“We haven’t discussed it as a team, but everybody is pretty knowledgeable of the situation,” Russell Westbrook said following a Monday practice. Sterling, owner of the Clippers since 1981, was caught making racist remarks in an audio recording posted by TMZ and Deadspin. Sterling appears to disparage a female friend for posting photos of herself […]
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Kind of awesome
Who do you pick? Kevin Durant. Duh. The Oklahoma City Thunder star has a reputation for being Mr. Nice Guy off the court, so the partnership makes a lot of sense. This is more than an endorsement deal, though; it’s an initiative. The program, dubbed Strong and Kind, aims to promote — you guessed it […]
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Quote of the week
“You don’t earn nicknames like Wild Wild Westbrook and the Kate Moss of the NBA without dressing up like a Floral Samurai Nerd every now and then. Even when Russ is bad, he’s always kind of amazing.” — GQ magazine, March 2014 issue.
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Thou shalt not lose to Texas
The never-ending debate over the Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol is a self-inflicted comic wound. Of course Satanists and Hindus want their own spot on the lawn. Our born-again legislators opened this can of worms by violating one of the Ten Commandments: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. The man […]
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Back to the future
Fallin offends everyone,straight and gayOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin put the state in the national spotlight in 2013, but not in a positive way. Fallin, in her infinite wisdom, decided unilaterally that a federal mandate directing spousal benefits to same-sex couples in the military would not take place in Oklahoma. As a result, Fallin pulled spousal […]
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Sweet and salty
In the Thunder’s loss to the Trail Blazers on Dec. 4 (a game in which he had 33 points, seven rebounds, one steal and two blocks), Durant experienced, as he almost certainly does each night, the wrath of the Portland faithful. Usually, the gentle giant takes it all in stride, but some dope in the […]
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Uhhhh, might he be right this time?
Worry not! In another striking moment of sanity, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Muskogee) questioned the legitimacy of assigning nonprofit status to several tax-exempt, profit-making professional sports organizations, including the National Football League, National Hockey League and Professional Golf Association. The NFL? It raked in a cool $9.5 billion in 2012. Ho-hum. Like so many big […]
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Dedicated follower of fashion
Credit: Brad Gregg The Thunder’s point guard is already renowned for his unique fashion sense, but he might have topped himself earlier this month when he rocked the brave choice of drop-crotch pants. At Nickelodeon’s Teen Choice Awards earlier this month, the NBA star paired his white capris with giant, gray-schemed Converse-style kicks and a […]
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Thunder rolls
Credit: Brad Gregg The proposed address is 208 Thunder Drive — sorta symbolic of the year (2008) the team relocated from Seattle to the 405. First, Thunder officials must jump through a few bureaucratic hoops before the Oklahoma City Council gets the final say-so. With the issue a likely slam-dunk at the council level, motorists […]
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Boo-rant
Credit: Brad Gregg Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant recently attended an L.A. Dodger home game with his new agent, Jay-Z, when the crowd broke into a chorus of boos. A stadium cameraman had spotted Durant and slapped his mug on the jumbotron, prompting the cacophony of jeers. Poor Laker fans. Evidently they’re still feeling […]