Jared McCain may be smiling all the time, but make no mistake: He will destroy you on the basketball court. With Ajay Mitchell still out with an ankle injury, McCain remained in the starting lineup as the Oklahoma City Thunder visited the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome in the NBA Cup on Friday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder visited the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome in the NBA Cup on Friday, hoping to end a two-game skid suffered at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers.
This year’s Thunder team can’t let their situation get them into rough stretches. The Oklahoma City Thunder are no doubt in a rough situation, as they have been bitten pretty badly by the injury bug.
Oklahoma City has had a rough stretch to begin the week, but it has a perfect opportunity to get back on track. On Friday night, the Thunder’s road trip on the West Coast will continue with a battle at the Intuit Dome against the LA Clippers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the LA Clippers on Friday, Nov. 13, at Intuit Dome, with tipoff at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Thunder are 8-4 and have lost 2 straight.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will clash with the LA Clippers after back-to-back defeats to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Thunder were without Ajay Mitchell for the second of those two games, and he’s once again listed as questionable on the official injury report due to a left ankle sprain.
Not enough people are talking about Aday Mara. The Oklahoma City Thunder used the No. 12 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft to select 7-foot-3 Michigan center Aday Mara, and he brings a 9-foot-9 standing reach that very few players in the league can match.
After veteran center Isaiah Hartenstein and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s second straight loss to the Portland Blazers, he kept it 100 about his team’s recent shortcomings.
The Oklahoma City Thunder pay a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in Inglewood, Calif., with the matchup providing a reminder of the challenges they are facing this season.
Nique Clifford cost the Thunder two second-round picks. Adding him to the payroll carries a considerably larger price. According to Eric Pincus of Casino.org, the acquisition increases Oklahoma City’s projected luxury-tax bill by $11.8 million, from $19.7 million to nearly $31.5 million.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder failed to exact revenge on the Portland Trail Blazers, losing again on Wednesday, 118-108, at Moda Center in the second game of their back-to-back series.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have had to soldier on this season amid an injury avalanche has left them quite shorthanded. With Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace already on the mend, Ajay Mitchell had to miss their Wednesday night clash against the Portland Trail Blazers.
On the first of a back-to-back on the road against the Portland Blazers, Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder fell 123-103 on Tuesday. Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is closer to coming back after participating in a pregame shootaround.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder were stopped in their tracks by the Portland Trail Blazers, who got a vintage performance from Damian Lillard on Tuesday at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. Even Gilgeous-Alexander showed his respect for Lillard’s performance.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired second-year wing Nique Clifford from the Sacramento Kings for two second-round picks. The move is aimed at a wing rotation hit hard by injuries to Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, ESPN reported.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are missing a bunch of stars, but somehow they just keep winning. Now they’ll face the Portland Trail Blazers, who could use another win after a couple of bad games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have dominated the Trail Blazers in recent seasons and look to continue the mastery Tuesday night in the first of two games in two nights in Portland.
The Thunder played their third game in four nights Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spent the fourth quarter watching. That’s a pretty good way to handle a crowded schedule.
The Thunder are far from desperate. They’re 5-2 and coming off a road win over the Cavaliers. And as long as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the court, good things are likely to happen.
Russell Westbrook’s No. 0 jersey will soon be hanging in the rafters of the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Monday that the team will retire Westbrook’s jersey in a ceremony during a Feb.
The Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook’s No. 0 jersey when they host New York on February 7, 2027, the team announced today (Twitter video link). Westbrook ended his 18-year playing career over the summer when he decided to retire.
The Thunder made several contract decisions on Sunday. Oklahoma City exercised its team options for Thomas Sorber and Jared McCain, the team announced in a press release, per Locked On NBA’s Rylan Stiles (Twitter link), but will not pick up the team option on Nikola Topic, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (Twitter link).