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Nikola Topić Makes Emotional NBA Debut Months After Cancer Diagnosis

Nikola Topić made his NBA debut on Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

What the Thunder’s Midseason Win Over the Spurs Really Meant

Against a San Antonio team that had owned it all season, Oklahoma City finally looked like the defending champion sending a message.

Sports Illustrated

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Is Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Sportsperson of the Year

The reigning NBA MVP found the perfect home in OKC, showing that anything is possible in a place where hoops is the only game in town.

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Why the Thunder Could Be Better Than Last Season’s Champion Team

The “well-oiled machine” looks like it could zoom past 70 wins and Oklahoma City doesn’t even have all the pieces in place yet.

Sports Illustrated

SGA Says Kevin Durant 'Definitely' Tried to Call Timeout in Rockets-Thunder Debacle

KD seemingly attempted to call a timeout with Houston had none, but the refs didn't see it.

Sports Illustrated

Thunder Have One Scary Advantage As They Open 2025–26 NBA Season Trying to Repeat

Oklahoma City dominated last season and chose to run it back, but with an even higher ceiling.

Sports Illustrated

A Look Behind the NBA’s Curtain at Player-Ref Dynamics

What’s the line between spirited debate and tech-worthy behavior? The league says addressing issues between the two sides is a priority.

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Thunder Aiming to Control Next Era of NBA Superteams

Coming off the 2025 title, Oklahoma City has a roster that makes it likely that the path to the Finals will go through Bricktown for the foreseeable future.

Sports Illustrated

Thunder Finally Make It to Mountaintop With Plans to Stay After First NBA Title

Oklahoma City’s path was rocky through years of losing skids and rebuilding seasons. Belief in the young core, headlined by MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, could lead to a dynasty.

Sports Illustrated

Game 7: After a back-and-forth NBA Finals, it's time for the Thunder and Pacers to decide the title

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault knows exactly why the NBA Finals are coming down to a Game 7

The Independent UK

Keys to NBA Finals Game 7: Energy, Effort and Will

“The work is done”: The Pacers and Thunder have built muscle, made adjustments and battled to a winner-take-all finale. Here is what to know for Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Jalen Williams Pushes Thunder to Brink of NBA Championship With 40-Point Outburst

Williams’s meteoric rise includes an “unbelievable performance” in each round of the postseason as OKC takes 3–2 NBA Finals lead on Indiana.

Sports Illustrated

Mark Daigneault Had One Word to Describe Jalen Williams's 40-Point Outburst in Game 5

The Thunder moved one game away from the NBA title.

Sports Illustrated

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Takes Over to Rally Thunder, Even NBA Finals at 2–2

The Pacers stymied the MVP for three quarters, but a monster final period and contributions from Alex Caruso and Chet Holmgren pushed Oklahoma City to the Game 4 win.

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Does Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault need to adjust the starting lineup for Game 4 of the NBA Finals?

Sports Illustrated

Key NBA Finals Adjustments for Pacers and Thunder Entering Game 3

Indiana needs Tyrese Haliburton to hunt his own shot and stay aggressive, while Oklahoma City should lean on Isaiah Hartenstein’s versatility.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Adjustments Power Thunder to Game 2 Win

Give OKC coach Mark Daigneault credit for switching things up after Game 1’s collapse.

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Thunder's Aaron Wiggins had the highest plus/minus (+24) in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Supporting Cast Power Thunder to NBA Finals Game 2 Win

After a disappointing opener, Oklahoma City showed up and dominated as it has all season to even the series at 1–1.

Sports Illustrated

What the Thunder Need to Fix in Game 2 of the NBA Finals

Oklahoma City must capitalize on the turnovers it forces and clean up the paint in order to avoid falling into a 2–0 hole to Indiana.

The Independent UK

It's a Thunder rule: To work in OKC, you must learn about OKC and what the bombing meant to the city

The Thunder didn’t even exist in Oklahoma City when the 1995 bombing happened; the franchise that had been known as the Seattle SuperSonics didn’t relocate to America’s heartland until more than a decade later

Sports Illustrated

Thunder Coach Mark Daigneault Gives Simple Reason for Pacers' Repeated Comeback Wins

Daigneault's Thunder were on the wrong side of another Pacers comeback win.

Sports Illustrated

Rick Carlisle, Mark Daigneault's Age Gap Will Set an NBA Finals Record

A baby boomer and a millennial will go head-to-head.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Finals: 10 Questions That Will Determine Thunder-Pacers Series

Spinning through the keys to victory, x-factors, matchups to watch, coaching edge and more as Game 1 tips off Thursday.

The Guardian - US

NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks

Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night

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