Damian Lillard say’s welcome to Rip City!! We all remember Michael Jordan’s infamous shot at the Coliseum against the Cleveland Cavaliers that went down in NBA history as one of the most iconic shots. But it looks like somebody came for MJ’s neck, and may have pushed the shot out of the record books with […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Oklahoma City Thunder scored 148 points in the team’s victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. This is the most amount of points the Cavs have given up this season. Cleveland is now 27-18 on the year, they are 16-6 at Quicken Loans Area this season. The Thunder shot 58 percent from the field, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – What an offseason for Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti. He ended up with about half of the players Cavalier fans wanted in Cleveland. First Paul George, and now Carmelo Anthony. Both had been linked to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the rumor mill, neither had been linked to the Thunder. So much for the rumor […]
How does the Paul George trade to OKC for a surprisingly low (Victor Oladipo & Domantas Sabonis) return impact the Cavs? On the plus side, George is now out of the weak Eastern Conference. Not that he and the Pacers were a threat, the Cavs swept Indiana in this year’s playoffs but Boston would’ve been […]
Oklahoma City didn’t take it very well when Kevin Durant bolted last July for California, joining the record-setting Golden State Warriors. Though Durant spent 10 excellent years with the Sonics/Thunder organization, the folks in Oklahoma City were quiiite salty when he left. His jerseys started selling for 48 cents. Then, when he returned to OKC […]
During the Thunder/Warriors game on Wednesday night, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant had one of their first interactions since KD left Oklahoma City to join Golden State last summer. It was a short, seemingly one-sided conversation that started with KD trying to talk to Westbrook in the middle of the game and Westbrook ignoring him: […]
Why did Kevin Durant leave the Thunder this summer to join the Warriors? The answer seems pretty obvious: Because he wants to win a ring. Simple as that, right? But despite the fact that everyone knows why he really left Oklahoma City to play for Golden State, KD has been asked questions about it over […]
As stupid as it sounds, when a superstar athlete leaves his/her team to sign elsewhere in free agency, scorned fans often attempt to make themselves feel better by burning said athlete’s old jersey. That’s why it wasn’t so shocking when plenty of photos/videos emerged this weekend of Oklahoma City Thunder fans torching their Kevin Durant jerseys […]
(RNN) – NBA superstar and free agent Kevin Durant announced Monday he will be leaving Oklahoma City and joining the Golden State Warriors. The 27-year-old made the announcement on The Players’ Tribune, a media company he owns a stake in. “The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Does LeBron James get heckled more than comedians? The Cleveland Cavaliers played the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday afternoon in OKC. During the 2nd quarter of the game, the referees were muddling over a call when a woman sitting courtside told LeBron James to suck it up. James seemed to get a kick […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a three-team trade on Monday with the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. The Cavs sent guard Dion Waiters to the Thunder, and sent Lou Amundson, and Alex Kirk and their own 2019 second round pick to the Knicks. In return the Cavaliers received guards […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up guards Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith from the New York Knicks and a protected 2015 first round pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder. In exchange, the Cavs will send guard Dion Waiters to the Thunder. The team will also send Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk and the […]