If Victor Wembanyama's flexing after getting fouled told you one thing, it's that the Spurs believe they're ready to hang with the big boys. If you saw how Wembanyama got to the point he was flexing, it also told you that Cason Wallace simply fouled him without giving Wembanyama the chance of an and-one.
So, you’re telling me there’s a chance — the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs becoming the NBA’s best new rivalry in the Western Conference, which Shai Gilgeous-Alexander confirmed after Saturday’s 111-109 loss.
It was just a few seasons ago that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was one of the darlings of the NBA. Fast forward to today, and he has become one of the most heavily scrutinized players.
The Oklahoma City Thunder's defense has been well discussed over the past few years, and for good reason. Armed with a number of impactful defenders alongside
Following the Oklahoma City Thunder's 111-109 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in the semifinals of the Emirates NBA Cup, plenty of opinions were formed throughout social media.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
LAS VEGAS, NV — The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to one of the best starts in NBA history, winning 24 of their first 25 games to start the 2025-26 regular season.
The Emirates NBA Cup Semifinal game between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday was intense. Both teams were motivated to advance to the final round and compete for the $500,000 cash prize of the In-Season Tournament.
The Thunder already own the biggest trophy that matters. They also wanted the smaller one. Oklahoma City went 68-14 last season and won the NBA championship, but its bid to add an NBA Cup title ended Saturday with a semifinal loss to the Spurs, a result that snapped the feeling of inevitability that had followed them around for weeks.
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After the Oklahoma City Thunder lost to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren put the NBA Cup elimination game into perspective after their two-point loss (111-109).
The NBA season is still in full swing, but it's never too early to look ahead at the upcoming NBA Draft class. Most teams in Oklahoma City's position only have picks later in the first round to look forward to, but for the Thunder, OKC could own up to four of the top 30 selections in this year's class.
The Thunder had not lost in more than five weeks, so Saturday was unfamiliar territory. It was also, in their view, useful. Oklahoma City’s streak ended with a narrow loss to San Antonio, but the reaction afterward was more about reflection than frustration, as written by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
On Saturday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder saw their 16-game winning streak come to an end with a narrow loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the semifinal round of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas.
On Saturday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell back down to Earth with a narrow loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the semifinal round of the NBA Cup tournament from Las Vegas.
In an era of basketball where shooting high barrages of three-point shots reigns supreme, it is hard to win games while shooting poorly from beyond the arc.
The San Antonio Spurs benefited from a controversial call during their NBA Cup semifinal matchup Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs led the Thunder 109-108 with 3.7 seconds left in the elimination game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the defending NBA champions and very much look like a top candidate to become the league’s first repeat title holders since the Golden State Warriors (2016-18). Still, with the holiday season in full force, here is a look at the Thunder’s wish list.
Victor Wembanyama made his return to the San Antonio Spurs lineup on Saturday night, and he helped make one thing abundantly clear — you'd better start taking that team seriously as a Western Conference contender. If you were not already.
The Oklahoma City Thunder don't need much more help this season. The team is 24-1 with the best point differential through 25 games in NBA, and the highest NET rating in NBA history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t mince words when asked if the Oklahoma City Thunder are chasing the NBA’s single-season wins record of 73, set by the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.
After missing the past six games with a right soleus (calf) strain, starting center Isaiah Hartenstein is not on the Thunder‘s injury report ahead of Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against the Spurs, which indicates he’ll be available to play, tweets Rylan Stiles of SI.com.
The last time the Thunder were on the court in Vegas, they were humiliated in the NBA Cup championship by the Milwaukee Bucks — putting up a season-low 81 points in a blowout loss.
The Thunder and Spurs will meet in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday after winning their respective quarterfinal matchups on Wednesday. The Thunder improved to 24-1 on the season with a blowout home victory over the Suns.