Oklahoma Thunder Players Do Car Commercial With Helium

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Oh, those wacky car dealer TV commercials.

This one is actually something we've never seen before.

Check out what happened when an Edmond, Oklahoma car dealer got a handful of Oklahoma Thunder basketball players to do a promo for them complete with balloons.

Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins, Nick Collison and Reggie Jackson got their hands on some of those balloons. Balloons that they inhaled the helium from to voice the spot.

Nothing says funny better than NBA Players and helium voice---does it?

Drake Fined For Remarks On Kevin Durant, Tim and Sid Disagree

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Drake is on a bit of a roll as an ambassador for the Toronto Raptors...

And he's trying to get anyone of the big names in the NBA to come to the T-Dot for their next contract...

At a concert he wanted to bring Kevin Durant to the Raptors and, upon hearing this, the NBA fined the team $25,000.

Tim and Sid disagreed with the assessment

Do Not Joust With Gregg Popovich

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This happened after the Spurs-Thunder game last night when asked to explain the blowouts in the five games so far in the series...


DO NOT MESS WITH THIS MAN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE UNLESS YOU WANT THE HORNS, JUNIOR...!!!

ICYMI: Thunder Down Clips in Crazy Finish

Craziness we tell you, pure craziness.

The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 7-point LA Clipper lead with 50 seconds left in Game 5 of their Best of 7 series, with a 105-104 win.

The win was not without some controversy and a handful of really questionable decisions by the Clippers down the stretch.

After a missed layup with just over 11 seconds to go, a scramble for the loose ball ensued. In the scrum, the ball went out of bounds and to the Clippers it appeared to go off OKC's Reggie Jackson. But the refs ruled Thunder ball.

The replay's said the referee's, were inconclusive, so the call on the floor stood. The Thunder then inbounded the ball and the Clips fouled Russell Westbrook who calmly drained 2 free throws.

Game over.

The Thunder lead the series now 3-2 with the chance to close things out in Los Angeles.

And yes, this has been a great series to watch.

Your highlights--from NBA.com:



Clippers coach Doc Rivers was--shall we say...less than thrilled about the late call that went against his team. And voiced his disappointment

NBA ICYMI: Noah, Perkins Disagree On Locker Rooms

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are out of the blocks on fi-yah...

Winning 13 in a row to start the season matching the mark of their predecessors, the Seattle SuperSonics...

They just need a third scorer and they'll compete in the West for the conference title...

Any-hoo...

The Thunder knocked off the Chicago Bulls last night 107-95 and Thabo Sefolosha brought Joakim Noah back to the Thunder locker room since they're close friends...

Kendrick Perkins saw this as an opportunity to get into a shouting match with Noah in the room...

Here's Bruce Bowen and his bow tie discussing with Jade McCarthy

The Western Conference Should Be Fun...

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Just like it always is...
And, especially, if this is any indication from last night...

Warriors down two to OKC... until...


What is missed on the video is the Westbrook jumper that put the Thunder up before the final possession...

So, let it begin...

The East is unwatchable, so stay up late all year long and watch the west coast games from the pro basketball league...

Thunder Visit Moore, Oklahoma

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Simply, it was the Oklahoma City Thunder's turn...

Players like Russell Westbrook and Hasheem Thabeet along with GM Sam Presti made their tour of the devastation in Moore. Since they couldn't get into the areas immediately after the tornadoes, they went to cheer up who they could in hospital.

FOSG Berry Tramel was around and caught up with Presti, who now understands about what everyone calls the Oklahoma Standard:

“We understand the Oklahoma Standard and stand ready to serve the people that have supported us,” Presti said.

“When our players run out of the tunnel wearing Oklahoma City across their chest, that doesn't end after 82 games.”

Thunder fans weren't the only people wearing Thunder gear at Ground Zero. The Thunder entourage did, too.

Presti, Brooks and the players wore leftover T-shirts from one of the playoff games. White T-shirts. With a word across the front.

“Community.”

Here's a look at some of what they saw...

In other news around Moore, the three schools in the state are combining resources to show their support on t-shrts that can be purchased on the OU online store.

The folks at restorejoplin.org are doing the same thing...

The HQ is encouraging support of everyone in Oklahoma in a way you see fit...

ICYMI: Kevin Durant Continues Helping Tornado Victims

We've said it before: We respect the heck out of athletes willing to give back.

That's why we can never say enough good things about Oklahoma City Thunder Forward and star Kevin Durant.

On the heels of his $1 million dollar donation to the American Red Cross (one matched by his team and the NBAPA), he went out to Moore, Oklahoma to see firsthand what happened and to help distribute supplies to those who need them.

Here's some video from the Red Cross their ownselves:



If you want to help the Red Cross help Tornado Victims, the best way to do it is donate. To donate, text REDCROSS to 90999 and make a $10 donation. Every little bit helps.

