@KevinOConnor Have you written about this? I’m genuinely interested in it getting better and learning but don’t see how this helps. What if the Jazz draft 5-10 every year? Good GM, not a FA destination, how do they compete?
Here’s is a 1 minute clip of SGA & OKC foul baiting the suns this series. It’s absolutely UNWATCHABLE!!! Why can’t OKC play ethical like the Suns ?
Just in: Thunder All-NBA guard Jalen Williams is off the injury report and will make his season debut against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in OKC, multiple sources tell ESPN. Williams recovered from wrist surgery after playing through a torn ligament in the 2025 title run.
@DownToDunk Hey @AndrewKSchlecht what’s your league-wide watching rhythm look like? How many games do you watch daily/weekly? How do you stay up with so many? I’d be interested to hear @MikyBerra and Alex answer too.
Dear young people, Jesus is our hope. Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will then see the light of the Gospel growing every day, in you and around you.
Growing up, whenever I traveled abroad and told people I was from Oklahoma City, I almost always heard the same response:
“Oh…OKC. Timothy McVeigh. The bombing.”
That was our legacy. Known around the world for the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
For a long time, it felt like we’d always be remembered for that tragedy.
But then, something changed.
Around the early 2010s, I’d tell people I was from OKC, and they’d say:
“Oh, Kevin Durant! Russell Westbrook! The Thunder, such a great team.”
The Thunder didn’t just bring basketball to Oklahoma City. They brought healing. Identity. Pride. A new story to tell.
The entire downtown has been transformed around the Thunder arena.
They helped turn the page. From pain to possibility. From being defined by tragedy to being united by something hopeful.
So when you see me hyped about this team, just know: it’s not just about sports.
It’s about a city that rebuilt itself from the rubble. A community that found new life through shared hope and purpose.
That’s the power of sports.
With all the tragedy and hardship in the world, we get these brief moments of joy and unity together as a community for a common cause. Our team, our city.
Thank you Thunder, the 2025 NBA Champions!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said this after he signed an extension with the Thunder three years ago…
“I don’t think we’re gonna be losing much longer.”
Promise kept.
H/T @AndrewKSchlecht