The smell of cotton candy, moon-bounce plastic and face paint fill the air. The season of carnivals and fairs is upon us with the kick-off of Uptown Kids’ first-anniversary carnival, to be held at the 5840 N. Classen Blvd. shop. The outdoor carnival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Buy a wristband […]
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About that lockout …
“Unfortunately, due to the current labor situation, I am not able to contact the guys at this time,” Brian Facchini, the Thunder’s director of basketball communications, told Chicken-Fried News. “I would be more than happy to help once I am able.” Lockout be damned! Through the magic of the innerwebs, CFN has obtained relatively fresh […]
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Thunder announces 2011-12 season schedule
Home games to be nationally televised on either ABC, ESPN or TNT Sports from the Oklahoma City Arena include:• Los Angeles Lakers, Nov. 23;• Orlando Magic, Dec. 14;• San Antonio Spurs, Dec. 16;• Dallas Mavericks, Dec. 29;• Denver Nuggets, Feb. 19, 2012;• Boston Celtics, Feb. 22, 2012; • Chicago Bulls, April 1, 2012; and• Los […]
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That’s the ticket
If you were a member of the Oklahoma City Council, you could have gone to see them for free. Over the course of three years, current and former City Council members received thousands of free event tickets, mostly for Oklahoma City Thunder games, but also included tickets to rock concerts, stand-up comedians, ballet performances and […]
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Robinson crossing
To boldly go where relatively few have gone before (um, except for the likes of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nate Robinson could try out for the NFL. Maybe. “I might go play football,” Robinson told SLAM ONLINE. “Do something that nobody’s tried to do.” The 5-9 Robinson had a football […]
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Thunder will learn from playing deep into playoffs
I can’t tell you how proud I am of this Thunder team. Not just for the season, but for the way they competed and fought in Game 5. They were ready to go from the tip, ready to fight. I think even us fans were sort of ready to pack it in after Game 4’s […]
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Front-row rejection
Case in point: Former Seattle SuperSonics power forward Shawn Kemp said the Oklahoma City Thunder called and invited him to watch the team host Denver courtside during the firstround playoff series at the Oklahoma City Arena, according to a May 10 interview on KJR-AM radio. Kemp said he declined, and he won’t be sitting on […]
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NBA games are not decided by the theoretical
The result of the play, two points for OKC, gave the Thunder a 102-101 lead with one minute, five seconds remaining in the game. In the end, Denver lost 107-103. A day later, the NBA front office released a statement admitting that a mistake was made, that Perkins’ tip should have been waived off. Everyone […]
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That was then … this is now, Oklahoma City Thunder fans
As fans, we watched the team stay in playoff position from start to finish; we saw Kevin Durant become the youngest player to win back-to-back scoring titles; and we witnessed Russell Westbrook leap into superstardom. Looking back, it’s hard to believe this is the same franchise that limped into Oklahoma City three years ago decimated […]
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Is the ‘rip move’ a rip-off or a smart tactic?
Recently against the Warriors, Durant got two calls with it. One in the fourth quarter on a three-pointer on Dorell Wright, and then a big one in overtime on David Lee, which gave KD three shots and put OKC up one with a minute left. As you might imagine, Golden State Warrior coach Keith Smart […]