All posts tagged "Paul George"

TULSA — The ink was barely dry on whatever paperwork had delivered Russell Westbrook to Houston. Comedy...

Paul George got a chance and he went for it. He wanted out, so the All-Star went...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder have traded power forward Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets in exchange...

OKLAHOMA CITY — In perhaps the most shocking move this offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA has announced that Paul George lost out in the running for the...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George lost out in the race for NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. The...

OKLAHOMA CITY — While Sam Presti could say little to nothing about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s new...

OKLAHOMA CITY — It is no secret the Oklahoma City Thunder are up against the wall in...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Toronto Raptors could not enjoy being the center of the basketball universe for...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A month and four days after his first surgery of the offseason, Paul George...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2019 offseason has not been kind to the Oklahoma City Thunder. After being...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA announced the All-NBA teams. Oklahoma City was represented on the first-team and...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA announced Wednesday the names of their All-Defensive first and second teams. The...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA revealed the finalists for their annual awards for the 2018-19 regular season....

OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery today to repair a partially torn tendon in...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Yesterday revealed a side of Sam Presti that we haven’t seen much. The always...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George doubled down on being quiet as to the specifics of his shoulder...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George’s injured shoulder not only hampered his play but the destiny of the...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated Tuesday night in Portland in the same fashion...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder head to Portland down 3-1. Another poor Paul George shooting...

The Portland Trail Blazers has had its way, for the most part, with the Oklahoma City Thunder...

OKLAHOMA CITY — “Never forget who you are,” Tyrion Lannister told Jon Snow outside the main hall...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trailblazers provide one of the more intriguing...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have locked up the sixth seed in the Western Conference...

It was an exciting night in Chesapeake Energy Arena as the Oklahoma City Thunder pick up a...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Steven Adams needed something to go his way. The seven-footer had appeared to be...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder’s fall from grace has been a sight to see. Following...

Wednesday night was a night of honor, reunions, and thousands of Thunder fans gathering in Chesapeake Energy...

The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t handle the heat Miami brought to Chesapeake Energy Arena as the Thunder...

The Golden State Warriors took over Oklahoma City on Saturday night with a dominating win over the...

In a tale of two halves, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a thunderous second half inside Chesapeake...

DENVER — The mood around morning shoot-around on Tuesday in Denver was loose. With the Oklahoma City...

Thunder fans could not have asked for a better game to kickoff the final 25 games of...

***IF YOU WANT AN EXPLANATION TO HOW I CAME TO MY CONCLUSIONS, REFER TO PART 1 HERE. PART...

***If you would rather skip the explanation of the ranking system, go to page 2*** Now that...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Brady Trantham and Jon Hamm take you behind the curtain of the Oklahoma City...

What started out as a game with poor Thunder defense, efficient shooting from the Magic, and all...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook has been named to the 2019 All-Star Game as a reserve. He...

ORLANDO — With the Oklahoma City Thunder (32-18) riding high after a big win on Sunday, one...

OKLAHOMA CITY — There are few topics in sports that attract more opinions than the thoughts and...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — As easy as it may be to pass off Oklahoma City’s (30-18) 122-116...

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue down the winning path defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in OKC at...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The 2019 NBA All-Star starters have been revealed. Oklahoma City’s own Paul George has been named one of the five starters for the Western Conference. The game will take place on February 17th in Charlotte, North Carolina. So far this year, George is having a career best in...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A year ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-18) had four opportunities to defeat...

NEW YORK CITY, New York — From the moment the ball was in play, the Oklahoma City...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — After a dominant first 10 minutes of play, the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-18)...

The Los Angeles Lakers are in town for the first time this season to take on the...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Dennis Schröder has been in a slump. Dating back to December 19th when...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — With 15.5 seconds to go, the Oklahoma City Thunder (25-15) had possession following...

The Thunder prepare to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Chesapeake Energy Arena tonight after falling to...

Coming off what was probably the best win of the season with a 111-109 win in Portland...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Playing their fifth game in the last week, the Oklahoma City Thunder (25-14)...

The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a heartbreaker in Dallas as the Mavericks pushed ahead to 105-103 in...

DALLAS, Texas — Russell Westbrook tossed his orange shooting sleeves aside following his fifth missed three pointer...

HOUSTON, Texas — For the ninth straight year, the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-12) were playing on Christmas...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — “I didn’t like the way I finished in this arena, last time...

The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to avenge last week’s 114-112 loss to the Bulls in dominant...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Midway through a the third quarter of a blowout 121-96 Oklahoma City Thunder...

For the first time since the 0-4 start to the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were on...

It was a dominant night for the Oklahoma City Thunder as the Utah Jazz came to town...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Last postseason, it was “Playoff P” who blitzed the Utah Jazz (13-15) in...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in Chesapeake Energy Arena on Monday night after going 2-1 on...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — One year ago the story was different. The Oklahoma City Thunder had just lost to the Orlando Magic, falling to 8-12. You probably remember a somber Russell Westbrook remaining on the bench after his teammates had already left the court with a look of disbelief and disappointment. How...

