The Wall Street Journal reported recently that McClendon will likely remain in place as CEO after an internal investigation of his financial dealings is completed later this month. McClendon, you might remember, survived a shareholder revolt after revelations that he used his stake in oil and gas wells as collateral for more than $800 million […]
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Credit: Brad Gregg “It was the greatest feeling,” said Glenn, a Norman resident, recalling when he had the former NBA great sign his right arm so that a tattoo artist could make the signature a permanent fixture. And while Rodman’s badboy persona might not seem like a good symbol of family values, Glenn said the […]
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Off-court courting
Credit: Brad Gregg But drama and rivalry appear to surround the minxy R&B songstress. In fact, hoopsvibe.com goes as far as to call her the Yoko Ono of the NBA, obliquely suggesting that James Harden’s departure from the Thunder prior to the season had something to do with a love triangle between him, Ibaka and […]
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The role model
Credit: Brad Gregg So we couldn’t believe our ears when we heard that the L.A. Lakers superstar had praised OKC’s own Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. He admires their poise, their work ethic and their ability to keep their cool. The five-time NBA champion told the Los Angeles Times that the Thunder pair are so […]
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Fear the … K-Mart?
Kevin Martin Credit: Shannon Cornman If Thunder fans’ affections for Kevin Martin and James Harden are still divided, tonight’s game between Oklahoma City and the Houston Rockets could be a good bellwether. Through 11 games this season, Martin averaged 17.6 points per game, more than the 16.8 points per game that Harden averaged over 64 […]
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‘Thunderstruck”s strike two
Credit: Brad Gregg In the case of the Aug. 24 release, however, “theatrical experience” was nearly nonexistent. On an unreported production budget, its total domestic gross was a paltry $587,211, showing in only 250 theaters nationwide at its peak. At Rotten Tomatoes, the online barometer of critical favor (or lack thereof, as the case may […]
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They like us! They really like us!
Credit: Brad Gregg Chicken-Fried News isn’t certain we agree, since we’re mighty fond of a 1984 Psychology Today story on the duality of the human psyche as reflected by Butch and Ben McCain, but the Times piece was unequivocally a lovely paean to our hometown. In “A Basketball Fairy Tale in Middle America,” writer Sam […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
Credit: Brad Gregg —James Harden to Yahoo! Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowsk in a Nov. 6 story, on the OKC Thunder reportedly giving him an hour to consider the club’s final contract offer
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CFN Quote of the Week
Credit: Brad Gregg —James Harden to Yahoo! Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowsk in a Nov. 6 story, on the OKC Thunder reportedly giving him an hour to consider the club’s final contract offer
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Thunder on
James Harden Credit: Shannon Cornman While several national media outlets recently have ranked the Oklahoma City Thunder as among North America’s top professional sports franchises, the team has other things on its collective mind these days: namely, the start of a new season and the challenge of winning an NBA championship. Losing to the Miami […]