Here's a full story from NewsOK.com:

ICYMI: Kevin Durant Donates $1 Million To Red Cross (UPDATE)

And this is why Kevin Durant matters. This is what young, mega-star, mega-million professional athletes should be doing.

The Oklahoma City Thunder forward donated $1 Million this afternoon to the Red Cross Oklahoma tornado disaster relief fund. And he plans on matching other donations.

((UPDATE---The NBA Players association has matched Durant's donation of $1 million))

We can't say enough good things about the 24-year old, considered one of the elite players in the NBA right now. So many athletes say they want to do the right thing and will on occasion make some promise of a contribution to help.

Durant didn't wait.

If you want to help out, the Red Cross is accepting $10 pledges from people who text REDCROSS to 90999 or go to the Red Cross Website RIGHT HERE

More on giving to those in need from KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City:

ICYMI: Pantsless Child Videobomb Alert!

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Haha! This is really funny. Though somehow we're guessing there's some segment of the Politically Correct Police out there who will be offended that either you are seeing a small child without pants on TV or that some parent let their child walk pantsless around a basketball arena.

Either way, the postgame show after the Houston Rockets/Oklahoma City NBA Playoff game Wednesday night got much more amusing than we're guessing it normally is. And no, the post game show hosts didn't seem to notice.

Check out the video:

Thunder Ballboy Sends Death Threat To Patrick Beverley

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Really...???
A ball boy...???

From the Oklahoma City Thunder, there is obvious anger and concern at chasing an NBA title without their classiest post-game dresser Russell Westbrook. Westbrook tore his meniscus in a move where he and the Rockets' Patrick Beverley got tangled up...

Hyah...
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Welp...

From The Houston Chronicle:

Mitchell Brown sent a tweet that threatened, “Patrick Beverly (sic), I'm coming to kill you.” He sent another using Beverley's Twitter handle; “@pavbev21 I'm coming to kill you.”

Capt. Dexter Nelson, a spokesman for the Oklahoma City Police Department, said officers in conjunction with the Houston Police Department and the NBA are looking into what he described as “Internet threats.”

Thunder spokesperson Matt Tumbleson said, “We do not condone his comments. He works game nights on a voluntary basis. We will handle this matter internally.”

Shortly after Thunder officials were told of the tweets, Brown deleted them with an apology:

“Yesterday I posted something completely inappropriate and I need to apologize. I was out of line and it will not happen again.”

He later removed that tweet and instead said his account was hacked.

“@patbev21 yesterday someone tweeted on my account making a death threat towards you and it wasn't me. I apologize.”

The Chronicle also said on their pages that extra security was in place regardless of what happened over Twitter...

Durant The Posterizer

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Oklahoma City played Phoenix last night- Check!
Kevin Durant scored a lot of points- Double Check!

Durant turns Marcin Gortat into a new 32x40

Evidence below...


And-1 to you, too...

So, Do The Kings Go To Seattle Now...???

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David Stern admits that he is going to retire on the 30th anniversary of his initial hiring by the NBA, and there is talk that one of his final acts may be restoring pro basketball to Seattle.

And the team to do it might just be the Sacramento Kings...

An arena deal falls through...
The current barn has a mattress company as its main sponsor...
The owners are a thorn in the side of the league office...
The owners wanted to relocate to Anaheim and were forced to keep their deal to stay in Sacramento...

"Seattle is very much in the mix," Stern said at the first of (now) one of his exit pressers. "My guess is that all of that gets decided when Commissioner Silver [takes over. He] will have a really interesting issue on his plate."

Stern admitted that Seattle and Vancouver were two of his regrets in a 2001 interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
. So whaddya wanna bet that Clay Bennett, the head of the Relocation Committee, gets the "satisfaction" of returning basketball to the town he took it from...???

Here's the double-speak from the meetings...

When Your Hurt, Momma Is Always There. Just Ask Kevin Durant

After the Oklahoma City Thunder lost game five of the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat Kevin Durant poured out his emotions in the arms of his mother.



Losing his first NBA Finals was tough for OKC's franchise player to swallow. 

“It's going to hurt a little bit.” Kevin Durant said after Game 5.  “We've got to move past it.”

In Case You Missed It: Heat hold off Thunder as Series Gets Interesting

Well, so far, this years NBA Championship series is actually living up to the hype surrounding it. The build has been all about Kevin Durant vs. LeBron James and after 2 games you can say that neither has disappointed.

The Miami Heat held off the Oklahoma City Thunder late Thursday night, 100-96. The Thunder did erase a 15 point lead in the 2nd half, but couldn't come all the way back.

And no, we aren't getting into the "Did he" or "Didn't He" alleged foul by James on Durant late in the game when the Thunder had a chance to close. It wasn't called thusly---no debate. 

