Yesterday was an Independence Day that will live in infamy for those living in the state of Oklahoma and not for good reason (unless you live in Seattle or Northern California). Much to the chagrin, horror and heartache of Thunder fans across the country, Kevin Durant chose to celebrate his July 4th by declaring his [...]
July 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Kevin Durant will be the talk of the entire summer for not only the NBA, but the entire sports world. His decision to leave OKC for the team that just knocked him off several weeks ago has some applauding and many scratching their head. But what’s done is done and now OKC is left to [...]
July 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
Now that Kevin Durant is a member of the Golden State Warriors, it’s only a matter of time before the Oklahoma City Thunder cut their losses and trade Russell Westbrook. Or maybe not. As ESPN.com’s Royce Young explained: They still have Westbrook, though, at least for another year. He’s an unrestricted free agent next summer [...]
The Oklahoma City Thunder want Al Horford…in addition to Kevin Durant. I bet you thought they were done trying to make a splash. The Serge Ibaka trade caught a bunch of us off-guard. It was enough of a surprise to last the Thunder all summer. They would try to re-sign Durant and that would be [...]
The 2016 NBA Draft had plenty of drama, entertainment, questionable player comparisons by Jalen Rose, international players and trades. The one thing that stood out above all else though and may have made one unexpected team the winner of the night was the trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic. The Magic [...]
June 24, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
LeBron James and Steph Curry are likely out of the Rio Olympics, but Kevin Durant says he’s still in. Two years ago, during the Team USA showcase game in Las Vegas, things changed for KD. That was when Paul George broke his leg in that exhibition game, which ultimately influenced Durant to sit out that [...]
June 22, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
Kevin Durant has an important decision to make this offseason. Russell Westbrook may or may not play a role in shaping it. Per Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman: [tweet https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/738051838813995009] You have to appreciate Durant’s candor. He isn’t always like this with the media. It’s almost surprising that he would deliver such an honest answer [...]
Kevin Durant hasn’t indicated he’ll leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Boston Celtics, but if he does, he knows which players he wants to come with him. Or something. Here’s Butch Stearns of WEEI on this very issue (h/t NBC Sports): I have this on pretty good authority. The Celtics have sat with his [...]
Memorial Day weekend 2016 is one that will live in infamy for Oklahoma City fans as it was the weekend their NBA Finals dreams died and their savior may have played his final games in a Thunder uniform. The Thunder fumbled away a golden opportunity to eliminate the Warriors once and for all Saturday night [...]
June 1, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs, Ryan Bawek
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won six of their past 7 playoff games by an average of 15 points per victory. That’s an impressive stat or accomplishment for an NBA team in the increased stakes and high level of competition of the NBA Playoffs. When you consider that run of dominance has come against two [...]
May 26, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek