They brace for it, watch film of the potential fatalities. A fortunate few have escaped. But all endure pain, customary when you step onto the pale hardwood in Oklahoma City.  Slow, 48-minute death — just three quarters if the damage is done like it has been three times this past week — by 1,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a dream season in the NBA. He’s now the favorite to do something no former UK player has done.

For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”

The Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season to leave the two conference leaders each with 34-6 records.

Other than an NBA championship, this individual accomplishment is rare to come by, as only 36 players have received such nods in the association's history. With the 2024-25 season approaching the halfway mark,

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a historic NBA matchup

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 27 points from the foul line to overcome his worst shooting performance of the season and help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 136-95 rout of the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.

Billed as "The Rematch," the Thunder didn't just survive Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen without Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein — but thrived in their small-ball lineup. An astonishing 30-2 run catapulted OKC to its one-sided affair. It led by as many as 42 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his latest statement in an MVP-worthy season with another 40-point performance Thursday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder flat-out embarrassed the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 134-114 win. In an NBA Finals preview billed as "The Rematch," OKC turned it into a laughingstock of a

The Thunder put Thursday night's showdown with the Cavs out of reach by halftime and led by as many as 42 points in a 134-114 home win Thursday night.