Hooped Up

Like a John Woo flick, Segre Ibaka drops from the ceiling to give the basketball a home off a missed Kevin Durant shot on the entire Raptors organization, people in attendance and most notably Amir Johnson.

Yes, Ibaka is from the Congo, but he sure knows how to Samba to the hoop for nasty putbacks.

Serge Ibaka cleans up a Kyle Weaver miss with a hammer! And yes, I have been waiting all season to use that title!

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie James Harden will be sidelined for up to four weeks, due to a strained hamstring.

“It’s one of those things where I could take this time to rest and just get back and healthy and as soon as I get back just come with that energy,” Harden said.

The injury occurred when Harden landed awkwardly after a drive to the basket against New Orleans on his right leg. Kyle Weaver from the Tulsa 66ers was called up to fill the roster spot on Friday. Harden should return for the final week of the regular season and be healthy for the playoffs.

H/N The Oklahoman

You already new Kevin Durant’s second signature shoe, the Zoom KD II hit the streets with big buzz after the entire OKC Thunder team wore the KD II “Creamsicle”, but now Nike Basketball designer Leo Chang describes the shoe – inside and out – and previews some of the other colors of the shoes that will be in stores soon. When Leo Chang talks shoes, consider shoes knowledge dropped.

A detailed look of the new KDII colorways coming soon below.

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Russell Westbrook takes out Kings
When Russell Westbrook drove coast-to-coast to convert a lefty layup and draw a foul on Sacramento center Spencer Hawes with 8:33 left to play, the Thunder point guard stared into the stands at Arco Arena and pounded his chest. And, really, by that point, he had every right to.

The play symbolized how Westbrook sliced through Sacramento on Sunday, carving up the Kings in the second half to lead the Thunder to a 108-102 win before an announced crowd of 12,081.

Westbrook overcame an ugly cut over his right eye in the third quarter when Kings forward Carl Landry raked him across the face with 9:58 remaining in the period. Westbrook was taken to the locker room and received six stitches to stop the profuse bleeding. He returned with 50.7 seconds left in the frame and played the rest of the way.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Antonio Anderson to a second ten-day contract, the team announced Friday.

Anderson is a free-agent call-up from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. He was initially called up February 22nd and has appeared in one game, playing 15 minutes during Wednesday night’s 119-90 loss at Denver.

Anderson scored two points and had one rebound in the game.

With Rio Grande Valley, the 24-year-old guard averaged 15.5 points, four rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 32 games.

Press Release

Canvasing to see who ultimately wants to take a beating from the US in the FIBA World Championships in Turkey this summer, is full throttle worldwide and the Swiss national team wants native Thabo Sefolosha to join their fight — to take silver.

This is probably a good idea because I couldn’t name another Swiss basketball player other than Sefolosha if Regis gave me 20 life lines and a lunch date with Kelly for extra motivation (looking good girl). Read More »

Sure Caron Butler got blocked like a small child playing one-on-one with his athletic dad, but things could be worse. 17 and 33 worse that is.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook will replace injured Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (bruised right hip) in the 2010 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, part of tonight’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Playing for the Sophomore Team in Friday’s T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Jam, Westbrook scored a game-high 40 points. The Rookies defeated the Sophomores 140-128.

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If watching Kevin Durant block Arron Afflalo with only one shoe on, still doesn’t turn your crank because you’re demanding like my 10th grade teacher. Surely the dramatic music accompanying this Durant feat,  should send you over the top with NBA excitement.

KD is officially the best one sneaker defender in the league, you’ve been warned Ron-Ron.