Oklahoma City Thunder
Westbrook Off Crutches; No Timetable Set
All-Star Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook posted a video on the Vine social media service earlier this week to announce he no longer needs to use crutches, a big milestone in his... »Read More
What’s Next For The Thunder?
HOOPSWORLD lays out possible offseason moves for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Will that missing piece be acquired from the NBA Draft? »Read More
2012-13 Fantasy Basketball Awards
HOOPSWORLD looks back on the regular season and hands out the hardware for the 2012-13 campaign. »Read More
Westbrook Cautions Adams on Sharing Video
Pittsburgh center Steven Adams posted the above video of his trip to Oklahoma City on June 2 after his physical exam with the Thunder and the day before his workout with the team. Adams... »Read More
NBA Sunday: James Taking Too Much Heat?
Miami's LeBron James has received plenty of criticism after Game 1 ... Andre Iguodala on the move? »Read More
Pistons Offer Mo Cheeks Head Coaching Job
Maurice Cheeks will be offered an opportunity to lead the Detroit Pistons out of a half-decade’s malaise. The Pistons have settled on Cheeks as their top choice to become the franchise’s 33rd head coach,... »Read More
Durant to Join Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Agency?
Jay-Z’s upstart sports agency has received another big boost, as a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday night that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant will leave his current agent to join Roc Nation... »Read More
Sources: Mo Cheeks is Pistons’ Frontrunner
Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Mo Cheeks has emerged as the strong frontrunner to become the Detroit Pistons’ head coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Discussions on a contract could begin soon, league sources said.... »Read More
First Round Pick Saric Pulls Out of Draft?
Croatian forward Dario Saric is leaning toward withdrawing from the 2013 NBA draft, league sources told ESPN.com. Saric has until June 17 to make a final decision. Saric is ranked No. 11 by ESPN.com... »Read More
OKC’s Lamb May Elevate to Bigger Role
(Jeremy) Lamb could now be in line to be one of the Thunder’s next big contributors. Financial constraints could keep the Thunder from even offering (Kevin) Martin a contract extension. Any deal exceeding $3... »Read More
McMillan, Cheeks in Lead for Pistons Job?
While some NBA teams have started to fill coaching vacancies, the Pistons don’t appear to be in a hurry. The buzz around the NBA is that the two front-runners for the Pistons’ job are... »Read More
Thunder Intrigued by C.J. McCollum’s Game
While Oklahoma City has mostly been linked to bigs in the draft, a source insists the Thunder are intrigued by McCollum and think he could be an upgrade over Kevin Martin in their system.... »Read More
OKC Can’t Afford to Re-sign Kevin Martin?
If Kevin Martin says he’ll stay in OKC for $5 million per season, should the Thunder pay it? (The Oklahoman writer) Darnell Mayberry: Sounds good in theory. But no. Even that sweetheart deal would... »Read More
NBA Sunday: Top Five Free Agent SGs
The free agent shopping list continues, this time with the NBA's top five shooting guards ... Déjà-vu for the Indiana Pacers? ... Up close with Ryan Kelly »Read More
Where Do The Thunder Go From Here?
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2012-2013 season came to an abrupt end; besides a healthy Russell Westbrook returning, what’s the plan going forward? »Read More
Thunder Assists Oklahoma’s Recovery
Oklahoma cheers on the Thunder. Now the Thunder is cheering on Oklahoma. Oh, cheer’s not the right word. Cheering up is more like it. When Kevin Durant walked through neighborhoods with the American Red... »Read More
All-NBA Teams Announced; LeBron Unanimous
Miami HEAT forward LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA First Team, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. Bryant tied Utah Jazz Hall of Famer forward Karl... »Read More
Mo Cheeks Next to Interview with Pistons?
OKC Thunder assistant Mo Cheeks, I’m told, will be next to interview for Pistons’ head coaching vacancy, which happens Wednesday. via Marc Stein via Twitter »Read More
Thunder Not Interested in Amnestying Perkins
Kendrick Perkins sat down for his season-ending interview with reporters Thursday and was told, to his surprise, that he was sweating. “Well I just left out of Sam’s office so I might be sweating,”... »Read More
Thunder’s GM Presti Botched Harden Trade?
In training camp this season, the Thunder told Harden they were willing to give him $56 million over four years — and not a penny more. Harden, knowing that No. 3 draft picks who... »Read More
Durant: ‘I don’t have to be Kobe Bryant’
It started when he (Kevin Durant) was asked if this season was a wasted year of his life. “Nothing’s ever a wasted year for me. It’s basketball,” Durant said. “I’ve grown so much as... »Read More
NBA PM: What Derrick Rose Should Have Said
What Derrick Rose should have told his fans ... Time to second-guess Thunder GM Sam Presti? »Read More
Durant not to Blame for Thunder Early Exit
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost Wednesday’s elimination game against the Memphis Grizzlies, 88-84. Kevin Durant had 21 points on 5-for-21 shooting and missed a shot in the final seconds that would have tied the... »Read More
Thunder Focused on Winning One Game
In the history of the NBA Playoffs, only eight out of 210 teams have won a best-of-7 playoff series in which they trailed 3-1. That’s a success rate of 3.8 percent. “This is obviously... »Read More
NBA AM: Which Higher Seed Is In More Trouble?
A look at which higher seed in the NBA playoffs that is in the most trouble... Andrew Wiggins set to make his collegiate choice Tuesday... Abdul Gaddy workout video.... »Read More
OKC’s Kevin Durant: ‘I can do a lot more’
Kevin Durant is doing it all. He’s averaging 32 points, 12.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.7 steals and one blocked shot in the first three games of this semifinal series against Memphis. He’s shooting 50... »Read More
Serge Ibaka Admits Confidence Issues
A day after Kevin Durant said Serge Ibaka’s shooting struggles were all in his mind, Ibaka admitted that his confidence is waning. “Yeah,” Ibaka said. “It’s normal, man. It’s normal. A little bit. But... »Read More
Grizzlies Gritty Play Leads to Game 3 Win
A suddenly tough life for a team that’s made it look so easy. It’s virtually impossible for a series to be tighter than the one that is unfolding so far between Oklahoma City and... »Read More
Pistons Interested in Mo Cheeks?
@ESPNSteinLine reports Darrell Walker will interview for #Pistons opening. #Thunder assistant Mo Cheeks is on their radar as well. via Vincent Ellis via Twitter »Read More
Thunder Bound For An Early Exit?
Losing Russell Westbrook during the NBA playoffs may prove too difficult for the Oklahoma City Thunder to overcome. »Read More
Can Thunder Defense Stop Mike Conley?
While the Thunder’s foul-plagued frontcourt did what it could to contain the formidable inside tandem of 7-foot-1, 265-pound Marc Gasol and 6-foot-9, 260-pound(ish) Zach Randolph, it was the 6-foot-1, 185-pound, left-handed (Mike) Conley who... »Read More
NBA AM: The Offseason’s Most Dangerous Team?
One team could be a sleeper to land the most talented free agents in the summer of 2013 ... Mike Conley a top-five NBA point guard? »Read More
Durant Refuses to Panic After Game 2 Loss
All the Grizzlies needed to do was split. They let one get away Sunday but got it done in Game 2. Now it’s up to the Thunder to go to Tennessee this weekend and... »Read More
NBA PM: Durant’s Greatness Overshadowed
Kevin Durant has been overshadowed by LeBron James, but he's had a historically great season too ... Lance Stephenson has made huge strides ... Suns hire Ryan McDonough as general manager »Read More
Thunder’s Fisher Fined $5K for Flopping
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher was fined $5000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Fisher’s fine was the result of... »Read More
Hollins: Tony Allen Cannot Defend Durant
Entering this series, the Grizzlies appeared to have the right tools for the job of slowing down Durant. They had Tayshaun Prince, who this season smothered Durant into 39 percent shooting and three turnovers... »Read More
NBA Sunday: Analyzing Conference Semifinals
Breaking down the second round of the 2013 postseason... Chicago Bulls' leader backs up bold prediction »Read More
Derek Fisher Making Impact off Thunder Bench
Mired in a near-historic mid-March shooting slump, Derek Fisher’s NBA expiration date seemed about two years overdue. But now, less than two months after missing 19 consecutive shots — three short of an NBA... »Read More
Durant Started ‘To Hate’ Houston Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder are done at last with the team that talked them into trading James Harden, knocked Russell Westbrook out of the playoffs and threatened to come all the way back from... »Read More
OKC’s Martin, Fisher Irk Rockets’ Fans
It wasn’t Kevin Durant, but the other Kevin — a familiar face who turned foe on the brink of the regular season who came back to Houston and delivered the daggers that ended the... »Read More
Harden has Strep Throat; Available for Game 6
James Harden was treated by Rockets team doctors Thursday afternoon after being diagnosed with strep throat, the team said. Harden is expected to be available for Game 6 of the Thunder-Rockets series on Friday... »Read More
Parsons ‘Fully Confident’ Rockets Win Series
Rockets Chandler Parsons: “We’re fully confident that we’re gonna win tomorrow night and that we’re gonna take the series.” via Fran Blinebury via Twitter »Read More
Liggins Surprised To Crack Thunder’s Rotation
The Oklahoma City Thunder is scrambling to claim victory in the first round of the playoffs, and little-used DeAndre Liggins finds himself part of the plan. »Read More
NBA AM: Should the Lakers Rebuild?
Like it or not, it could be time for the Los Angeles Lakers to start over... West's best look vulnerable... NBA Rookie of the Year announced »Read More
Rockets’ Beverly Making Impact on Series
(Patrick) Beverley keeps stepping between the Oklahoma City Thunder and their chase for a championship. They will forever remember Beverley as the man responsible for cutting down Russell Westbrook, costing him season-ending knee surgery.... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Playoff Edition
Two teams have already advanced. Can the Golden State Warriors upset the Denver Nuggets? NBA Rankings, playoff edition. »Read More
NBA Sunday: Western Conference Upset Brewing
A top-seed in the West could be on the verge of a quick exit... Durant, Thunder survive Game Three... Stotts, Olshey talk Blazers' future. »Read More
Durant Drops 41; Thunder Up 3-0 on Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was in uncharted territory on Saturday night, playing in his first game without friend and teammate point guard Russell Westbrook. Durant knew it would be different, but vowed... »Read More
Westbrook Has Surgery; Season Over
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery to repair torn meniscus in his right knee Saturday and will miss the remainder of the postseason, the Thunder announced today. “Although we are of... »Read More
Rockets’ Greg Smith is Game-Time Decision
Houston Rockets forward Greg Smith will also be listed as a game-time decision Saturday night’s Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Smith did not participate in today’s shootaround due to stomach distress. via... »Read More
Rockets’ Lin a Game-Time Decision for Game 3
The Houston Rockets will make a game-time decision on whether point guard Jeremy Lin will play in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Lin suffered a bruised chest muscle in... »Read More
Patrick Beverley Likes Battling Westbrook
Before the Houston Rockets’ practice on Friday, Patrick Beverley scooped up his phone and started to scroll his mentions on Twitter. Russell Westbrook needed knee surgery, and the angry online mob had come calling... »Read More
What Westbrook Injury Means for Thunder
Knee surgery will knock out Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook for the foreseeable future. What does that mean for OKC? »Read More
Russell Westbrook Out With Knee Surgery
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is havingsurgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in knee, the team announced.There is no timetable set for his return. Via NBA.com »Read More
2013 NBA Playoffs: Top 5 Studs and Duds
Which players have excelled and which players have missed the mark to begin the first round of the 2013 postseason? »Read More
Lakers’ Howard Disagrees with DPOY Winner
Dwight Howard was 14th in the voting for defensive player of the year, receiving one first-place vote and four third-place votes. Howard seemed surprised, if not mildly irritated, to finish that far behind. Memphis... »Read More
Rockets’ Lin Bruises Chest in Game 2
Jeremy Lin knew as soon as he ran back to the court for the second half that something was very wrong. He thought he would play. One way or another, he insisted to Rockets... »Read More
NBA AM: The Playoff Free Agent Shooting Guards
Earlier in the week we looked at the pending free agent point guards, today we look at the pending free agent two guards playing in the post season.... Andrew Harrison could be one of... »Read More
Kevin Durant: ‘I’m tired of being second’
This week’s Sports Illustrated cover features Thunder forward Kevin Durant, surrounded by his words that read, at first, like a venting promise. “I’ve been second my whole life,” Durant tells SI‘s Lee Jenkins in... »Read More
Harden, McHale Optimistic About Game 2
As Rockets coach Kevin McHale and guard James Harden reviewed their respective playoff horizons Tuesday, each found reason for optimism entering Game 2 of the Rockets’ first-round series at Oklahoma City. “I’ve been in... »Read More
NBA AM: The Playoff Free Agent Point Guards
Free Agency opens in July however some of the best free agent guards are playing in the playoffs, who can be had?... 2014 is not just Wiggins And Parker... Is Bledose being shoved... »Read More
Rockets’ GM on Loss: ‘That was painful’
That was painful. via Daryl Morey via Twitter »Read More
NBA Sunday: Was Davis the Right Choice?
Anthony Davis has been solid this season but would Damian Lillard have done more in New Orleans? The West's true sleeper team in LA... Catching up with Eric Maynor. »Read More
Can Rockets Threaten Thunder in Playoffs?
Can James Harden and the surprising Houston Rockets take out the second seed in the Western Conference come playoff time? »Read More
NBA MVP Watch: April 18th
HOOPSWORLD looks at the final NBA MVP watch for the 2012-13 season. »Read More
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