The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Tuesday following their blowout win over the depleted Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.
The 19-point win improved OKC’s record to 17-8 and sit in sole possession of second place in the Western Conference standings.
The Thunder are off for two days before they welcome in the red-hot LA Clippers — who’ve won eight consecutive games — to town for a game on Thursday
Following practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and starter Lu Dort spoke to the media. Daigneault talked about league officiating getting accustomed to Chet Holmgren’s rim protection and Dort talked about his game outfit in OKC’s win over the Denver Nuggets.
Here’s a quick recap of the Thunder’s Tuesday practice:
Thunder assistant Dave Bliss rocking the old Indigenous Heritage uniform hoodie at today’s practice pic.twitter.com/bmdlaozkEi
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Mark Daigneault on his 2 challenges last night that resulted in 2 Chet blocks: “He, in particular, has a good feel when he blocks a shot and he doesn’t. So I trust him… I do think referees are getting used to officiating him.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Mark Daigneault: “(Referees have) made comments to me in games before about other players… I’ve gotten that comment before, where I’ll complain about a call and they say, ‘Look Mark, this guy is really hard to officiate.’ I think Chet Holmgren is hard to officiate at the rim.” pic.twitter.com/JafT11kkLQ
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Lu Dort on SGA: “Y’all seen the way he’s playing right now. I feel like he can keep that going… He can be one of the greatest players to ever play the game.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Lu Dort on his improvements this season: “Just being more consistent. Taking my time on the court… Let the game come to me. A couple years ago, I was playing really fast.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Lu Dort on his mask outfit: “It was just me going through my closet. I wanted to wear a hat and I seen the mask and I was like, ‘It looks nice. Let’s rock it.’” https://t.co/i5flvUtDUG
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander string music as All Star voting opens up today pic.twitter.com/PcGIZtam97
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 19, 2023
“Never, nah, that’s my job” Lu Dort on if it ever gets tiring guarding the number one option pic.twitter.com/snxhp9SzLg
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 19, 2023
Jalen Williams getting a front row seat to the Tre Mann vs Kenrich Williams 1s pic.twitter.com/78Hc0MddKp
— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) December 19, 2023
Thunder assistant Dave Bliss rocking the old Indigenous Heritage uniform hoodie at today’s practice pic.twitter.com/bmdlaozkEi
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 19, 2023
