Chet Holmgren showed off his athleticism during a fast break highlight in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Cup semifinal matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
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.
Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had some words to share about NBA legend Steve Nash comparing him to Michael Jordan. Gilgeous-Alexander is going through the eighth season of his career, his seventh with the Thunder.
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.
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.
The NBA has always had legendary rivalries—Magic vs. Bird, Thomas vs. Jordan—classics that defined an era. But the modern game needed its own iconic showdown, and that’s how we got the tallboys: Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren.
Calling the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2024–25 season just “good” would do injustice to how they owned the West, finishing 68–14. They did what they had to do in the postseason to emerge as champions, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was at the top of his game, hitting big shots like it was nothing while the rest of the roster meshed perfectly around him.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the San Antonio Spurs in the Semi Final of the 2025 NBA Cup tournament. This is the third year of the event and second straight trip for the OKC Thunder to the Semi Final.
For the first time since Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault will have his starting five at full strength ahead of facing the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup semifinals.
Oklahoma City has opened the floodgates to start the season, soaring to a 24-1 overall record. It’s one of the best starts in NBA history, and has put the Thunder in a good position to challenge the all-time NBA record for wins in a season.
Ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Cup semifinal game against the San Antonio Spurs, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to a viral Sam Presti sonogram joke in a recent interview with Rachel Nichols.
Oklahoma City will be as healthy as it’s been all season, and the starting lineup could reflect that. Over the first month and a half of the season, the Thunder have dominated their competition.
There is nothing better from team atmosphere than winning. Just look at the Oklahoma City Thunder are with their ridiculous 24-1 record. The defending NBA champions look even better than they did last season.
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.
The Thunder’s historic pace continues to raise questions about just how far this season could go. During NBA Cup media availability, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was asked directly whether the league’s all-time wins record (73 wins by the Warriors in 2015-2016) carries weight inside the locker room.
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 Oklahoma City Thunder have started the 2025–26 NBA season with a record-breaking streak. They have now tied the Golden State Warriors for the best start through 25 games at 24-1 after thrashing the Phoenix Suns by 49 points.
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.
Cason Wallace has quickly become one of the premier defensive guards in the NBA and has been a pivotal part of one of the best defensive teams of all time: the 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are just past the quarter mark of the 2025-26 NBA season. There are still many games left, but they are off to a historic start.