Thunder

Kevin Durant’s free-agent departure to the Golden State Warriors in 2016 brought anger to Oklahoma City Thunder fans. One fan even went so far as to record himself shooting bullets at Durant’s jersey! These actions though have pushed Durant away from the city in which he spent eight seasons. At his first game in Oklahoma [...]

Was Thursday’s blockbuster Russell Westbrook / Chris Paul deal a good one for the Rockets? Only time will tell. The Rockets performed well with the Paul-Harden duo, but it did lead to a fallout between both superstars. One can only assume that their rumored falling out began with their ball-dominant playing styles. So what does [...]

Russell Westbrook has struggled in December and after Sunday nights game against the Mavs he did not attempt to sugarcoat anything. This was the least efficient offensive performance of his career. “I’ve just got to do a better job, man,” Westbrook said according to ESPN after scoring only nine points on 4-of-22 shooting in a [...]

If the Los Angeles Lakers can find any consolation in whiffing on Paul George in free agency, it’s this: They signed LeBron James. Oh, and they were also Paul George’s first choice until—well, until they weren’t. Speaking with The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, George revealed that he would be wearing a Lakers uniform right now [...]

Native American themed mascots, logos and team names are pervasive all over the professional and collegiate sports scene, but rarely do they truly pay homage. The alternate uniforms that the Thunder unveiled on Monday do seem to be the rare instance where the culture is being honored and not parodied or done in a disrespectful [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers were apparently ticked off that Paul George didn’t grant them a meeting in free agency—and this revelation comes from PG13 himself. Speaking Chris Pfaff’s Short Story Long podcast, George indicated that Lakers president Magic Johnson and Co. were not especially pleased with him rejoining the Oklahoma City Thunder before giving them face-time (h/t The [...]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 off-season after coming within minutes of defeating them a month before will go down as one of the most infamous decisions in NBA history. One would assume it was a decision Durant labored over for days and weeks [...]

Writing thank you notes to an NBA city and its fans after your playing days are over have been common practice in the NBA for star-caliber players for some time. Especially when that player starred for a franchise for a half a decade or more. Carmelo Anthony felt the need to thank Oklahoma City fans [...]

On the court Kevin Durant is a cold-blooded assassin, back to back NBA Finals MVP and probably the most unstoppable offensive force in the NBA. Off the court he seems to be somewhat sensitive and insecure at times and has a tendency to isolate himself from the media and all of the hoopla that comes [...]

Paul George now bleeds all things Oklahoma City. This might have been implied by him re-signing with the Thunder on a four-year deal (player option after Year 3) before free agency ever officially started. Everything from the timing to the structure of the contract—a two-plus-one would have made more sense if this were a purely [...]