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Who says that you can’t trade pizza for the shoe of an NBA superstar? In the world of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook, you absolutely can. Check out the clip below featuring Westbrook, apparently haggling for a slice of pizza owned by a young Thunder fan. Westbrook is getting out of control with his […]

The Phoenix Suns will not have the services of star guard Devin Booker when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday. Booker is dealing with a hamstring injury and missed the Suns’ last game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Per #Suns, Devin Booker is OUT tonight at Oklahoma City with a strained left hamstring. — […]

According to head coach Billy Donovan, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook did not practice with the team on Saturday due to a sore shoulder, Erik Horne of The Oklahoman reports. Billy Donovan said Russell Westbrook did not practice today due to a sore shoulder. Donovan did not specify which shoulder, or what […]

Following a loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, Russell Westbrook isn’t worried about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s slow start to the season, despite starting out 0-4 through the early get-go. “No need to panic,” said Westbrook, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. “We’re not starting the way we wanted to, but we’ll be […]

Paul George signed a four-year, $136.9 million contract this summer to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder, shocking many around the league. For the last two years, every rumor stated that George was intent on going home and playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. After the Thunder lost to the Utah Jazz in the first […]

After spending just one year together as teammates, Oklahoma City Thunder stars Paul George and Russell Westbrook have formed quite a bond. George has even credited his relationship with the former MVP as one of the main reasons behind his decision to stay on with the Thunder. However, George has a unique way of describing […]

The wait is finally over for Oklahoma City Thunder fans. Star point guard Russell Westbrook will make his season debut Sunday at home against the Sacramento Kings. Westbrook, who underwent surgery on his right knee on Sept. 12, missed the entire preseason and the first two games of the season on the road. The Thunder […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan has refuted a report which claimed that star point guard Russell Westbrook has been cleared for full contact. Westbrook, who underwent surgery on his right knee on Sept. 12, has not been cleared by the Thunder medical staff for full contact, and is only taking controlled contact, via ClutchPoints’ […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is one of the most intense players in the NBA, so even if he’s not playing in a game, he’s still going to have some type of effect on it. Westbrook is still out after having right knee surgery in early September, but the injury isn’t going […]

Despite going through an intense workout Friday, Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook will not play tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers. Westbrook underwent surgery on his right knee Sept. 12. It was the fourth procedure the explosive guard has had on his right knee following a collision with guard Patrick Beverley in the 2013 playoffs, […]

It appears the Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has some insider information regarding the status of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westrbook heading into the Clippers-Thunder matchup on Friday night. Multiple reports are stating that Westbrook is doubtful to make his season debut against the Clippers on Friday as he has yet to […]

When you’re a fierce competitor like Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook, sitting on the bench and watching your team play against the defending champion Golden State Warriors on opening night has to be the worst feeling in the world. Westbrook is still recovering from his offseason knee surgery, so he wasn’t able […]

The saying, “Records are made to be broken,” is as old as NBA record books. The 2018-19 NBA season is here, and it should be interesting because multiple franchise and league-wide records are set to be taken over. Old ones and new, good and bad the league is full of records, some take longer than […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder open the 2018-19 regular-season on Tuesday against the mighty Golden State Warriors, and the team will be without the services of star point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook underwent surgery on his right knee on Sept. 12 and is still not doing full contact, according to Thunder head coach Billy Donovan. As of now, […]

In a surprising turn of events this summer, Paul George decided to forego his plans to move to Los Angeles. He signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder for four more years, and his evolving relationship with Russell Westbrook helped keep him in OKC. Sports Illustrated’s Rob Mahoney wrote about how acquiring and keeping George has […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook underwent minor surgery on his right knee last month after experiencing a bit of stiffness. And though he’s not been cleared for full contact just yet, Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen believes Westbrook will return as an even better player. Pippen joined Rachel Nichols on Friday’s episode of The […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan told reporters Thursday that while star point guard Russell Westbrook is progressing every day from his arthroscopic knee surgery, the explosive guard has not been cleared for full-contact practice yet, leaving Westbrook’s status for the season opener against the Golden State Warriors in question. Westbrook underwent surgery on his right knee […]

As another NBA season is set to begin in ten days, it’s not only the teams themselves that are putting the final touches to their roster. Fans all over the globe are also scrambling to put together the most formidable roster possible in each of their fantasy basketball leagues. To better help you in strategizing […]

If you followed the NBA last season, you saw dozens of records fall — good ones and bad, old and new. The league, teams and it’s players shattered records left and right. From the start until the very end an insane number of records, held by some of the more legendary players in league history, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says star point guard Russell Westbrook is progressing every day from his arthroscopic knee surgery. Westbrook has not been doing full contact drills in practice but is able to do some “controlled” contact, according to Donovan. Westbrook underwent surgery on his right knee on Sept. 12. The explosive guard […]

