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• NBA Expansion Officially On The Table, But Adam Silver Urges Yet More Patience

Bring on the Seattle SuperSonics and whatever the NBA team in Las Vegas will be called. Right? Well, maybe. NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed this week that the league has officially begun exploring expansion, though he cautioned that the process is still in its earliest stages, and perhaps sadly, still comes with no firm timeline. […] The post NBA Expansion Officially On The Table, But...2025
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• How would an NBA expansion to 32 teams work?

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Lets add the Sonics and Vegas to the mix. Adam Silver spoke on Tuesday night about the future of the NBA, and much to the chagrin of fans in Seattle, there was no announcement about the future return of the Sonics. A reserved Silver gave a considered answer when asked about the league adding more teams, characterizing expansion as a “curiosity,” rather ...2025
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• Thunder Could Be Sold 'Soon' Amid Rising NBA Valuations

The Oklahoma City Thunder could be sold in the near future amid the NBA's rising valuations, a source tells Berry Tramel of the Tulsa World. The timeline is unclear as the ownership of the Thunder could wait until they open their new $1 billion arena in 2028. The expectation is that new ownership will keep the Thunder in Oklahoma City as their new arena provides incentives to keep the franchise fr...2025
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• ‘Now I’m Getting Mad’ — Revisiting Michael Jordan, Steve Kerr’s Viral Fight During Bulls’ Practice In 1995
Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr won three NBA titles together from 1996 to 1999 for the Chicago Bulls under Phil Jackson’s coaching. Notably, Jordan assisted Kerr’s two-point jump shot, which was the game-winner in the 1996 NBA Finals against the Seattle Supersonics. Jordan usually took clutch shots for the Bulls, a feat he was famous […]...2025
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• On the Zombie Sonics NBA title, and why I cherish the Seahawks Super Bowl even more now

Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images The Seahawks’ Super Bowl winning season needs greater context in light of Seattle’s former NBA team winning a title. It finally happened, much to the disappointment and bitterness of former Seattle SuperSonics fans. The Oklahoma City Thunder, the best team all regular season, avoided what would’ve been the greatest upset in NBA Finals history with a 10...2025
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• How the Thunder stole an NBA championship

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship the old fashioned way. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Thunder arena scoreboard might be the only one in the NBA which eschews typical box score stats in exchange for providing attendees with Four Factors, and an insight toward why the Thunder are what they roll. The Four Factors, an advancement coined in the last century b...2025
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• Our favorite fictional athletes, from Lightning McQueen to Rocky Balboa

Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images SB Nation’s favorite fictional athletes The blooming partnership between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce over the past two NFL seasons has meant many things. Not only did that relationship open the door for the legion of Swifties to learn about the NFL — as our intrepid James Dator learned when he joined their Discord server early in the relationship — but...2025
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• How many championships WOULD the Bulls have won with Elon Musk? A scientific investigation

Scottie Pippen thinks Elon would have helped the Bulls, but would he?! Scottie Pippen has turned engagement farmer in an effort to promote a shitcoin. It’s one hell of a fall for an NBA Hall of Famer, but getting noticed by Elon Musk seems to be a favored way for desperate people to make money these days with their verified Twitter accounts. This weekend the bootlicking went beyond the pale with o...2024
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• Dikembe Mutombo Passes Away At 58 From Brain Cancer

Dikembe Mutombo passed away today at the age of 58 from brain cancer. Mutombo first revealed in 2022 that he was undergoing treatment after the discovery of a brain tumor. Mutombo was the fourth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets after a successful career at Georgetown. Mutombo was an eight-time NBA All-Star and four-time Defensive Player of the Year. Mutombo was inducted i...2024
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• The Celtics championship needs an asterisk — but so does the rest of NBA history

