Oklahoma City Thunder

Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green weighed in on the MVP race between Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama. While many believe that the defending champion Gilgeous-Alexander sealed his MVP campaign bid with a 47-point gem in a 114-110 win against the Detroit Pistons, Green gave his take […] The post Draymond Green gets 100% real on Victor Wembanyama-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP race appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Last weekend's matchup between the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder for NBC's "Sunday Night Basketball" averaged 3.4 million viewers across Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. It was the largest NBA audience during March Madness since 2016. The Warriors-Nuggets nightcap averaged 3.0 million viewers. The NBA does not traditionally show games on broadcast television during the NCAA tournament, though the new "Sunday Night Basketball" package takes advantage of an unopposed window. Not countin...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched Isaiah Joe record his tenth 20+ point game of the regular season in a 139-96 rout against the Los Angeles Lakers. Joe scored 20 points, including six threes in 13 minutes. He added to the Thunder’s avalanche of scoring in the third quarter that […] The post Why Mark Daigneault highlighted Thunder guard’s elite shooting of late appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers, coming off a dominant March, had a chance to show they should be taken as serious contenders when they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder claimed the first two matchups in convincing fashion, so the Lakers had all the motivation to come out and prove they belonged in the same […]

From the moment the ball went up, things went downhill for the Los Angeles Lakers in their contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers trailed by 23 points after one quarter and 31 at halftime on their way to an embarrassing 43-point loss. Austin Reaves did lead the Lakers with 15 points on the […]

On Sunday, NBC’s broadcast showed New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns fielding pregame advice from Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter. The pair of NBA Hall of Famers shared at halftime of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that they were “talking to him like basketball players” in an effort to help the center’s production […] The post Tracy McGrady reveals why he’s mentoring Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns amid turbulent season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Utah Jazz (21-57, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (61-16, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah is looking to stop its eight-game slide with a win against Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 38-9 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City ranks second in the Western Conference with 34.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmgren averaging 7.0. The Jazz are 1-14 against Northwest Division opponents. Utah ranks third in t...

The NBA has informed the 13 teams currently affiliated with Main Street Sports Group that they’re free to pursue new in-market media rights agreements for the 2026-27 season, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Those teams are the Thunder, Spurs, Pistons, Cavaliers, Clippers, Heat, Timberwolves, Magic, Hornets, Hawks, Pacers, Grizzlies and Bucks. Main […] The post NBA teams cleared to seek new local TV deals for 2026-27 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Doncic’s left hamstring injury could have long-term implications not only on the Lakers’ regular season, but also their postseason fate. But outside of the Lakers, Doncic’s...

Kendrick Perkins has come to a conclusion about Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves after seeing the Lakers struggle against the Thunder and Spurs.

The Los Angeles Lakers put their recent hot stretch to the test on Thursday night when they hit the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder, the defending champs that currently have the best record in the league. The Thunder handled business against the Lakers in their first two matchups, and they more than […]

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic will undergo an MRI on Friday after exiting Thursday's game with a left hamstring injury.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams addressed the haters after a 139-96 blowout win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. The Thunder reminded the Lakers of its dominance with a 43-point rout, and Williams, when a reporter asked about Oklahoma City taking on the villian role this season, Jalen set the […] The post Thunder’s Jalen Williams fires back at haters with ‘superpower’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

After the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder delivered a message to the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins is wondering what the future holds for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Perhaps the full-fleged message to the Lakers goes beyond this season, as Reaves’ contract extension will loom over the organization during the offseason. Perkins is […] The post Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves won’t lead Lakers to ‘promised land,’ Kendrick Perkins says appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Austin Reaves jumped to Luka Doncic's defense after a fan heckled him on the sidelines when he went down with a hamstring injury.

If the 43-point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder wasn’t bad enough, the Los Angeles Lakers are also on edge as superstar guard Luka Doncic went down in the second half with a left hamstring injury and did not return. While Doncic suffered his injury in the third quarter, head coach JJ Redick is facing […]

The streaking Los Angeles Lakers intended to make a statement in Thursday night’s showdown with the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, but they were annihilated in the Paycom Center. The Purple and Gold did not just lose a marquee matchup, however. They also might have lost their top guy roughly two weeks before the playoffs begin. […] The post LeBron James’ instant reaction to Luka Doncic’s crushing injury after Lakers loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As if Luka Doncic’s hamstring injury was not enough, Austin Reaves was bothered by a back injury in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Thursday. The Lakers started flat and never recovered, as their four-game winning streak was snapped by the Thunder, 139-96. It did not help […] The post Lakers’ JJ Redick discusses apparent Austin Reaves injury after drubbing by Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Luka Doncic was ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a left hamstring injury Doncic was hobbling for most of the night but seemed to tweak his hamstring early in the third quarter, immediately going down in pain. Once he got up, he […]

Meanwhile, the Celtics and Nuggets are at the top of the second tier of contenders