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Thunder expected to explore aggressive trade-up scenarios in NBA Draft

The Thunder may already be the NBA’s defending champions, but that apparently won’t stop them from trying to make another massive swing in next month’s draft.

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Thunder vs Spurs Game 5 Might Decide The NBA’s Next Dynasty

Tonight’s Game 5 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs does not feel like a normal conference finals game. It feels like the beginning of the NBA’s next era.

Oklahoma City Thunder News / NBA Analysis Network / May 26

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s two-big lineup has become San Antonio’s favorite target

Oklahoma City’s size looked like a playoff advantage for most of the year. In this series, it has started giving San Antonio a defensive map. The pairing of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein still gives the Thunder length, rebounding and rim protection.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander News / NBA Analysis Network / May 26

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now at the center of the NBA’s whistle problem

The Western Conference finals are carrying two arguments at once. One is about whether the Thunder can solve San Antonio’s defense. The other is about whether the NBA has let playoff officiating drift too far toward constant interruption.

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Ajay Mitchell News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 26

Is Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell returning from calf injury for Game 5 vs. Spurs?

The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to protect their home turf and regain control of the Western Conference Finals as they host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Paycom Center on Tuesday.

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The best homegrown player for every NBA franchise

As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 26

Is Thunder’s Jalen Wiliams returning from hamstring injury for Game 5 vs. Spurs?

The Oklahoma City Thunder will attempt to take a 3-2 lead over the San Antonio Spurs during Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday. They could welcome star guard Jalen Williams back to their lineup for the pivotal matchup.

Victor Wembanyama News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 26

Shaq sends scary Victor Wembanyama warning to Thunder

Tuesday night will be a pivotal one for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as they will look to weather injury woes and bounce back from their horrid performance on Sunday night to try and claim Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals clash against the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA News / Total Pro Sports / May 26

OKC Thunder Injury Update: Will Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell Play Game 5 vs. Spurs?

The momentum in the Western Conference Finals is swinging like a pendulum. Starting off proceedings, it was the San Antonio Spurs who delivered a strong performance to take a 1-0 lead.

K. C. Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / May 26

The OKC Thunder Must Keep Home-Court Advantage With A Game 5 Win

Game 5 could easily be the bout that decides the series for the Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder are heading back to OKC, as they prepare for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

Oklahoma City Thunder News / EssentiallySports / May 26

OKC’s Injury Situation Turns Worse as Thunder Make Concerning Announcement Ahead of Game 5

The defending NBA champions who cruised through early in the season are facing a critical turning point in the Western Conference Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder revealed their final injury report ahead of Game 5 and their situation just took a significant turn for the worse.

NBA News / Yardbarker / May 26

Karl-Anthony Towns sends warning to Thunder, Spurs after Knicks clinch trip to NBA Finals

Towns addressed the team's mindset after advancing to the franchise's first NBA Finals since 1999.

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The most unlikely 50-point games in NBA history

If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.

Mark Daigneault News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 25

Mark Daigneault’s silver lining from Thunder losing Game 4 against the Spurs

For Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, his team is approaching the point of his Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs, where the team that wants it most will most likely win two of the next three games.

Oklahoma City Thunder News / Hoops Rumors / May 25

Jalen Williams Questionable For Game 5; Ajay Mitchell Out

The Thunder have listed Jalen Williams as questionable for Tuesday’s critical Game 5 against the Spurs, tweets Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman. Williams’ official injury designation is left hamstring strain injury management.

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Ajay Mitchell News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 25

Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell already ruled out for Game 5 with calf injury

The Oklahoma City Thunder were without Ajay Mitchell in the 103-82 Game 4 loss to the San Antonio Spurs due to a calf injury he’s had throughout the Western Conference Finals.

Jalen Williams News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 25

Jalen Williams lands on Game 5 injury report with hamstring strain

Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams’ status for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals is up in the air. Throughout the playoffs, Williams has been dealing with a hamstring strain.

NBA News / Field Level Media / May 25

In pivotal Game 5, Thunder aim to be early aggressor vs. Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have gotten off to big starts in each of the last two games of the Western Conference finals. Heading into Game 5 on Tuesday with the seven-game series deadlocked at 2, the host Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to reverse that trend.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 25

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ‘lessons from the game’ take after Thunder Game 4 loss to Spurs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to course-correct their mistakes in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs when the series shifts to the Paycom Center on Tuesday.

Chet Holmgren News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 25

Chris Broussard calls out Chet Holmgren for ‘not getting it done’ vs. Spurs

On Monday’s edition of FS1’s First Things First , Chris Broussard did not mince words about the play of Chet Holmgren in the Thunder’s Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / May 25

OKC Thunder May Need More Playmaking From Frontcourt to Beat Spurs

Oklahoma City’s offense was rough in Game 4, and it might need some of its big creators to step up. On Sunday night, the Thunder fell 103-82 to the San Antonio Spurs, which tied the Western Conference Finals at two games apiece.

Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / May 25

The Thunder's Turnover Troubles Hendered Their Game 4 Performance

The Spurs seemed to take a note out of the Thunder’s book in Game 4. The Western Conference Finals are turning into a heavyweight battle with Oklahoma City and San Antonio continuing to trade blows.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander News / Athlon Sports / May 25

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Speaks Out After 19-Point Performance in Game 4 Loss

The Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a different team on Sunday night, and not in a good way. San Antonio dominated from start to finish, handing Oklahoma City an 82-103 loss in Game 4 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals to level the series at 2-2.

Jalen Williams News / Hoops Rumors / May 24

Jalen Williams Out For Game 4

The Thunder will once again be short-handed in Game 4, as Jalen Williams has been downgraded to out with hamstring soreness, Rylan Stiles of Locked On Thunder notes (via Twitter).

Ajay Mitchell News / Field Level Media / May 23

Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (calf) ruled out for Game 4

The Oklahoma City Thunder have ruled guard Ajay Mitchell out for Sunday's Western Conference finals' Game 4 due to a right calf strain. Mitchell, a second-year player who has started in place of All-Star Jalen Williams seven times through the first three rounds of the postseason, suffered the injury late in Game 2 in Oklahoma City.

NBA News / Yardbarker / May 23