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Youth and potential are the two building blocks of the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise and suddenly, this is a team on the rise in the NBA. Led by their All-NBA First Team guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder reached the Western Conference Play-In Tournament this past season with a 40-42 record after two consecutive seasons […]

We’ve reached the final weekend of the 2022-23 NBA regular season. This season has been a thrilling ride, with some teams performing well above expectations and others well below them. One can only hope that the playoffs are full of just as much excitement as the regular season. With the regular season winding down, the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a crucial contest on Tuesday after a late comeback by the defending champion Golden State Warriors. While no singular play determined the outcome, a botched substitution arguably served as an inflection point in the game. With the score tied at 115 midway through the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry sank a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave the refs the business Tuesday night and got a technical foul for it during an interesting moment in the game against the Golden State Warriors. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was FURIOUS and picked up a technical foul 😳 The refs forgot to let Jalen Williams sub in […]

The trade deadline is a crucial moment for many teams in the NBA as they make decisions to either push for the playoffs or plan for the future. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in a unique position. They can keep things as they are and let the season play out. That’s how surprisingly good […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder failed to collect an upset win on the road against the Boston Celtics Monday, as they fell prey to Marcus Smart and company to the tune of a 126-122 score. The Thunder were competitive, though, against a perennial title contender in enemy territory, thanks in part to Aleksej Pokusevski coming up […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell short by the skin of their teeth on Monday night, as they lost a one-point heartbreaker to the Chicago Bulls, 111-110. The Thunder climbed back from a massive 28-point deficit in the third quarter to keep things interesting in the final frame. Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was once again at […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s COVID-19 situation has hit another level on Tuesday as rookie guard Josh Giddey and head coach Mark Daigneault entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Via Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania: Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey has entered Covid protocols, according to the league portal. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December […]

Rebuilding teams with a boatload of draft picks like the Oklahoma City Thunder should always be open to making significant trades. However, that does not mean trading away the best thing your franchise has going for itself. In other words, the Thunder would be out of their minds to move Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. There have been […]

In the tense game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, the referees missed a crucial call involving Devin Booker appearing to step out of bounds. Even in real time, it was obvious that the star guard’s right shoe touched the sideline after a trap set by the Thunder. With just […]

It has been a week since we last saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander take the floor for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The highly-promising shooting guard has been dealing with a foot injury, and as it appears, he is currently not in line for a return in the immediate future. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault provided an update […]

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 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 — […]

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 […]

Charles Barkley has never been afraid to speak his mind. Even though in some cases, his mind is a complete blank. The NBA legend and TNT host once again participated in the annual “Who He Play For” segment of the award-winning show Inside the NBA. The entertaining game shows the faces of different role players […]

After an overachieving campaign in the 2019-2020 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder eventually parted with former head coach Billy Donovan who packed his bags on the way to Chicago. After nearly two months, the front office seemed to have found their new guy as they recently promoted former assistant coach Mark Daigneault to become […]