Haviland is hardly the only Thunder fanatic who dresses in bizarre outfits, paints his body and shouts himself silly. Actually, the faithful fan base includes a group of self-described superheroes who will do and say almost anything to help the home team win. They usually sit together and can be seen behind the basket at […]
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Lil’ Wayne wants back in the ‘Peake
The oft-troubled rapper announced a slew of dates that includes an August 21 stint in Oklahoma City – a place in which he claimed he felt “unwelcome” and “unwanted.” In case you forgot, here’s a refresher: Wayne had requested courtside seats to an OKC Thunder-San Antonio Spurs playoff game last year but was denied entry […]
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Kevin Durant reacts to Jason Collins’ coming out: ‘It’s cool with me’
Add Thunder superstar Kevin Durant to that chorus of voices. “If he’s happy, that’s cool. Nobody has the right to judge,” Durant said earlier today in Houston, where the Thunder is preparing for tonight’s Game 4 first-round playoff game against the Rockets. “He’s his own man. He makes his own decisions. As NBA players, it’s […]
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No more Mr. Nice Guy?
So why, we ask, does the NBA decide to fine Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant for making a throat-slicing gesture in connection with a big-time poster dunk against the Golden State Warriors a week ago? Heck, he wasn’t really threatening anyone; the gesture was an antic, a move designed to agitate the Golden State […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
Credit: Brad Gregg —Thunder superstar Kevin Durant, on the fashion sense of teammate Russell Westrbook, in the April 15 edition of ESPN the Magazine
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CFN Quote of the Week
Credit: Brad Gregg —Thunder superstar Kevin Durant, on the fashion sense of teammate Russell Westrbook, in the April 15 edition of ESPN the Magazine
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Fish takes the bait
Credit: Brad Gregg But there are two cheeks to every ass, right? What about Fish’s side of the story? “I was being open and honest at the time and I’m being open and honest now,” he said in response. “At the time, I felt strong about the decision on a personal level. It wasn’t anything […]
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Nothing but net
The crowd erupted with cheers and applause as Kufahl became only the fourth fan in Thunder history to execute the MidFirst Bank Half-Court Shot. A teacher and coach at Christian Heritage Academy in Del City, Kufahl held MidFirst’s oversized $20,000 check in the air, hardly able to contain his excitement. “It felt good from the […]
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Something Fishy
Credit: Brad Gregg Unless you’re the Dallas Mavericks, of course. The poor little Mavs have had kind of a rough season (or two). And when things seemed like they couldn’t possibly be worse, Fisher — whom the team signed with the wild expectation of keeping him for more than nine games — wasted no time […]
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Du-real estate
Credit: Brad Gregg The 5,910-square-foot home boasts five bedrooms, a wine cellar, a high-tech home theater and, we presume, really high ceilings. We couldn’t help but notice that SeattlePI.com, in reporting the transaction, identified KD as “the superstar of the former Seattle SuperSonics” and managed to avoid referencing the Thunder altogether, although the online news […]