The Oklahoma City Thunder returned to the winning column defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-83 on Wednesday night...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-7) showed signs of fatigue playing their third game...

As shorthanded as they were, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder picked up a 12th win of the...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — As the Oklahoma City Thunder (12-6) dealt with a depleted guard rotation, they...

OAKLAND, Cali. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-6) have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving....

SACRAMENTO, Cali. — This game mirrored the loss a month ago in Oklahoma City. Tonight was Russell...

A massive night from Paul George, strong Thunder defense, and poor shooting on the Knicks end led...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — It didn’t take long for the Oklahoma City Thunder (9-5) to assert themselves...

The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the New York Knicks tonight in Chesapeake Energy Arena with a...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the winning column after clinching their eighth win of the...

The Oklahoma City Thunder continues its hot streak with a 7th consecutive win defeating the Rockets 98-80...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (7-4) controlled the first quarter only to see their...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Oklahoma City Thunder’s (6-4) sixth straight win was ugly and at times downright...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a hot streak picking up a fifth-straight win on Monday night...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-4) won their fourth straight game 134-111 in dominant fashion....

CHARLOTTE, NC. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (3-4) won their third straight game and their first one...

What started as a slow first half with not a lot of promises for a Thunder win...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla — The Oklahoma City Thunder (2-4) needed every halftime adjustment. The Thunder struggled to...

The Thunder have yet to find their cohesiveness in the regular season picking up another loss, this...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Almost one year ago, the Boston Celtics (3-2) trailed big at halftime in...

If you haven’t heard already, The Franchise is bringing you an Oklahoma City Thunder podcast after every...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder (0-3) brought their poor shooting with them from California. They...

If you haven’t heard already, The Franchise is bringing you an Oklahoma City Thunder podcast after every...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Another night without Russell Westbrook on the floor provided another opportunity for Paul...

OAKLAND, Calif. — The championship rings of the Golden State Warriors glistened in the lights of Oracle...

Billy Donovan and Paul George took questions from the media following the final home practice before the...

OKLAHOMA CITY —  The Oklahoma City Thunder’s final preseason game would become Paul George’s personal laboratory to...

Bravery It takes a lot to make it in professional sports. Metrics are used to predict a...

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Atlanta Hawks 113-94 Sunday afternoon in Tulsa at the BOK Center...

TULSA — A sloppy first half was quickly forgotten when the Oklahoma City Thunder exploded in the...

The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their first preseason win over the Timberwolves on Friday night with...

OKLAHOMA CITY — No Russell Westbrook was to be expected. No Paul George was the surprise. The...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have begun training camp for the 2018-19 NBA season. Here are some notes...

The Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up day seven of training camp as the team prepares for the...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have begun training camp for the 2018-19 NBA season. Here are some notes...

The Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up day three of training camp, and we had the chance to...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have begun training camp for the 2018-19 NBA season. Here are some notes...

The Oklahoma City Thunder held its annual media day yesterday in Chesapeake Energy Arena where players and...

“Perhaps you’ve heard,” Paul George has returned the Oklahoma City Thunder, as The Oklahoman‘s Berry Trammel jokingly said...

The full NBA schedule was released yesterday giving fans a glimpse into the near basketball future. For the Oklahoma City Thunder, there are a plethora of big games. 36 nationally televised contests — for context, the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers will be on 41 nationally televised games — games on Opening...

The full NBA schedule was released yesterday giving fans a glimpse into the near basketball future. For the Oklahoma City Thunder, there are a plethora of big games. 36 nationally televised contests — for context, the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers will be on 41 nationally televised games — games on Opening...

With the less-than-a-year Carmelo Anthony era coming to an end, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s off season has...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony and a protected 2022 first-round pick to...

Terrance Ferguson The big question for the 2018-19 Oklahoma City Thunder will probably have something to do...

Billy Donovan’s reputation as an ace recruiter is well deserved. A resumé that includes two NCAA championships...

Kevin Durant didn’t want any of the pressure. He left. Paul George does. He stayed. And for...

Saturday was a special day for Oklahoma City. For Russell Westbrook, who will have a running mate...

Almost lost in the Paul George excitement, Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to...

Rest easy Thunder fans, you will have your Fourth of July. The free agency news heard ’round...

With free agency drawing near, Thunder small forward Paul George has a big decision on his hands,...

Free agency is nigh. Earlier this morning, ESPN reported that soon-to-be free agent Paul George opted out...

Carmelo Anthony has decided to opt into his $27.9 million salary and remain with the Oklahoma City...

Following last night’s NBA draft, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti and Vice President of Identification...

