Russell Westbrook

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not going to trade Russell Westbrook. There are, however, a few NBA teams that think they should. Consider what Zach Lowe said during a recent episode of The Lowe Post podcast (via Bleacher Report’s Kyle Newport): “There’s an increasing number of people around the league who think the Thunder should look at [...]

Kevin Durant isn’t actually anti-Russell Westbrook. He just has slippery thumbs. NBA Twitter went predictably wild when Durant’s Instagram account liked a comment that was critical of his former teammate in Oklahoma City. Here’s the breakdown, courtesy of Sports Illustrated: [tweet https://twitter.com/SInow/status/988484771058679808?tfw_site=SBNation&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2F2018%2F4%2F23%2F17272808%2Fkevin-durant-instagram-russell-westbrook-like-twitter-burner-account-nba] Did Durant maybe think he was using one of his burner accounts again? [...]

Russell Westbrook has thrown a wrench in the Los Angeles Lakers’ plan to sign Paul George in free agency this summer. And it’s a big one. Soon after the NBA’s All-Star reserves were announced and it was clear George didn’t make the cut, Westbrook made an impassioned defense of his teammate. And his words resonated…big [...]

Coming into the 2017-18 season, there were a number of rookies who arrived in the NBA with plenty of hype as potential stars of the future: Ben Simmons (didn’t play last year), Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, Jayson Tatum and Josh Jackson to name a few. Some have looked like stars in the making (Simmons and [...]

Carmelo Anthony wants Russell Westbrook to know he has an ally in him—and he’s willing to (most likely) lighten his bank account to prove it. The reigning MVP was ejected late in the fourth quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Monday night win over the Sacramento Kings. Here’s a clip of what went down: [tweet [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the NBA’s most bizarre team. They have the league’s sixth-best net rating, behind only the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors, according to NBA.com. They have three stars in Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Russell Westbrook. They rank third in points allowed per [...]

Carmelo Anthony has the solution to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s crunch-time struggles on the offensive end: Paul George, Russell Westbrook and himself need to be more selfish. He expanded upon these sentiments, per the Norman Transcript‘s Fred Katz: “Too timid, we’re thinking too much,” he said. “Russ, PG, myself, we have to do a better job [...]

Kevin Durant isn’t worried about his relationship—or, rather, lack thereof—with members of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. Although he admits to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher that he still isn’t talking to Russell Westbrook, Nick Collison, general manager Sam Presti, et al., he’s confident that will all change over time: Now, a month into his second [...]

Paul George is so thoughtful. The Oklahoma City Thunder rocked the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night, winning 112-99 on what happened to be Russell Westbrook’s birthday. Afterward, Paul George was naturally asked whether he got his point guard anything for the occasion. And his answer was epic, per the Norman Transcript‘s Fred Katz: [tweet https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/929910763371810816] Well, [...]

If the NBA playoffs started today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would not be a part of them. Having lost three straight, they’re now 4-6, which currently ranks as the fourth-worst record in the Western Conference. But the Thunder’s Big Three of Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Russell Westbrook. Each member preached some variation of patience [...]