The Oklahoma City Thunder hope they don't have to play without Shai Gilgeous ... Thunder hope to have Gilgeous-Alexander back in the lineup when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening.
On Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a blowout victory but saw superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hurt his wrist, having
The Oklahoma City Thunder open up a three game home stand inside the Paycom Center on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets ... its top two players, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Wrist) and Jalen Williams ...
The 127-101 beating the Nets took from the Thunder at Paycom Center — and the way OKC has run through the entire league — is a scary reminder of just how well-poised Sunday’s foe is to dominate the NBA both today and tomorrow.
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
The Nets (14-33) sit just two games back of the Hornets (12-31) in the Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes, and if Ball doesn’t play Wednesday, it makes it more likely that the Nets will beat them. Charlotte could also lose more games going forward if Ball, their leading scorer, misses extended time.
There's no such thing as the perfect NBA squad. There are always areas to improve upon. With that in mind, here are three backup guards the Thunder could target by the Feb. 6 deadline:
The Thunder might be tempted to add another star to their core before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, but they'd be better off building around their current Big Three.
The three-team trade would send the explosive rim-runner to the Los Angeles Lakers, pairing him with Anthony Davis.
Despite his injury and a recent loss, Jalen Williams and the Thunder lead the Western Conference with a 36-8 record. After the Cleveland Cavs lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 132-129 on Friday, the Thunder and Cavs are tied for the best in the NBA with identical records.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets,