THUNDER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Thunder star Kevin Durant has donated $1 million to the Red Cross for the organization's relief efforts following Monday's tragic tornado in Oklahoma.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who have been affected by the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma. I don’t live too far from Joplin, Mo, so I’ve seen what that type of devastation can do to a community. Very nice gesture by KD. Kevin Durant has donated $1 million to the Red Cross for Tornado relief. — Royce Young (@dailythunder) May 21, 2013

A mile-wide tornado touched down and tore Moore, Oklahoma to shreds. Kevin Durant and a number of superstars tweeted their support for the victims.

 Back at the trade deadline of 2011, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge made one of the least popular trades in a long time when he unloaded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to the Oklahoma City Thunder in return for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.   With the lack of size and rebounding from the players on the roster in the last two full seasons, the...

Old friend Kendrick Perkins made headlines last week for his underwhelming performance in the playoffs. Perk’s playoff impotence revived speculation that OKC would consider the amnesty provision on their center. Thunder GM Sam Presti says such speculation is inaccurate: “We just haven’t considered using the provision,” Presti said. “I wouldn’t necessarily directly attribute...

If you care about America and want to understand the times we live in, it would be a huge mistake to ignore the Billy Hunter-Derek Fisher war. In it, particularly in the allegations leveled in Hunter's lawsuit against Fisher and the NBA Players Association, you can clearly see how the rich protect their wealth by screwing the unsuspecting people beneath them. It's difficult...

We did the research for you. We searched the entire internet, talked to all the people that might know. These are who players that a lot of scouts/experts think will be drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder will have two first round draft picks. Let’s see who they think will be in OKC, [...]

Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti says the team is not planning to amnesty center Kendrick Perkins despite his big salary.

Well this is certainly a head scratcher. It looks like the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to hold onto Kendrick Perkins. According to Thunder beat writer Darnell Mayberry, Thunder GM Sam Presti recently praised Perkins for about 20 minutes and also said they have no plans to amnesty him. Sam Presti on the amnesty clause: "We just haven't considered using the provision...

Former NBA players association executive director Billy Hunter accuses current NBAPA president Derek Fisher of having a secret deal with owners during the last lockout.

A season filled with championship hopes came to a quicker-than-expected conclusion for the Oklahoma City Thunder. A chance collision with Houston's Patrick Beverley knocked All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook out for the rest of the postseason, and the Thunder never recovered. Kevin Durant tried filling the void almost single-handedly, but even the three-time scoring champion...

It was not supposed to go down this way. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat were supposed to do battle in the vein of the epic sequels that made Ali vs. Frazier so mighty. How does the saying go? That is why they play the game. Please click here to read/watch this story. The post Video: Tayshaun Prince with the throwdown over the Oklahoma City Thunder appeared first on Players View.

The Memphis Grizzlies eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games on Wednesday night, but it was the OKC fans that really won. Check out the amazing show of support from the Thunder faithful who stuck around to still chant and cheer on their team well after the final buzzer sounded. They probably also realize that they will have two very motivated 25 year-olds next year...

Seattle-based rapper Macklemore has an issue with the Oklahoma City Thunder using one of his hits to pump up their crowd. He even retweeted support from a Seattle sports great to back him up.