Oklahoma City as we know it was unrecognizable 40 years ago. While physical changes — like the contemporaneous influx of entertainment and eatery options — are obvious, the attitudes of city residents were also drastically different in 1979 and in the following decades. “1979 was important for a lot of reasons,” said Bob Blackburn, executive […]
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Cover: Thundering on
When Chris Paul arrived in Oklahoma City as a 20-year-old rookie member of the Hornets, refuged from New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he moved into a house in Edmond with his brother C.J. They would drive out to Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, where the waylaid team held practice and facilities, and […]
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Chicken-Fried News: ’Melo Jazz reprise
Oklahoma City Thunder received an early visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past last week when Carmelo Anthony arrived in town for the rival Houston Rockets game, and it gave them a glimpse of how their present might be, if not for a shrewd offseason move by general manager Sam Presti. Oklahoma City fans gave […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Breaking the NBA bank
Although it was only a select few in attendance for the July 1 party where Paul George announced that he was returning to Oklahoma City Thunder, most of the city might’ve said they were there to see George and Russell Westbrook smoke cigars and watch Nas perform. Gamble Thunder general manager Sam Presti’s trade for […]
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Cover Story: The Thunder’s lightning-quick resurgence has Oklahoma City back on the NBA map
The Thunder begins its season Oct. 19 at home against the New York Knicks — Carmelo Anthony’s former team.
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Chicken-Fried News: New love
Former Hornet player Chris Paul dealt Kevin Durant and unfortunate blow during a recent basketball game.