that the Thunder front office might […]

Golden State‘s new forward, Kevin Durant, has always preached the importance of his teammates. Even his decision to leave Oklahoma City was a “basketball decision.” For almost a decade, Durant battled on the court alongside Russell Westbrook. The enigmatic point guard is a force of nature with a lack of compassion for the rim; he’s […]

There was no shortage of fireworks in the NBA world during this year’s 4th of July celebrations. The Oklahoma City Thunder lost their best franchise player when Kevin Durant decided to join the Golden State Warriors, who just so happened to eliminate OKC from the Western Conference Finals this year. This move has left Russell […]

OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti addressed the media tonight, hours after finding out that he had lost Kevin Durant to free agency. He is very much aware of what’s on hand and quickly turned his attention to the other star he still has under contract, Russell Westbrook. There’s already been a lot of chatter about the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had pinned a lot of hope onto Kevin Durant staying for an extra year, as many expected to be the likely scenario. The most rewarding choice for Durant financially would have been to stay with the Thunder for one more year and enter free agency alongside Russell Westbrook in the summer of […]

It is no secret that Kevin Durant’s free agency decision is the single most important move of this NBA off-season. Where Durant decides to set up shop has a huge influence on the direction many teams around the league go in and the types of contracts that other free agents are awarded. For these reasons, […]

With Serge Ibaka‘s move to the Orlando Magic, he will probably be expected to take on a much more prominent role. Ibaka seems up for the challenge, because he has expressed concern of having his #4 position being reduced on the Oklahoma City Thunder team. Most notably, Ibaka has seen a lot less action in […]

One of the few but surprising trades that happened this week was when the Thunder sent Serge Ibaka in a swap for three Orlando Magic players Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova, and rookie Domantas Sabonis, on Thursday. The Thunder had just come off of a long run in the playoffs, and almost eliminating the Warriors, but blew […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers still have life, extending their series against the Golden State Warriors with an exhilarating 112-97 victory at Oracle Arena on Monday night. Together, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined for 82 points, scoring 41 apiece. They were a two-man wrecking crew that the Dubs simply didn’t have an answer for, especially once […]

In an NBA Finals with both LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the “real MVP” debate is bound to be never-ending. Before Game 4, J.R. Smith brought up the conversation again, of course favoring his teammate. What was truly interesting about Smith’s statements were not that he picked LeBron for MVP, but who he picked as […]

What used to be considered one of the greatest honors in all of sports, the Olympic Games now seems to have lost some of its prestige. For some reason, numerous NBA stars have all recently withdrawn from the 2016 Summer Olympics. The increasingly long list of stars already withdrawn includes Warriors’ star guards Steph Curry […]

At this point, we all have heard about and seen the Jimmy Kimmel segment where he brings on NBA players to read mean tweets of themselves. It’s absolutely hysterical every time. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel Live published their fourth edition of their segment. This time, they had Jalen Rose, Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, Dikembe Mutombo, Reggie Miller, […]

Heading into the offseason, Kevin Durant’s impending free agency will be the biggest storyline. The 27-year-old small forward is in the thick of his prime and is considered to be the top free agent on the market. With the Oklahoma City Thunder once again coming up short of a championship, the question of whether or […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a disappointing Western Conference Finals series, losing in Game 7 after being up 3-1 early in the series. Once again, they have missed out on their chance for an NBA championship ring. Well worry not KD and Russell, because Young Thug’s got you covered. In an Instagram video he posted, […]

Russell Westbrook wasn’t amused after the Thunder lost Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors in a series where the Oklahoma City Thunder had a 3-1 advantage. When the question arose to Westbrook regarding his defense in stopping Steph Curry who scored 15 points to seal the win in the […]

The Golden State Warriors rallied on Monday night to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit against Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points including 15 in the 4th quarter of Game 7 to win their third straight game against OKC and take the series. The Warriors completely demoralized the […]

We all heard the interview yesterday. Kevin Durant took a shot at the defense from Steph Curry and his inability to guard the best point guards. The general media and fans around the country have this general conception that Curry is not good on the defensive end. There’s been no doubt that he puts in the […]