[Update: Officials have drastically revised the death tolls down to 24 people dead, including 9 children.] Unimaginable horror visited Oklahoma City and its suburb of Moore yesterday afternoon as a giant tornado, measuring at least a mile wide, destroyed the area and killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children. As authorities search flattened [...]
OKC’s Russell Westbrook Out Indefinitely With Knee Injury
April 26, 2013 | Posted by
Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder all-star guard who ignites the team’s explosive offense, will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely–a severe blow to OKC’s championship aspirations. General manager Sam Presti said Friday that the Thunder had not yet scheduled Westbrook’s surgery and would not have [...]
Don’t Rush to Conclusions in Boston
April 18, 2013 | Posted by
Arsalan Iftikhar, a human rights lawyer, author of the blog, The Muslim Guy, and a senior editor at “The Islamic Monthly,” said when the news broke about the bombings in Boston that he, like millions of Muslims in America, had one overpowering thought: “Oh God…Please don’t let it be a Muslim.” In the “Islamic Monthly,” Iftikhar noted, “The majority [...]
Players Angry Serge Ibaka Was Not Suspended For Low Blow
March 6, 2013 | Posted by
When the NBA announced Tuesday that they would not suspend Oklahoma City power forward Serge Ibaka for his below-the-belt hit on Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin, fellow players expressed outrage. Miami Heat teammates LeBron James and Dwayne Wade along with Clippers Matt Barnes took to Twitter to express their confusion in the league only fining [...]
Kobe Bryant: ‘I Would Have Smacked’ Serge Ibaka For Low Blow
March 5, 2013 | Posted by
Kobe Bryant saw the replay of the hard low blow Serge Ibaka of Oklahoma City levied on the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and knew right away what he would have done if he were on the receiving end. “I probably would have smacked [Ibaka] in the mouth,” the Lakers’ Bryant said. “I would have [...]
James Harden Stays Hot With 45 Points in Win Against Hawks
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
James Harden continues his hot streak as a Houston Rocket by dropping a career-high 45 points in a 109-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night. Harden entered Friday’s game with the Rockets coming off a victory over the Detroit Pistons where he debuted with 37 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals. The [...]
LeBron James To ‘Take It Easy’ During NBA Preseason
October 1, 2012 | Posted by
LeBron James has played a lot of basketball in the last 10 months: NBA regular season, long playoff run capped by his first NBA championship and then the London Olympic preparations and the Games. That extended action, James said, is the reason he will “take it easy” in the preseason, starting with not playing when [...]
After Heart Surgery, Celtics’ Jeff Green ‘Fully Healthy’
September 15, 2012 | Posted by
Jeff Green, a talented forward from Georgetown, missed all last season with after heart surgery. Sounds scary, right.? But Green, 26, drafted by the Boston Celtics, traded to Oklahoma City and now back with Boston, said surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm has him back and feeling good — and ready to take on the [...]
Kevin Durant Not Ready To Concede Anything To The LA Lakers
August 28, 2012 | Posted by
Kevin Durant – The suddenly revamped Los Angeles Lakers may look like the best team now, but championships aren’t won on paper. Or at least so advises Oklahoma City All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who isn’t quite prepared to concede Western Conference supremacy to the Lakers just yet even though they made a big offseason splash [...]
Michael Jordan’s Bobcats Might Trade No. 2 Pick
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
The Charlotte Bobcats are eyeing the possibility of dealing the No. 2 overall pick in a trade that would bring a more established player, multiple sources told CBSSports.com. Rod Higgins and Rich Cho understand that the Bobcats need more than just a talented rookie, whether it be Bradley Beal, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Harrison Barnes, Thomas Robinson [...]