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images A look back through NBA history will reveal that there is deeper context for almost every NBA championship, making the asterisk discussion stupid (at least in its current form). Asterisks are wonderful things. With a simple little star after any word, one is enabled to write outrageous things all over the internet while maintaining plausib...2024
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• Jeff Green is fighting father time in his quest for an NBA championship
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Now on his ninth team, Jeff Green is trying again to achieve immortality. Time, a relentless flat circle, is a construct. But what does this actually mean? It’s a measure of unit, a way for us to order and make sense of what appears to be the linear succession of events, what we think of, and refer to, with our insufficient language, as “existence”, but eve...2023
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• Why the Oklahoma City Thunder might have the brightest future in the NBA
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images For the second time in his career, Sam Presti is building a winner. Few general managers get a second shot at building a contender after failing the first time. But Sam Presti isn’t just the general manager for the Oklahoma City Thunder. To Thunder fans, he’s the most important person in their franchise’s past, present, and future. Thunder fans hate hea...2023
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• The Knicks vs. Heat rivalry in NBA Playoffs, explained through ‘90s clips and quotes
Photo by Linda Cataffo/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images The Knicks-Heat rivalry runs deep. Power struggles. Provincial rivalries. Changed allegiances. Fax machines. Mentors vs. pupils. The Big Apple. Fine Italian menswear. Off-the-rack suits. Toxic masculinity. Camaraderie. South Beach. Victorious underdogs. Fallen Goliaths. Boos. Body slams. Haymakers. Fines. Suspensions. Slapstick ...2023
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• Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp booked for connection in alleged drive-by shooting
Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp was booked into Pierce County Jail for alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Wash. on Wednesday, according to documents filed by the Tacoma Police Department. “At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of 2 cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 blk of S. Steele St,” the department tweeted on Wednesday. “One car ...2023
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• George Karl fires back at Michael Jordan over 1996 NBA Finals encounter
In Episode 8 of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan and Ahmad Rashad recalled a moment before the 1996 NBA Finals in which Seattle SuperSonics head coach George Karl snubbed Jordan at a restaurant. Jordan said he took the '96 Finals "personally" because George Karl didn't say hi to him at a dinner. pic.twitter.com/6FF8G7asxX — ClutchPoints […] The post George Karl fires back...2020
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"Shawn Kemp pleads guilty to second-degree assault, faces 10 years in prison after 2023 shooting incident"

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"He traded the rights to Number 8 overall pick Olden Polynice and future draft assets to the Seattle SuperSonics to acquire the rights to Number 5 overall pick Scottie Pippen."

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"Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp was booked into Pierce County Jail for alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Wash."

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"For more than a decade, many NBA fans have been clamoring for one thing: the return of the Seattle SuperSonics."

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"Among those scheduled to reveal players selected by the Kraken in the expansion draft are Storm guard Sue Bird, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner and former running back Marshawn Lynch, and former Seattle SuperSonics stars Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp."

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"He made $4,171,200 during his rookie year with the Seattle SuperSonics […] The post Breaking down Kevin Durant’s total NBA salary from his career appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Here’s a video the Thunder shared about the move: Collison began his career with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2004."

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"Kevin Durant made his League debut with the Seattle SuperSonics over a decade ago."

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"The former Seattle SuperSonics teammates joined each other at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle for a courtside viewing of the Oregon State-Washington game."

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"Only twice in the last 10 seasons, in fact, has a team finished in the top 10 of offensive efficiency and won fewer than 45 percent of its regular-season contests: the 2005-06 Seattle SuperSonics and Toronto Raptors."

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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Sam Presti is the GM every fan wishes they could have, or even be. Sam Presti has nothing left to prove. But his team might do some proving anyway. General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder; the 2025 NBA Executive of the Year; drafter of Tony Parker, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden; traded for Paul George when the team was flo...2025
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• How the Sonics betrayed Seattle to become the Oklahoma City Thunder, explained

MPS-Imagn Images This is the story of how Seattle lost the Sonics, and why they turned into the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the best team in the NBA all season. The Thunder now have a chance to write the perfect ending to their season against the the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. And in the Pacific Northwest, a fan base may very well be wondering wha...2025
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• Sam Presti's Contractual Status With Thunder One Of NBA's Biggest Unknowns

Sam Presti is expected to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the long-term even though his contractual status is one of the bigger unknowns in the NBA. Presti was hired by the then-Seattle Supersonics in 2007 when he was just 29 years old after making his mark with the San Antonio Spurs. "People have been trying to steal Sam Presti for about a decade and a half. Generally with most executi...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Time for a trip down nostalgia road. The Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the NBA Finals that anyone predicted or wanted, especially leaving teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Rockets and Lakers in their wake — but damn if it isn’t the Finals we need. Not only do these Finals represent a reality where small market teams ...2025
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• Paul Allen’s estate puts Trail Blazers, but not Seahawks, up for sale

Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images The decision is part of Paul Allen’s directive to sell his sports holdings, but the Seahawks won’t be sold just yet. Eight years removed from the passing of Paul Allen, his estate has formally put one of his sports teams up for sale. On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association’s Portland Trail Blazers announced that a formal sales process has commenced, ...2025
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• ‘We Got Ourselves Another One Of Those Arkansas Boys’: Scottie Pippen Still Remembers What Michael Jordan Said About Him The First Time They Met At Bulls Practice Facility
Scottie Pippen still remembers what NBA icon Michael Jordan said about him the first time they met at the Chicago Bulls practice facility. The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Pippen with the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft and then traded him to the Bulls. “I remember the first time Michael spoke to me. Okay, […] The post ‘We Got Ourselves Another One Of Those Arkansas...2025
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• Michael Jordan Showed No Mercy To Scottie Pippen In Pippen’s First Practice With Bulls: ‘He Was Guarding Me As If It Were Game 7 Of The NBA Finals’
NBA legend Michael Jordan showed no mercy to Scottie Pippen in Pippen’s first practice with the Chicago Bulls. The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Pippen with the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft. The Bulls acquired Pippen from the SuperSonics on draft night. “How I responded on the court would be the surest way to […] The post Michael Jordan Showed No Mercy To Sc...2024
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• The Thunder have turned the Pacers’ ‘organized chaos’ into a hot mess in the NBA Finals

Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Indiana’s incredible offense has been thunderstruck by the best defense in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a win away from capping off one of the all-time great seasons in NBA history. Jalen Williams’ 40-point night was the deserved headline grabber in the Thunder’s 120-109 Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers, but the overarching story of the 2025 NBA Finals...2025
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• How many championships WOULD the Bulls have won with Elon Musk? A scientific investigation
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• The Celtics championship needs an asterisk — but so does the rest of NBA history
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• LeBron James, Kevin Durant Build On Rivalry That Started Long Ago

January 8, 2008— Seattle Supersonics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 19-year-old rookie Kevin Durant takes the court vs. 23-year-old LeBron James for the first time. Durant scored 24 points (10-of-20 shooting), while LeBron scored 22 points (8-of-18 shooting), in a 95-79 Cavaliers win. Durant and LeBron became friends, even before their first ever NBA matchup vs. one […] The post LeBron James, Kevi...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama First Odds-On Favorite To Win Rookie of the Year Since Kevin Durant
Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, is the first odds-on favorite to win NBA Rookie of the Year since Kevin Durant ahead of the 2007-08 season. In 80 starts of Durant’s rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 […] The post Victor Wembanyama First Odds-On Favorite To Win Rook...2023
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• Mediocrity is blah, and that’s what the Seahawks are

Photo by Christopher Mast/Getty Images We coulda had this one, man. Author’s note: This is the fifteenth installment of my weekly column, Barely Relevant. I say, blah. Blah to all of the hey, the Seattle Seahawks kept up with a 13-2 team, and blah to all of the it’s the first year of a completely new coaching staff pretension. Fine. That’s all fine. Fine and blah. We should have beaten th...2024
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• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA and humanitarian legend, dies of brain cancer at 58

Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images RIP Dikembe Mutombo, 1966-2024 NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo passed away from a battle with brain cancer on Monday afternoon. He was 58 years old. Mutombo is one of the best defensive players in NBA history. Known for his iconic finger wave after rejecting opponents, Mutombo is second all-time in blocked shots with 3,289. He was a 4x Defensive Player of th...2024
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• The Bulls’ ugly Ring of Honor night was a self-inflicted disaster

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Bulls fans booed Jerry Krause’s widow to tears, but the franchise only has itself to blame for a disastrous Ring of Honor night. The Chicago Bulls were sifting their way through another mediocre, forgettable season when the team announced a Ring of Honor night to celebrate its franchise legends. Announced on Dec. 12 with the team sitting at 9-16 overall, t...2024
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• Jeff Green is fighting father time in his quest for an NBA championship
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• Paul Silas Passes Away At Age 79

Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas has passed away at the age of 79. His death was confirmed by members of his family on Sunday. Silas had a 16-year NBA career. He played for the St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics. Throughout his career, Silas was considered one of the better rebounders and defenders in the league. Silas won NBA ti...2022
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• Longtime NBA Player And Coach Paul Silas Passes Away At Age 79

Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas has passed away at the age of 79. His death was confirmed by members of his family on Sunday. Silas had a 16-year NBA career. He played for the St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics. Throughout his career, Silas was considered one of the better rebounders and defenders in the league. Silas won NBA ti...2022
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• Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp Reunite to Watch Sons Play College Hoops
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• 16-Year-Old Fan Sends Letters to All 30 NBA Teams, Only Minnesota Responds
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• How New Orleans Pelicans Can Build a Contender Around Anthony Davis
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• Former NBA Player Robert Swift Arrested: Latest Details and Comments
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• Suddenly, OKC Thunder's Future with Russell Westbrook Looks Awfully Bright
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• Thunder Co-Owner Aubrey McClendon's Death Ruled Accidental
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• George Karl: Latest News, Rumors, Speculation on Coach's Future with Kings
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• Ranking Each of Kobe Bryant's NBA All-Star Starting 5s
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• With Pivotal Season Ahead, Can Kevin Durant Be What Kevin Durant Was?
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