An NBA playoff game happening in a building holding a championship banner just a few blocks away from the memorial of the largest domestic terrorist attack in the US on the anniversary is so rad and so special.
Russell Westbrook hit a game-winner against Denver on the day he broke the Big O's triple-double record that stood for 47 years.
Shai hit a game-winner against Denver on the day he tied Wilt's record for consecutive 20+ point games, which had stood for 63 years.
Thunder greats.
KD misses a free throw at the end of regulation, Shai goes down and ties the game. KD tries to call a timeout he didn’t have at the end of OT and got bailed out by ref. And finally, KD leaves his feet on a jump shooter, fouls Shai, fouls-out and loses the game?!
ON RING NIGHT?!
Thunder championship ceremony as the first NBA on NBC game since the 2002 NBA Finals is pretty incredible.
Michael Jordan will make his NBA analyst debut at halftime.
The iconic “Roundball Rock” returns.
The first NBA on NBC crew is in a city that didn’t have a team the last time the network carried a game.
And now that city is raising a banner in their big welcome back broadcast.
None of this happens, not Sam Presti, not Shai, not a championship, none of it happens without OKC residents voting for MAPS back in 1993. Politics matter.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 23rd in free throw attempts among players who averaged 30+ PPG since 2005 — and just 10th among the last 20 MVPs
Maybe the ‘foul merchant’ talk is overblown 😬
The Thunder got the entire NBA world hate-watching & talking about FTs. We watched Kobe, Bron, Dirk, MJ, Wade, Giannis, Magic , AD, Mitchell, Rose, Pierce , KD, Morant , Butler, Harden, AI, Malone , Hakeem, Shaq , Sabonis & Barkley all shoot 20+ FTs in a playoff game.