As a Kentucky who has followed his career since his high school recruitment, it is hard not to look at 7-foot, 245-pound Nick Richards like a proud parent. It took a few years for his potential to flourish at Kentucky,
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a remarkable season and truly showing why he is one of the best players in the league and why OKC is a strong contender for the title.
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave an amazing reaction after witnessing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's career night.
The NBA announced that the matchup between the Suns and Thunder in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Feb. 5 will now be shown at 9:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Of course, this game now replaces ESPN’s originally scheduled matchup between the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić continue to set the Kia MVP pace for each other and the rest of the field.
Being a title contender has its perks. One of those being the NBA flexing games to the national stage. The Oklahoma City Thunder added another game to their national television slate when the league announced their contest against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, Feb. 5 will now also be broadcasted on ESPN.
While Booker was not named a starter, his teammate Kevin Durant was, giving the Suns at least one All-Star this season. Durant will join Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić as the All-Star starters in the Western Conference.
It was a virtuoso display from a player that many consider as the front-runner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a matchup between the Western Conference’s best and worst teams, the Utah Jazz (10-32) gave the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7) quite a scare on their home court. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Thunder pulled away from the Jazz,
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sinks 40 points in 29 minutes as the Oklahoma City Thunder crush the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114.
The NBA announced a major schedule change for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns on ... best players in the league in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Durant, Booker and ...