Oklahoma City Thunder News

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant donated $1M US to the Red Cross for tornado relief.

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant announced through his family foundation on Tuesday that he has pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma.

Now that the season has passed, it's time to start looking forward. Ironically, to begin doing that, we first need to look back at who did what last season.

In a draft that appears to be void of a single franchise player and short on can't miss stars, the Thunder must either hope the Toronto Raptors jump into the top three and try again next year or be prepared to make the best of an imperfect situation.

The All-Star power forward and his Memphis Grizzlies are hardly down and out, though.

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially for the players and coaches with ties to the area.

We've talked at length about the Chicago Bulls' long-term plan for building a winning roster around Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose, and it mostly consists of them not spending any new money this summer so that they can preserve cap space for 2014.

He put the Bulls on his back and carried them to a victory in Game 7 at Brooklyn; outdueling Brook Lopez to the tune of 12-of-17 shooting for 24 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.

Daniel Orton will be walking in memory of his mother, Carolyn, who lost her battle with lupus in February 2009.

Serge Ibaka said working with Hakeem Olajuwon in the offseason is a possibility.

Sam Hinkie's tenure in Houston was never about Sam Hinkie, he'll tell you. It was really about the system.

At 3 PM Eastern or Noon Pacific, the Tulsa Shock without Skylar Diggins faces Candace Parker and the LA Sparks to hopefully get that first win of the preseason.

I first became interested in Rudy Gobert after reading this SB nation article by Tom Ziller.

One of the more popular cries from the Thunder fan base after the dismal all-around postseason performance of Kendrick Perkins was that the team should rid themselves of his contract by using the amnesty provision on him this summer.

The Bulls have been taking in plenty of compliments for lasting 12 games in the playoffs with their depleted lineup.

Successful regular season. Five days after trading James Harden, the Thunder embarked on a regular season that ended with the franchise earning its third straight Northwest Division crown, its first 60-win campaign in the OKC era and the top seed in the Western Conference.

From Kevin Durant's minutes to Serge Ibaka's blocks to the number of technical fouls OKC had - John Rohde gives you all the key stats for the Thunder's season.

They had fought the good fight, but in the end, they just didn't have enough to stretch the defending champion Miami Heat past five games.

Apr 10, 2013; Bloomington, IN, USA; Cody Zeller at his press conference for NBA draft.