Russell Westbrook

Does Kevin Durant care what you think about how the Oklahoma City Thunder run their offense? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL, no. The Thunder are the NBA’s second-best offensive team, pumping in 110.6 points per 100 possessions. But they’re not always aesthetically pleasing. They’re among the most isolation-prone teams in the league, per NBA.com, and they often seem to [...]

Stephen Curry update: Stephen Curry is still really good. Really, really good. So good that he’s used the Golden State Warriors’ first eight games as his own personal plaything—a stage on which he has humiliated defenses, torched twine, made twenty-point quarters a regularity and, above all else, put the NBA’s early season MVP race in [...]

Kevin Durant is so sweet. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 103-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, a game in which Durant and crew led by as many as 12 points, the 2013-14 MVP threw a hefty compliment Russell Westbrook’s way, per NewsOK.com’s Anthony Slater: Interesting comment in postgame. Durant, while talking about [...]

Russell Westbrook must save a ton of money on razors, shaving cream and aftershave. During a quick-hit interview with Maxim, Westbrook was asked to identify his favorite shaver, to which he responded (h/t Ball Don’t Lie): “I have never shaved a day in my life. I just don’t really grow facial hair.” Well, lucky him. [...]

Dion Waiters and the Oklahoma City Thunder have started trying to iron out an extension. You read that right, even though it doesn’t feel right. Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news, because, well, Woj breaks all the news: Guard Dion Waiters and the Oklahoma City Thunder are actively exploring a contract extension with the [...]

Jeremy Lamb is beginning his time with the Charlotte Hornets much like he began his NBA career: with expectations. Three years removed from his lottery selection, Lamb isn’t anywhere near the player he was supposed to be. He hasn’t shown he can be an elite scorer at the professional level, and his outside stroke, while [...]

  [...]

Next summer, if and when Kevin Durant re-signs with the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency, it won’t necessarily be because they give him the best chance to win. Instead, it might be out of fear for what Russell Westbrook will do—or, rather, say—if he were to leave. Durant is chilling with Team USA at [...]

Russell Westbrook giveth, and he taketh away. In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, he tooketh away. He didn’t cost the Thunder a victory per se. He tallied a career-high 54 points to go along with nine rebounds and eight assists—another superhuman stat line for a desperately energetic player [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a 135-131 thriller to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, but Russell Westbrook and Co. matched a unique set of NBA records in the process. Although the following certainly does not lessen the disappointment of a loss, looking back at the game from a statistical perspective is intriguing. Dallas coach [...]