Standing at 7-feet and weighing 255 pounds, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is as big as they come in the league. Based on video evidence provided by none other than Adams’ former MVP teammate, Russell Westbrook, the big man certainly has quite the appetite to sustain his massive frame. Westbrook recently posted a brief clip […]

Who says the preseason doesn’t matter? Well, just about everyone. An ecstatic Russell Westbrook is trying to use the preseason to improve, but not only on the court. The Oklahoma City Thunder star is seen on video drawing up plays on a whiteboard in between the third and fourth quarter. Thunder assistant coach, Mo Cheeks […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard could join the shortlist of elite point guards to warrant the eligibility for a supermax contract, much like his counterparts Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook. Lillard will enter his third of five seasons under his current five-year, $140 million max deal and if he makes the All-NBA team […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook didn’t defend his MVP title, but NBA general managers thought highly of him in their annual survey by selecting him as the league’s most athletic player and the fastest player with the ball. This is Westbrook’s second consecutive year being voted the most athletic player. However, he dethroned John Wall’s […]

The NBA’s annual general manager survey gave Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry the nod as the league’s best point guard, garnering a hefty 57 percent of the vote. Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder followed in second place with 17 percent of the vote, only a year removed from winning his first […]

With the proliferation of teams that use small lineups in today’s NBA, the backcourt positions are big parts of a team’s success. Not only are they required to facilitate the offense but they also share a big chunk of the scoring responsibilities for the team. In this article, we will be ranking the best backcourts […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant has followed Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook on Instagram. Durant and Westbrook are believed to be on good terms again after having beef during the 2016-17 season. Durant left Westbrook and the Thunder for the Warriors in the summer of 2016 and it caused serious tension […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti said the team won’t try to rush star point guard Russell Westbrook to be ready for the start of the regular season, according to ESPN’s Royce Young. Presti maintained that the organization has never pushed a player to return from injury and it won’t start with Westbrook, its […]

NBA analyst and basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas has just come out with a bold claim that will not make Oklahoma City Thunder supporters happy. According to the 57-year-old, he believes that the Thunder will not make the [layoffs this coming season. Thomas made his brash prediction on a recent appearance on NBA TV. […]

Russell Westbrook is a bad man on the basketball court. But off the court, Westbrook is a family man, and he and his wife, Nina, are preparing to welcome some new additions to the family. The Oklahoma City Thunder posted a video to YouTube and Twitter in which Russell and Nina announced they are having […]

Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd ripped Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and and other athletic scoring point guards for their lack of long-term effectiveness on his show The Herd earlier this week. While he acknowledged that players like Westbrook, John Wall, Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson are exciting to watch, he challenged their ability to […]

Nothing lasts forever in the NBA. Even the seemingly immortal San Antonio Spurs have seen their Big Three scatter to the winds. The Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and more are here for their turn atop the NBA. But balance must be kept. For every team or player that rises, others must fall. Progress and decline […]

According to a report from ESPN’s Royce Young, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday morning after feeling a bit of stiffness over the last week. Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today after feeling some stiffness in the last week. It's a preemptive […]

Isaiah Thomas enters his first season with the Denver Nuggets after a disappointing year split between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was an MVP candidate with the Boston Celtics in 2016, but he was forced to sign a contract for the minimum this offseason. Thomas sat down — or better yet […]

It did not take long for Dennis Schroder of the Oklahama City Thunder to give some love to his new teammate. He recently shared in his Instagram story that 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player and new teammate Russell Westbrook has served as an inspiration to him. Aside from Westbrook, he also mentioned future Hall-of-Famer and […]

It still is the NBA offseason, so there is an ample amount of time for players to kick it on a Saturday and catch a college football game live. Just take for example the pair of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young, who was spotted in Norman together during […]

Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Maurice Cheeks is only a day away from his long-awaited enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but while he is being inducted for his accomplishments as a player, his post-playing career is just as worthy of The Hall. Cheeks took on a young Russell Westbrook since Day 1, […]

Not long before Russell Westbrook established himself as the unquestionable centerpiece of the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise, he was seen by most as an untamed force that was too rough around the edges. What not a lot of people know is that Thunder assistant coach Maurice Cheeks actually played a pivotal part in the development […]

During last year’s playoffs, Utah Jazz combo guard Dante Exum showed glimpses of his potential as a key cog for the young team. Exum is looking to build upon that performance by working out with premier point guards Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul this offseason, per Fansided’s Ryan Aston. “Much to the delight of Utah […]