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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.
The Oklahoman

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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.

My damn! Jeff Green took Josh Smith to the hole in the dying minutes of the Thunder vs. Hawks thriller and threw down a jam that even J-Smoove’s ancestors felt. Look how high Jeff Green’s right leg is on the point of dunk impact at (0:24) it’s absolutely disgusting!

J-Smoove, you’ve been royally served!

The month of November has given us plenty-o-sweet facial jams even a geeky kid wearing a retainer would dig. So why not watch them all in a montage over a hip-hop beat.

Hell yeah is right!

Back for more video fun, Jeff Green (@JEFF_GREEN22), Kevin Durant (@KEVINDURANT35), and rookie James Harden (@JHARD13) were back in the fake studio to have some real fun. This time lip syncing Transform Ya by Chris “you wouldn’t like me when I’m mad” Brown.

All of a sudden, OKC doesn’t seem like a boring place to play in if you ask me.

via @KevinDurant35 + @NBAFanHouse

I have no idea how I missed this gem, but Kevin Durant (@kevindurant35), Jeff Green (@jeff_green22), and rookie James Harden seem to be getting along so good in Oklahoma City, that they’ve released a music video together. Okay, maybe its just them on a webcam lip syncing “Say Ahh” by Trey Songz, but since they have their own graphics ‘n’ sh!t, it’s practically their song too.

via @jhard13

Another van glorious season of NBA basketball is about to begin and Hooped Up does a quick and dirty preview of all 30 clubs.

You gotta love the core group of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green Oklahoma City has to build around. But the best is still yet to come with these young guns. Read More »

The official birth of the OKC Thunder and the death of the Seattle Supersonics is now officia,l with the unveiling of the new Thunder threads.

At least Starbucks is safe…for now.

Georgetown junior forward Jeff Green was selected the Big East player of the year on Tuesday in a vote of the league’s coaches.

The 6-foot-9 Green averaged 13.6 points and 3.5 assists, both team highs, and grabbed 5.9 rebounds in leading the Hoyas to their first regular season title since 1989. He is the first Georgetown player to win the award since Alonzo Mourning in 1992.

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