Thunder’s Westbrook out, needs knee surgery
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely.
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely.
The NBA has fined Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant for making a ”menacing gesture,” when he pretended to slice his throat after throwing down a big dunk during the Thunder’s victory against the Golden State Warriors.
James Harden and Carlos Delfino each scored 22 points, and the Houston Rockets tied their longest winning streak against any opponent by beating the Brooklyn Nets for the 13th straight time, 106-96 on Friday night.
Russell Westbrook scored 37 points, Kevin Durant added 27 and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-111 on Friday night.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Russell Westbrook made a two-pronged bid for his sixth career triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off an impressive homestand by beating the Utah Jazz, 106-94, on Friday night.
Two nail-biting finishes kept the pot boiling at the top of Group B in the men’s Olympic basketball on Thursday while a record-breaking romp underlined why the United States is the favorite to land gold.
Kobe Bryant rediscovered his scoring touch to tally 37 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the top spot in the Pacific division with a 108-99 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
The key stars of Fiba world champion USA aren’t the only ones set to help the country’s national squad shoot for an Olympic slot in the Fiba Asia championship.
