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Russell Westbrook Dunked The Nuggets Out Of The Arena
The Denver Nuggets, a bad basketball team, actually gave the Oklahoma City Thunder a close game last night. A rejuvenated Danilo Gallinari hung 27 on them, Kenneth Faried did some Kenneth Faried things, and rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay managed to play 33 not-totally-embarrassing minutes. Denve...
Oh Look, Kevin Durant Is Complaining About The Media Again
After Friday night’s easy win over the Timberwolves, ESPN reporter Royce Young asked Kevin Durant about the popular perception of the Thunder, based upon Michael Wilbon’s recent comments on PTI. Here’s what Wilbon said:...
Russell Westbrook Ejected As Thunder And Mavs Get Into It
Mavericks-Thunder was never going to be close, not with Dallas resting all five starters after an overtime game the night before. And it wasn’t—OKC jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter, extended it to 23 by halftime, and cruised to a 108-89 win. But not being competitive didn’t mea...
#1 Kansas Knocks Off #2 Oklahoma In 3OT Thriller
Monday night saw an exciting-as-hell throwback to a different time for college basketball: the two best teams in the country facing off, each led by a senior. In the end, Perry Ellis (27 points, 13 rebounds) and #1 Kansas topped Buddy Hield (46 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) and #2 Oklahoma, 109-106...
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Joe Mixon's First Meeting With Reporters Was A Joke
Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon met with reporters today, marking the first time he’s spoken to the media since being suspended for one year after allegedly punching a woman in the face. From the outset, the university tried to prevent reporters from asking about the alleged assault....
The Lakers Got Walloped By A 36-2 Run
At one point Wednesday night, the Lakers might’ve thought they were going to beat the Thunder. They were up 44-43 with four minutes left in the second quarter, Kobe Bryant has been resurgent lately, and he was even dunking the ball for just the second time all season:...
Here Are Videos Of Dez Bryant Racing A Horse In College
Oklahoma State blog Pistols Firing unearthed a couple of videos of Dez Bryant racing Bullet—Oklahoma State’s mascot horse—in Boone Pickens Stadium....
Kevin Durant Jumper With 5.8 Seconds Left Tops Clippers In Thrilling Finish
Kevin Durant hit a tough jumper over Luc Mbah a Moute with 5.8 seconds left to help the Thunder top the Clippers, 100-99. And just for good measure, he blocked Chris Paul’s attempted game-winner too. ...
Enes Kanter's Full-Court Prayer Is Still Traveling Somewhere Through Space And Time
At the end of the third quarter of OKC’s 106-90 win over Portland, Enes Kanter put up—well, he put up this:...
Refs Wave Off Russell Westbrook's Spectacular Self-Assisted Almost-Buzzer-Beater
Look, I get that this play was waved off, but man, this shot from Westbrook was cool. Properly located the springiest vertebrae knob on Rodney Hood’s back, trotted off like nothing had happened like a champ, then helped make it a game again in the second half. Good work....
Oklahoma State Basketball Coach Travis Ford Ejected From Son's High School Game
So, Oklahoma State University men’s basketball coach Travis Ford was kicked out of his son Brooks’s high school basketball game yesterday, and that’s pretty funny, if perhaps unremarkable. This sounds like any run-of-the-mill Too Raw Sports Dad story, where a probably bad parent got too fired up liv...
Here Are Your College Football Playoff Matchups
ESPN just revealed the matchups for the second annual College Football Playoff. #1 Clemson will take on #4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, and #2 Alabama has #3 Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. Both games will be played on December 31, with the final on January 11 in Arizona. ...
Reggie Jackson To OKC Heckler: "Suck My Dick, Bitch-Ass Nigga"
Turns out Russell Westbrook wasn’t the only Oklahoma City resident with some choice words for former Thunder point guard Reggie Jackson. Jackson wasn’t too happy about this, telling our man, “Suck my dick, bitch-ass nigga.”...
Stoops Rhymes With Poops: Your Stillwater <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN sent the College GameDay crew to Stillwater for Bedlam, and the miserable weather led to what we can only assume was a smaller-than-usual crowd. They brought signs, though! Here are some of them:...
Russell Westbrook On Former Teammate Reggie Jackson: "Who?"
Reggie Jackson left the Oklahoma City Thunder under contentious circumstances last season. He wanted the minutes and opportunities of a starting player, so he was not the ideal player to back up Russell Westbrook, and it really harmed the Thunder’s chemistry last season. After he got shipped out to ...
Reminder From Russell Westbrook: Don't Get It Twisted
The Celtics beat up on the Durant-less Thunder last night, and Marcus Smart had a better game than opposing point guard Russell Westbrook. After the game, one reporter asked Westbrook if Smart, being a big, physical guard, is a particularly tough matchup for him. Westbrook did not take kindly to thi...
D.J. Augustin Somehow Gets Away With Six-Step Layup
The referees may have missed the blatant travel, but at least they caught the goaltending. One out of two ain’t bad....
Jakeem Grant Breaks Just About Everyone's Ankles On This 90-Yard Run
Texas Tech is currently up 17-0 on the undefeated Oklahoma State Cowboys, thanks to this ankle-breaking clinic from Jakeem Grant....
Thunder And Magic Trade Crazy Buzzer-Beaters
The Thunder and the Magic played out a crazy-ass game down in Orlando last night, one that featured about as many would-be daggers and big threes as you’ll see in a regular season game. ...