| Thunder's Sefolosha pursues deal to play in Turkey |
Wed Oct 12 00:09:00 2011 EST |
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City Thunder starting guard Thabo Sefolosha is working on a deal to play in the Euroleague while the NBA lockout is in place. Sefolosha's agent, Guy Zucker, said a contract with the Turkish team Fenerbahce Ulker could be finalized as early as Wednesday. Zucker says any deal would include an exit clause that would bring Sefolosha back to the Thunder once the lockout is resolved. The NBA has already canceled the first two weeks of the regular season. Sefolosh |
| Thunder C Perkins arrested at night club |
Sat Aug 13 17:46:03 2011 EST |
| Beaumont, TX (Sports Network) - Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct following a series of altercations at a night club early Saturday morning, according to police. Officers who arrived to see a large crowd of people gathering outside of a club called The Ticket found them complaining of fights and pepper spray inside, according to information from the Beaumont Police Department. The officer who arrested Perkins saw the NBA pl |
| Thunder change name of home arena |
Fri Jul 22 01:17:38 2011 EST |
| Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - The home arena of the Oklahoma City Thunder is changing names. The team announced that Oklahoma City Arena will be renamed Chesapeake Energy Arena. The 12-year naming rights deal has an initial annual cost of $3 million with a three percent annual escalation. Most of the signage for the new name will be in place by the start of the Thunder's 2011-12 season, if there is one. The NBA is currently in a lockout. "On behalf of the entire Thunder organization, we |
| Yao set to retire from basketball Wednesday |
Tue Jul 19 00:28:00 2011 EST |
| nderwent complex surgery that sidelined him for the entire 2009-10 season. He lasted only five games at the start of the 2010-11 season, before breaking his left ankle. He underwent surgery in January, and was lost again for the season. Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Kevin Durant was on a promotional tour in China earlier this month when he was asked about Yao's impact on the game. ``Tough, man, tough to see a great player and a great competitor like Yao Ming leave the game after being |
| Thunder agree to contract extension with Mohammed |
Wed Jun 29 14:51:39 2011 EST |
| Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - The Oklahoma City Thunder and center Nazr Mohammed have agreed to a contract extension. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We are pleased to be able to keep Nazr in the Thunder family," said executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti. "He is a valuable part of our organization both on and off the floor. His professionalism, experience, and on-court play have had a positive impact on our young and evolving roster." Mohammed averaged 6.9 |
| Thunder give Cook qualifying offer |
Mon Jun 27 17:45:36 2011 EST |
| Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have extended a qualifying offer to guard Daequan Cook, making him a restricted free agent. In 43 games last season, Cook averaged 5.6 points and 1.7 rebounds. The Ohio State product also made 65-of-154 three-point attempts. |
| Grizzlies take Kansas G Josh Selby with 49th pick |
Thu Jun 23 23:06:00 2011 EST |
| n franchise history. Seeded eighth in the Western Conference, Memphis not only won its first playoff game in team history, they also dispatched the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Memphis eventually was eliminated in the second round by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a deciding seventh game. That put Memphis a long way from its normal slot among the first teams selecting in the draft. Having a late second-round pick, the team didn't even hold a draft watch party for its fans. The Grizzlies' lat |
| Thunder draft BC's Jackson at No. 24 |
Thu Jun 23 21:07:00 2011 EST |
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have taken Boston College guard Reggie Jackson with the 24th overall pick in the NBA draft. Jackson averaged 18.2 points and shot 42 percent from 3-point range as a junior last season for the Eagles. He could provide some offensive punch for a defensive-minded Thunder team that gets much of its scoring from All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Yet he joins a crowded backcourt that already features Westbrook and defensive stopper Thab |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 2011 Draft Preview |
Tue Jun 21 10:23:20 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Timbuk3 might have been envisioning this Oklahoma City Thunder team when the group came up with its 1986 hit "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades." The Thunder's youth, athleticism and talent might be the most imposing in the business with two-time scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-team All-NBA point guard Russell Westbrook, the emerging James Harden and shot-blocker extraordinaire Serge Ibaka. OKC, however, still doesn't have a consistent low-post scoring threat, |
| Denver Nuggets 2011 Draft Preview |
Tue Jun 21 09:52:20 2011 EST |
| s together after the blockbuster trade that sent Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to New York for Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and Wilson Chandler. Yeah, Denver got bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder but the team got younger and it's overall chemistry certainly improved without 'Melo around. The Nuggets will have to build on that and possibly fill even more holes now since center Nene, power forward Kenyon Martin and sixth man J.R. Sm |
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