Sports
Gazette staff
The Oklahoma City Thunder will open its 2011-12 season Nov. 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA team announced today. The season’s home opener will take place three days later, against the Indiana Pacers.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Lakers
Thunder announces 2011-12 season schedule
Season includes four extended home stands and 24 nationally televised games.
Sports
Gazette staff
The Oklahoma City Thunder will open its 2011-12 season Nov. 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA team announced today. The season’s home opener will take place three days later, against the Indiana Pacers.
L.A. not-so-confidential
Thunder stars James Harden and Kevin Durant got chippy with Lakers legend Kobe Bryant last night.
CFN
Gazette staff
The Oklahoma City Thunder took to the court at Chesapeake Energy Arena last night for the final time before the All-Star break, and interestingly enough, the matchup was against the Los Angeles Lakers, a team boasting two All-Star starters in guard/forward Kobe Bryant and center Andrew Bynum.
CFN tweet of the week
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Gazette staff
“You can change your name all you want but an asshole is still an asshole #RonArtest #NBA”
Thunder on
Adored by national media outlets, the Thunder readies itself for a new NBA season.
Sports
Brendan Hoover
OKC Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers
7 p.m. Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
thunder.nba.com
208-4667
$10-$255
The role model
CFN
Gazette staff
Kobe Bryant is not known for his graciousness. Especially not toward excellent young players who repeatedly school him on the court, sometimes in his own house.
Something Fishy
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Gazette staff
We can all agree that Derek Fisher’s return to Oklahoma City Thunder is a good thing, right?
Nothing but net
A Del City sinks a half-court shot at a Thunder game to win $20,000.
Sports
Rachael Cervenka
Oklahoma City NBA fan Heath Kufahl lined up behind the half-court line at last night’s Thunder game against the Los Angeles Lakers as Rumble began his drum roll and the Chesapeake Energy Arena went silent as he released the ball and said his prayers ... Swish!
Fish takes the bait
CFN
Gazette staff
When Derek Fisher left the Dallas Mavericks in December to be closer to his family in California, only to re-sign with the OKC Thunder a couple of months later, Mavs owner Mark Cuban offered his opinion, which is basically this: Fisher is a back-stabbing megalomaniac who will roundabout his way to another championship ring (because five isn’t enough, clearly).
