Part Thunder Owner Found Dead After Car Accident

Thunder part-owner Aubrey McClendon, a founder and former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy who was indicted on Tuesday, died in a single-car crash in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, police confirmed. He was 56. Less than 24 hours earlier, the Department of Justice announced that McClendon had been charged with conspiring to rig bids for the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Durant After Loss to Clippers: ‘We Weren’t Discipline’

After the Oklahoma City Thunder blew a 22-point second-half lead, including a 17-point lead to open the fourth quarter, in a 103-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant pointed to the team’s lack of discipline as the main culprit. “They made plays, we didn’t,” Durant said Wednesday night. “They were disciplined, we weren’t. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Steven Adams Not Playing for New Zealand This Year

Basketball New Zealand and the Tall Blacks have been informed that Steven Adams will be unavailable to play for the Tall Blacks this year as they prepare for and play in a FIBA Rio Olympic Games qualifying tournament in July. “I will not be participating in the Olympic competitions with the Tall Blacks this summer,” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Post-Trade-Deadline 2016-17 Cap Projections

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Saturday: Who Will Have a Bigger Role?

Several players seem ready for an increased role due to a change of scenery or increase in minutes.

 •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder, Nuggets Agree to Augustin, Foye Trade

Oklahoma City will send D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak and two second-round picks to Denver for Randy Foye, league sources tell The Vertical. via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder, Nuggets Discussing Randy Foye Deal

Oklahoma City and Denver are in advanced talks on a deal for guard Randy Foye, league sources tell @TheVertical. via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: The Latest Trade Deadline Scuttle

The NBA trade deadline is today at 3 p.m. EST. Here are the latest rumblings from around the NBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder to be Without Top Two Assistant Coaches

The Thunder will be without their two top assistant coaches for an undetermined amount of time. Maurice Cheeks will be away from the team for a week while recovering from hip surgery. Monty Williams is also out as he continues to grieve the death of his wife, Ingrid, who was killed in a car accident […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021