James erased some questions about his ability to finish late in Finals games, he scored 32, Dwyane Wade played more like Dwyane Wade, adding 24 and Chris Bosh was a big factor in the game, grabbing 15 rebounds.

The Thunder struggled early, missing a lot of shot and were often out of control. A lot of that had to do with Russell Westbrook, who was getting into the lane, but was rarely able to make shots while in there.

Already, the experts...or at least the clowns on the 4-letter-word (ESPN) have pretty much given the series to the Heat, and they do now have the home court advantage. But as we all know, advantages are only good until the next game and the next game is Sunday night...in Miami.

We'll see who steps up bigger this time because like we said in the beginning, for the first time in many years, this actually is an NBA Finals that is worth watching.

Your highlights from NBA.com:

Thunder roll: Huge comeback sends OKC to NBA Finals

Anybody want to argue that Kevin Durant is the best basketball player in the NBA now?

Durant led his Oklahoma City Thunder to a rousing 2nd half comeback after being down 15 at the half as the they beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-99.

Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds and just kept hitting clutch shot after clutch shot. Oh, his teammates weren't bad either. Russell Westbrook had 25 and The Beard (James Harden) chipped in 16.

And now the team in the smallest NBA market awaits the winner of the Boston Celtics/Miami Heat game Thursday night.

We applaud them for doing it the right way, draft picks, a few free agents and keeping the core of the team together. Yes, they are still young, but they are awfully deep and seriously talented. The only remaining question: "How will they handle the pressure of the finals?"

If this series is an indicator, they should be just fine. Though we suspect there was a huge collective 'Gulp' somewhere around Bristol, Connecticut.

NBA.com gives us the highlights:

Durant Goes Wild, Ibaka Was Perfect And Thunder Even Series With Spurs

Now that’s the Kevin Durant we know and love.

After going into the halftime locker room with only eight points Durant emerged from the locker room for the second half the player we saw during the regular season, a scoring machine.

In the fourth quarter Durant couldn’t miss with 16 consecutive points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 to even the NBA Western Conference series at 2-2.

"My teammates did a great job always encouraging me," Durant said. "The Spurs, their defense was so good early in the game.   In the fourth quarter, my teammates set great screens, had great passes."

While Durant would have 36 points in game four against the Spurs  perhaps he was encouraged by the performance of Serge Ibaka.    Who wouldn’t be all Ibaka did was have a career night with 26 points and a ridiculous 11-11 from the field.  Only Larry McNeill's 12-for-12 night for the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in 1975 was more perfect that Ibaka.

With the series now even at two games the Thunder/Spurs feels like a whole new series.

Even a tougue lashing by Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich  wasn't enough to overcome the heroics of Kevin Durant.

Game five is Monday in San Antonio.

In Case You Missed it: Revenge of the Thunder

You kind of knew it was coming. And the game, well, it was never really close.

The Oklahoma City Thunder woke up Thursday night. They took advantage of their youth, their speed and most importantly their home court, routing the San Antonio Spurs 102-82 tightening up their Western Conference finals series.

The Spurs still lead 2 games to 1 and there is no need for them to panic.

Sure, they lost their 1st game in the NBA playoffs, but you knew something like this was going to happen. And considering the experience of the Spurs, they probably will shrug this off.

Kevin Durant had 22 points, but the star of the game was Thabo Sefolosha, who not only covered Spurs point guard Tony Parker, he put up 19 points his ownself.

Really, there isn't much more to say here, this was one of those "It is what it is games" and don't read as much into it as our friends on ESPN will.

Game 4 is Saturday night in OKC.

Your highlights from NBA.com:

Voice of the Thunder facing lewd act with child charges

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James Miller, a 43-year old Tennis Coach and High School teacher who moonlights as the P.A Announcer for the Oklahoma City Thunder is in deep trouble.

Miller is facing 3 charges of lewd acts in front of a child.

Apparently the charges came about after 3-teenage girls stepped forward and alleged that Miller abused them. There are also allegations of Miller doing something with an 8-year old boy.

Needless to say, Miller has been removed from his duties by the Oklahoma City Thunder and Harrah High School. Officials were quick to add no kids from the High School were involved.

The Thunder are waiting to begin the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

Read more from KFOR-TV RIGHT HERE

There really isn't much more to say here. Obviously these are very serious allegations and are currently being investigated by Oklahoma City Police.

Needless to say the OKC fans will have a different voice introducing Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and company next week.

Buzzer Beater Gives Game 1 To OKC

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Kevin Durant is making a habit of this...
A last second floater over Shawn Marion gives the Thunder a 99-98 win in Game One in the Western Conference first-rounder over the Dallas Mavericks...

Here's Damon Fontenot to talk about it...