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LeBron James on the first time he saw Austin Reaves play: “After we signed him, I went back and watched a lot of his Wichita State highlights and games and then a lot of his Oklahoma highlights and games as well. The first thing I noticed, it’s kind of funny. We always talk about this. He didn’t play like a white boy. It was very different. His wiggle was very different. I mean, I grew up in Northeast Ohio, so I know white guys playing like white guys and white guys playing like the brothers.”
Austin Reaves: “You know, he instilled work ethic. He would always sit me down and be like, ‘Yo, you’re from Newark, Arkansas, a town of a thousand people. You’re going to have to do more than everybody else. It’s not going to be easy.’ That even went into college. I remember going into maybe my senior year or junior year at Oklahoma, he pulled me to the side while we were working out and was like, ‘What do you want to do with this? Do you want to just play overseas?’ He was like, ‘You can go play overseas right now. You don’t have to get any better. You can go make some good money playing overseas, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But if you want to be an NBA player, you’ve got to do more.’ And so I did more.”
Austin Reaves: “I mean, I always had delusional confidence. The weirdest story was, like I said, I’m from a town of a thousand people, so there’s nothing to do. You hunt, you fish, you do all the country stuff. I remember my mom’s best friend at the time took me hunting one day, and we were sitting there talking. I was probably nine years old, and she asked me, ‘What do you want to do when you get older?’ And I said, ‘Oh, I want to play in the NBA.’ And she was like, ‘You mean the MLB?’ And I said, ‘No, I want to play in the NBA.’ And she thought it was the craziest thing, because I played, but I didn’t really actually play like that yet. But when it really came to reality, I was at Oklahoma, and Lon Kruger followed me out of practice one day and told me, ‘I think you could be a first-round pick.’ And, you know, he’s been around basketball forever. So once he said that, I was like, ‘Oh, I’ve got a chance.’”
The new arena for the OKC Thunder that's targeted to open in late summer 2028 will be named Continental Coliseum. OKC and Continental Resources jointly announced a 15-year naming rights partnership on Tuesday. Continental Resources is the largest privately held oil and natural gas producer in the world, and it's headquartered in Oklahoma City. “We’re grateful to expand our partnership with Continental Resources and for their belief in our organization and in the future of Oklahoma City,” Thunder chairman Clay Bennett said in a press release. “We really wanted an Oklahoma partner for this transitional moment in the history of our city. We are proud to align with an organization that embodies the resilience, ambition and spirit that define our state. As a company founded and built in Oklahoma, Continental shares our deep roots and enduring commitment to this state.
Keith Smith: Payton Sandfort's two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder is a two-year deal, a league source told @spotrac.
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Milwaukee Bucks: Injury Update: Ryan Rollins is out for tonight’s game at Oklahoma City. Kyle Kuzma is available.
“In the United States, it’s about timing. I believe both Micic and Vezenkov understood this as well. Over there, regardless of who you are, I believe the team and timing are the most important. If you get hurt or stay healthy, which players are playing. Because Micic can play in the NBA, but he was on a team at Oklahoma, which won the championship the next year, then at Charlotte with some young players that had more playing time and space, so he could not find any space. On the other hand, I recall Sasha being really good whenever he played, but he could not find his path. However, I am sure both are very happy with their time there,” he said.
Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti’s full Oklahoma Hall of Fame speech is a must watch for every OKC fan and Oklahoman. “Of all the things I admire and appreciate about Oklahoma, this is one of the strongest: This place doesn’t just talk about the power of community, it has lived it. Again and again.”
Sam Presti’s full Oklahoma Hall of Fame speech is a must watch for every OKC fan and Oklahoman.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) November 18, 2025
“Of all the things I admire and appreciate about Oklahoma, this is one of the strongest:
This place doesn’t just talk about the power of community, it has lived it. Again and again.” pic.twitter.com/f30owPRu4Q
Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was once banned from the league for drug use, died Tuesday in Lawton, Oklahoma, after a short battle with prostate cancer at the age of 70, his attorney and friend John Zelbst told Andscape. "The basketball world and anyone Micheal came in contact with lost a great sportsman," Zelbst said. "He lived life to the fullest. He overcame the most incredible odds to accommodate what he did in life. He serves as an example on how to redeem yourself and make something of yourself. I think he is the greatest NBA player that has never been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Incredible player, player, person and family man."
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In the interview, Singler said his time with the Thunder was uncomfortable and that he experimented in Oklahoma with a drug called DMT. "I was going through a lot, wasn't performing well, hit probably a low point in my life," he said. DMT is a hallucinogen that produces intense visual hallucinations, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. It has no approved medical use in the United States and was popular as a drug of abuse in the 1960s.
Police in Haskell County, Oklahoma, arrested former NBA and Duke basketball player Kyle Singler on Thursday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. The police, who allege Singler was under the influence of drugs at the time of arrest, received a call from the woman alleging that Singler chased her and tried to "get" her child.
The troubles continue for ex-NBA forward Kyle Singler. Singler got arrested this week in Haskell County, Oklahoma, Lori Fullbright of News On 6 in Tulsa reported on Thursday. The now 37-year-old Singler was arrested for domestic violence, Fullbright adds.
Vasilije Micic: Well, that’s interesting for the NBA. I’ve experienced three different organizations. One that’s just on another level. Host: Oklahoma? Vasilije Micic: Oklahoma—the best. And let’s say, there are maybe two or three more for sure, but they’re the best as an organization. Player: There are organizations that are really good, but they’re boosted by the players they have. For example, I think that’s the case with Golden State. It’s elevated to another level because of the players. But the organization itself, initially… maybe San Antonio, from what I’ve heard, is good.