Gameday. This shirt you will wear. This chair you will not use. It is Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
For only the second time in NBA history, both teams facing each other in a Game 7 have at least 62 wins. This heavyweight series has reached its final chapter. And though only the players get to touch the basketball, our fans in the arena tonight in downtown OKC will help determine the outcome.
In the playoffs this year and last, the Thunder are 17-3 at home and 10-7 on the road. At home or on the road, it’s the same players, the same coaches, the same basketballs, but the results are quite different. The difference is you.
Tonight, if you’re in the arena, you will give it everything you have for 48 minutes. By the end, you should be as exhausted as the players. You must always remember that it is a privilege and an obligation to be in that arena tonight. You are not a mere spectator. You are carrying the cheers and the hopes of millions of Thunder fans watching on TV across Oklahoma City and the world. You are there tonight to claim sports immortality on behalf of Thunder fans everywhere.
To the fans in the arena tonight - Arrive early. No sitting except in timeouts. Get back for the start of the third quarter. Give it everything you’ve got for all 48.
To the fans in their living rooms or bars and watching across Oklahoma City and the world - We can hear you, too. We’re all In this together.
It’s Game 7. Thunder Up.
Spurs/Thunder might be the most interesting chess match between two coaching staffs in NBA history.
The constant battle between the Spurs trying to keep Wemby at the basket, and the Thunder adjusting their spacing in each game to get him out.
The Spurs trying to keep Shai away from the middle of the floor and out of the paint completely, while the Thunder change screening angles, floor alignments, etc. to get him space to operate.
Then in Game 4, the Spurs going away from doubles, and the Thunder finding a way to consistently force 2 on the ball in Game 5.
On the other side, the Spurs trying to get Wemby free in the paint on offense, and the Thunder doing everything in their power to push him to the perimeter.
Every game of this series has looked completely different. It’s been a masterclass for anyone who cares about more than “falling” and ref discourse.
My friends over @TotallyTickets have generously donated 2 lower level seats to Game 5 of Thunder Spurs in OKC on Tuesday night to Amy and I to raffle off. We feel so grateful and blessed
For every $50 you give, you will get 1 raffle ticket for a chance to win 2 tickets in section 112 row N and a parking pass for the game
All the proceeds will help pay for medical bills for Amy’s breast cancer treatment.
You can give on Cash App or Venmo
We will do the drawing live on YouTube Tuesday morning
1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026:
CBS: 0
CNN: 0
Fox News: 0
NPR: 0
PBS: 0
Politico: 0
Semafor: 0
Business Insider: 0
Oklahoma City University wins the national championship in its final event. Administration chose to eliminate the program after this season
What a middle finger from those players and coaches (and many alums who fought this!) to the school
TRIAL UPDATE — The Seven have made their ruling…and Ser Victor “The Other-Worlder” of House Wembanyama will NOT suffer further consequences after his attempted decapitation of Ser Naz “Naz Reid” Reid between tilts.
Has Warden Silver gone soft due to Wembanyama’s popularity?
JJ Redick on OKC’s game-sealing runs: “Playing there because of the way they pump the music up and some of the stuff they do in arena, it can feel like a lot… Their 13 guys are all top 7/8 rotation players in the NBA on any team.”
Thunder at home in the playoffs since last season:
Win by 18
Win by 18
Win by 13
Win by 35
Win by 12
Win by 11
Win by 16
Loss by 1
Win by 30
Win by 15
Win by 26
Win by 32
Win by 7
Win by 43
Loss by 2
Win by 19
Win by 51
15-2 record; +343 point differential.