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Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti on Russell Westbrook: “Many players make an impact but only great players leave a legacy. Russell Westbrook’s legacy was built both on the court and in the community. His mindset was relentless, his commitment deep. For all those reasons, Oklahomans consider him one of their own and his number will be raised to the rafters, in Oklahoma City forever.”
Enes Kanter Freedom: Kevin Durant, since when did protecting women become political? There is an ideology that wants to put: - Your daughters in the same showers as biological males. - Your sisters in the same locker rooms as biological males. - Your wives in the same bathrooms as biological males. And here I am, putting my life on the line to fight against this evil ideology and protect future generations. Yet somehow, I’m the villain? Shame on you! This isn’t about politics. It’s about common sense, morality, and standing up for what’s right. But what would you expect from someone who turned his back on #Oklahoma to chase a ring?🧁 @KDTrey5 , basketball doesn’t define who you are. One day, the game will end, the cheers will fade, and all that will remain is the man you chose to be.
Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has officially launched The SGA Foundation. SGA: “This is about making real impact and giving back to the communities that have supported me for so many years.” The foundation is anchored in Ontario and Oklahoma.
Josh Giddey on his first impressions of the Oklahoma City Thunder facility: "I was blown away. I'd never been anything close to something like that and everything's on the one building. You've got courts, you've got state of the art like weight room, recovery centers, like the the training tables, the kitchen, the offices, everything's just unbelievable and when I first went in there, I was shocked. I'd never seen anything like that before."
Kendrick Perkins: "So, I'm in Oklahoma, right? My oldest group, my AAU organization, they're playing in Oklahoma, okay? My son is on the team. All right, we playing, they're playing their last game. It gets hostile because the game is so intense. So, it's in the moment, standing room only, blah, blah, blah, whatever. We end up winning the game. All right, they have, they have a player on the out, on the other team, that's like 6'10", 400 pounds. He's, he's like 17, right? And so after the game is over, he comes and he body slams the kid that's on my squad. I'm talking about like, when I'm watching it from the bench, it fucked my head up."
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Desmond Mason, a former professional basketball player with multiple ties to Oklahoma, was arrested in Oklahoma City earlier this month, according to police. The Oklahoma City Police Department says Mason was arrested on Thursday, May 7, for a felony warrant for theft of property out of Texas.
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.’”
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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.
Milwaukee Bucks: Injury Update: Ryan Rollins is out for tonight’s game at Oklahoma City. Kyle Kuzma is available.