Oklahoma City Thunder

For the first time since his trade at the deadline, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia for Monday’s matchup against the 76ers. McCain has thrived since joining the Thunder, emerging as one of head coach Mark Daigneault’s most reliable offensive weapons off the bench. He recorded a season-high 26 points, including five […] The post Thunder’s Jared McCain opens up on return to Philadelphia for 76ers game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Sixers will see a familiar face when Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia tonight, but they don’t anticipate a friendly reunion, at least not on the court, Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes in a subscriber-only story. The second-year guard was traded to the Thunder at last month’s deadline, and his former teammates expect […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been without star big man Joel Embiid for the past 12 games as he’s been dealing with a right oblique injury, although Embiid could be progressing towards a return to the lineup. Prior to the 76ers’ game against the the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, head coach Nick Nurse acknowledged that […] The post Nick Nurse gives encouraging Joel Embiid injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Detroit moves up with wins despite Cade Cunningham remaining out. The Celtics and Lakers are fourth and fifth.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chet Holmgren expressed his interest in joining Team USA for the 2028 Olympics. While Holmgren reflected on winning his first title and his team’s quest to win back-to-back championships this season, he revealed how much he’d love to represent his country. Holmgren discussed what the opportunity to join Team USA would […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is already pushing to join Team USA for 2028 Olympics appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The shorthanded Sixers have gone 4-1 in their last five games, but going from a few tanking teams to the league-best Thunder is going to make for a difficult night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to Philadelphia on Monday, March 23, facing the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center with several key absences. Oklahoma City has Ajay Mitchell sidelined due to a league suspension, while Thomas Sorber remains out recovering from right ACL surgery. Two-way players Payton Sandfort and Nikola Topic are unavailable. Philadelphia enters […] The post Thunder vs 76ers injury report ahead of Monday’s matchup appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Bradley Beal to the Clippers? Jared McCain to the Thunder!? We ranked the best and worst moves since last offseason.

Thunder star Jalen Williams will return from a nagging hamstring injury for Monday's road game against the 76ers, sources told ESPN.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have become the envy of the league. They have such a deep core led by arguably the best player in the NBA in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and their core trio of Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams are all in their primes. In fact, Holmgren and Williams, aged 23 and 24, respectively, […] The post Thunder’s Chet Holmgren avoids bait on ‘dangerous’ dynasty talk appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell and Wizards forward Justin Champagnie were both suspended one game without pay Sunday for an altercation that spilled into the stands Saturday night.

Oklahoma City's Jaylin Williams and Washington's Justin Champagnie were ejected following an altercation late in the first half of Sunday night's 132-111 Thunder win.

Luke Kennard drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left for the Lakers, who won their ninth straight on a night LeBron James made history with his record-breaking 1,612th regular-season game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said he spoke with crew chief John Goble after the game to discuss the sequence of ejections, though he indicated the two sides ultimately “agreed to disagree” on how the situation was handled. Washington Wizards coach Brian Keefe, who didn’t have a clear view of the altercation […] The post Coaches react to Thunder–Wizards altercation appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-111 for their 11th straight win on Saturday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points and extended his NBA record of 63 consecutive road games with at least 20 points. Meanwhile, Thunder Jaylin Williams and Washington’s Justin Champagnie began shoving each other […] The post Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder crush Wizards 132-111 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Saturday’s altercation between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards marks the third recent incident involving Oklahoma City. Earlier this year, Luguentz Dort and Jeremiah Fears were fined following a postgame confrontation, and Dort was later ejected for tripping Nikola Jokic, which led to another on-court exchange. Isaiah Hartenstein pointed to the team’s physical identity […] The post Physical play becoming a trend for Thunder appeared first on TalkBasket.net .