Yesterday Adrian Wojnarowski reported yesterday that the Oklahoma City Thunder have a “real opportunity” to retain Paul...

Tonight in Chicago, the NBA Draft Lottery will be announced. The Oklahoma City Thunder will not be...

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that All-Star forward and free agent to be Paul George underwent...

Let us take a journey back to October 2012. LeBron James was facing the largest crossroad of...

Pretty underrated and smart move from Baker Mayfield’s people to suggest the Patriots were interested in trading up for the former Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman winner. The reason? Well, like a good conspiracy theory, we’ll never know the truth, so a wild statement can never be proven untrue. Saying the Patriots were...

Sam Presti opened with 2761 words before taking on questions at his annual exit interview. The always prepared Presti attempted to answer questions before they were asked. The basketball world’s question dealt primarily with the future of Paul George. Paul George “I think naturally, and I think some of you guys sitting...

Carmelo Anthony’s exit interview was by far the most entertaining of the day. The always candid and...

The Oklahoma City Thunder faced a major setback in their season goals when the team found themselves...

With the expectations of 50 wins, a deep playoff run and a possibility of a championships, Billy...

It was like night and day for the Thunder comparing the first half of play to the...

Last night’s 113-96 loss to the Utah Jazz was more than a simple Game 4 defeat. The Oklahoma City Thunder were bullied and had their pride taken from them. Russell Westbrook’s proclamation of a crusade against Ricky Rubio did little to help the Thunder’s chances at evening the series, rather it played...

Paul George sustained what the Oklahoma City Thunder are calling a hip-contusion in the closing minutes of...

“We didn’t do anything special,” Russell Westbrook said after Game 1. “We won a game at home.”...

And just like that, season No. 10 for the Oklahoma City Thunder is in the books, and...

The win in Miami against the Heat was a microcosm for the entire season for the Oklahoma...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midsts of a stressful playoff chase. As of April 5th,...

The Thunder have dealt with some injury adversity this season to be sure. Steven Adams, Paul George,...

Things are looking up for the Thunder as they notch a fifth straight win over the Los...

If you had only caught the Phoenix Suns’ play against the Oklahoma City Thunder this season (or...

The Houston Rockets continue to dominate the Western Conference doing what they do best – winning. The...

There was “magic” in the air at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Monday night -just not for the...

There’s a scene in the recent Netflix drama Ozark where Rachel, the owner of an inn and lodge in...

With Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony watching from the locker room, OKC made sure the starters weren’t...

Last season, watching the Thunder play the Warriors was an exercise in frustration, futility, and hopelessness. It...

Third time really is a charm for Los Angeles. The Lakers picked up a 108-104 win over...

Just when Oklahoma City seemed to reach the pinnacle of its season with eight straight wins, the...

When an instant classic goes down such as it did Thursday night between the Oklahoma City Thunder...

In case you missed it, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a momentous weekend with everything from the...

Although Bradley Beal had one a very Westbrookian night (stat-wise, at least), Russell Westbrook one-upped him with...

Players, fans, and media alike have voted, and the All-star starting lineup has been released — although...

The Thunder are rolling, winners of their last two games by an average margin of nearly 24...

We applaud Russell Westbrook and we laugh along with Steven Adams and we pull for Nick Collison....

After a slew of clutch victories in December, the Thunder have now dropped two straight close games....

Russell Westbrook once again proved to us all why he’s the reigning NBA MVP with a 3-point...

As if it hadn’t vanished when the Thunder (rather predictably) struggled out of the gate, the honeymoon...

Gabe Ikard, Rufus Alexander, and Sam Mayes speak on the Thunder playing tonight for the first time...

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Thunder dropped a heartbreaker in Oklahoma City last night falling 99-98 to the Detroit Pistons. With .05...

    Russ seems very smiley today. Lights UP when mentioning his son. — Jon Hamm (@JonMHamm)...

  PG13 on getting Melo to OKC: “We sold it. We sold the heck out of it.”...

It doesn’t matter if Oklahoma City wins the NBA championship this upcoming season or the Thunder implode...

Kyrie Irving wanted out and got his way. So did Paul George. LeBron James has gotten his way...

With only 69 days until the Thunder play (this is where you yell ‘NICE’), it’s just about...

It only took a week for the rumor mill to wind back up after being silent for...

Always good to get away for a bit, and the summer is usually the best time to...

While the late part of June and the early part of August had a slew of NBA...

Jon and Jerry talk Paul George, Russ extension, Free Agency and more in the season finally of...

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Oklahoma City Thunder have completed a free agent deal with stretch-forward...

According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, Taj Gibson has reached terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a two-year, $28 million deal. Free agent Taj Gibson has agreed to a two-year, $28M deal with Minnesota, league sources tell The Vertical. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2017 Although the Thunder would have...

According to a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Paul George has been traded to the Oklahoma City...