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Kevin Durant As The "Slim Reaper" Is Terrifying
Kevin Durant's month-long rampage through the NBA has earned him a menacing new nickname: The Slim Reaper. The artist behind pixelfucks.com ran with the idea and created the image above. ...
The West Is OKC's Until Kevin Durant Says Otherwise
In the four weeks since Russell Westbrook's arthroscopic surgery, the Oklahoma City Thunder has fallen from 23-5 (.821) to 33-10 (.767) — that is, the team has racked up half its losses during just 15 games. Westbrook's major stats this season (21.4 points, 6.0 boards, 7.0 assists, 1.8 steals) all t...
Pissed-Off Kevin Durant Is The Best Kevin Durant
Not long ago, we wondered how any NBA team was supposed to beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Last night, we got our answer: put Kevin Durant on the other team, and make him angry....
Sometimes, LeBron Wishes He Could Take All The Shots
The two best players in the NBA are frustratingly polished when it comes to the media, so there's rarely any hint of a real rivalry between them. This will have to do: LeBron James says he's "jealous" that Kevin Durant gets to shoot so much....
Kevin Durant Tweets Smoking Selfie, Deletes It, Says He Was Hacked
This isn't scandalous as much as it is weird. Kevin Durant tweeted a photo of himself smoking—from what seems to be a hookah—before quickly deleting it and claiming his phone was hacked. Hookah's legal. (One can obviously pack other, non-NBA-approved things into a hookah, but there's no proof of tha...
Thunder Players Meet Up; Kendrick Perkins Wonders Why He Wasn't Invited
Three days ago, Hasheem Thabeet and a few Oklahoma City Thunder teammates—including Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Serge Ibaka—hung out for some kind of outing. Thabeet posted a photo of the group on Instagram. That part isn't a story. Kendrick Perkins complaining about not being invited, howe...
Russell Westbrook Is Out Until After The All-Star Break
Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today, and will be out until after the All-Star break, reports Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman. ...
Kendrick Perkins Kicked Joakim Noah Out Of The Thunder Locker Room
The Thunder are streaking, moving to 13-0 at home after winning their eighth straight overall, a clinical 107-95 victory over the Bulls. Chicago is sputtering, having lost 13 of their last 16. Pride and frustration are a volatile mix, and when Bulls center Joakim Noah entered the OKC locker room aft...
NAIA Allows Thunder Fan To Keep $20,000 Prize From Halfcourt Shot
Good news! This is no longer bullshit....
Russell Westbrook's OT Game-Winner, In A Perfect Courtside Video
How do you not love everything about this?...
NAIA Rule May Force Thunder Fan To Give Up $20K From Halfcourt Shot
This is BULLSHIT. ...
Another Freaking Thunder Fan Hit A Half-Court Shot For $20,000
Brad Brucker, a 33-year-old volleyball and soccer coach, became the second Thunder fan this week to sink a halftime, mid-court heave for $20,000, and the fifth since February. What in the name of the Harlem Globetrotters is going on at Chesapeake Energy Arena?...
Thunder Fan Hits $20,000 Half-Court Shot, Gets Respect From Jay Z
For the second straight home game, an Oklahoma City Thunder fan has made the half-court shot and won $20,000. But this dude also received congratulations from Jay Z, which are priceless....
Andre Iguodala Leaves Some Rich Dudes Hanging On A High Five
These three dudes were right there after Andre Iguodala's buzzer-beater to beat the Thunder, and they were right there to give Iguodala a giant high five after it happened. Look at their faces. Look at the way two of them follow through after Iguodala turns and walks away. Look at how the dude to th...
The Last Two Shots Of That Crazy Thunder-Warriors Game
Andre Iguodala's buzzer-beater capped off an insane finish to tonight's Thunder-Warriors game, giving Golden State a 116-115 win....
The Clippers Will Fight You, And Beat You
Another big test, and another big win for the Pacific-leading Clippers, a sometimes-sloppy, occasionally chippy, high-energy 111-103 slugfest over the Thunder that saw a near-fight between Blake Griffin and Serge Ibaka, with a furious Matt Barnes as the third man in....
Drunk Man Tries To Steal Thunder Girls' Wooden Stool, Gets Arrested
Troy MacBeth was attending an Oklahoma City Thunder game last Wednesday when he allegedly attempted to take a wooden stool that belonged to the Thunder Girls. Why would he do that? That face has "good decisions" written all over it....
Eddie Vedder Is Mad At Those "Fuckers" In OKC For Stealing The Sonics. Also, Let's Watch Him Fall Down Over And Over Again
Here's aging dinosaur rocker Eddie Vedder at a recent concert in Charlotte, N.C., disparaging certain "fuckers" in Oklahoma City for stealing the SuperSonics from Seattle. Eddie Vedder is no friend of yours, residents of the Sooner State!...
Thank God Russell Westbrook Is Back, And Still Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook made his return to the Thunder last night, several weeks before he was expected to be back. He missed 11 of 16 shots, made four turnovers, and looked like he'd be shaking off the rust for at least a few weeks. But he was also undeniably the real Westbrook, the agent of chaos who ma...
Who Wants To Look At Kendrick Perkins's Dislocated Finger?
Jamming a finger while playing basketball hurts, and—this might be going out on a limb here—dislocating a finger while playing basketball probably hurts more....