Sources: Thunder fire Carlesimo (Yahoo! Sports)
November 22, 2008
Oklahoma City names Scott Brooks interim coach after 1-12 start.
Hornets thump Thunder in return to Oklahoma City (AP)
November 22, 2008
Byron Scott got to eat at his favorite restaurant, visit with his daughter and take a trip down Memory Lane in the city where his team started heading back in the right direction. As it turns out, a return to Oklahoma City might have been just what his New Orleans Hornets needed. David West scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 17 in the city where his NBA career began and the Hornets had a triumphant…
Create-a-caption: ‘There better be a win in that bag, Earl’ (Yahoo! Sports)
November 21, 2008
You know, Jim Jackson isn’t the only NBA "legend" who cares. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Earl Watson…
Thunder send 7-foot Hill to developmental league (AP)
November 21, 2008
The Oklahoma City Thunder assigned 7-foot center Steven Hill to their NBA Developmental League affiliate in Tulsa. Hill signed as a free agent earlier this month after he didn’t make the Portland Trail Blazers’ roster out of training camp. He has played in one game for the Thunder, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds in the closing 2 minutes against Orlando.
Sonics fan celebrates final 874 days of Kevin Durant in OKC (Yahoo! Sports)
November 21, 2008
Is "celebrate" the right word? I don’t know. But a bitter basketball fan in Seattle — his words,…
Photo: Clippers select Rice with advance ’09 No. 1 pick (Yahoo! Sports)
November 20, 2008
It was widely thought the Los Angeles Clippers , with the advance top pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, would not…
Clippers beat Thunder for 2nd win (AP)
November 20, 2008
The Los Angeles Clippers turned in exactly the sort of performance Oklahoma City coach P.J. Carlesimo feared. Carlesimo spoke before the game Wednesday night about the Clippers’ talent and the challenges that come with meshing so many new players as they are trying to do. “There’s no question what they’re capable of doing,” he said.
NBA Power Poll: Ranking teams, sizing up rookies (SportingNews.com)
November 18, 2008
After Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start for the Warriors, it only seemed right to take a closer look at the rookies in this week’s Power Poll.
McGrady leaves Rockets win with injury (AP)
November 18, 2008
Tracy McGrady feels like he’s back to square one with a troublesome left knee that gave out on him again. At least his Houston Rockets seem able to pick up the slack if he’s going to be sidelined. Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston made a second-half surge without its injured seven-time All-Star to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday…
Thunder’s Mason out 10 days with sprained elbow (AP)
November 18, 2008
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Desmond Mason will miss about 10 days with a sprained right elbow. Mason, a reserve averaging 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds, said Monday night that he hurt the elbow in the Thunder’s third game of the season against Minnesota and it flared up worse after their game Friday against the New York Knicks.