The Oklahoma City Thunder continued their perfect start to the 2026-27 NBA season with an impressive 96-84 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. However, despite another statement win …
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Securing A Dynasty? Thunder Lock Up Cason Wallace With Five-Year, $139 Million Extension
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Oklahoma City Thunder have made another major commitment to their young core, agreeing with Cason Wallace on a five-year, $139 million rookie-scale extension that will keep the guard under …
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The 2026 All-NBA Teams Feel Like A Changing Of The Guard
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA announced its 2025-26 All-NBA teams Sunday night, and the list reads like a league caught between eras: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić still standing at the summit, Victor …
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For a few wild minutes, San Antonio looked ready to turn the Western Conference Finals into a Spurs revival meeting. Frost Bank Center was roaring, the Thunder were wobbling, and …
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Stephen A. Smith Challenges Chet Holmgren To Meet Wembanyama Head-On
by Len Werleby Len WerleStephen A. Smith did not need a complicated thesis after Game 1. He watched Victor Wembanyama rip open the Western Conference Finals, watched Oklahoma City throw different bodies at him, …
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Wembanyama Turns Game 1 Into Warning Shot As Spurs Stun Thunder In Double Overtime
by Len Werleby Len WerleVictor Wembanyama did not just arrive in the Western Conference Finals. He bent the whole stage around himself. In a Game 1 classic in Oklahoma City, the San Antonio Spurs …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Celebrates MVP By Rewarding Thunder Locker Room
by Len Werleby Len WerleShai Gilgeous-Alexander received the MVP trophy. Then he made sure his teammates received something too. After winning his second straight NBA Most Valuable Player award, the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar …
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OKC Thunder Sweep Lakers As Shai Slams The Door In Los Angeles
by Len Werleby Len WerleOklahoma City beat Los Angeles 115-110 in Game 4, completing a sweep of the Lakers and advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a perfect 8-0 record in these playoffs. …
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OKC Turn Game 2 Into Track Meet, Lakers Run Out Of Shoes
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …
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No Luka, No Answers: Thunder Control Game 1 From Start To Finish
by Len Werleby Len WerleKendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …
