I was sent this video earlier today and let me tell you, whoa. I’m not going to embed it because the title of it is NSFW and the video itself is probably pushing the borders, but if you want to see a dedicated Thunder fan get the logo tatted massively on her thigh, have a watch.
(Video possibly NSFW due to a little language)
I’ve always been a bit torn on the video of Mo Cheeks helping the little girl finish the national anthem. On one hand, it shows what a kind heart he has to step in and assist a girl drowning in the anthem, but on the other, it’s kind of become this thing that’s he’s known for.
Most people under 30 don’t really think of Cheeks as an all-time great point guard, but instead, That Guy That Helped The Girl. Type in “Mo Cheeks” on Google or YouTube. The top autofinish is the national anthem video as well as the first result. For shame.
But last night on Tosh.O, the girl, Natalie Gilbert, was given her shot at a web redemption. She sang at an Anaheim Ducks game and she nailed it. But I couldn’t help but wonder: Why not Oklahoma City? Wouldn’t that have been even better?
What a cool little thing that would be to have Gilbert sing the anthem again with Mo Cheeks behind her. Make it happen Thunder. It would be neat.
Have you been wondering lately what former Thunder great Robert Swift was up to? I know I do often. Well here’s your answer. He plays in Japan for the Tokyo Apache and shaved off his hair. I just thought you might like to know.
These are the types of things that become very important posts during the offseason. This is of course Kevin Durant, with reality TV personality Kamille Leai. But the shirt. Oh, the shirt. I’m not sure that’s NBA licensed material. Obviously, besides the fairly hilarious shirt, one has to also notice the James Harden Urkel glasses. Those things are everywhere now.
Via The No-Look Pass
I found this humorous. Someone has a Craigslist ad that is willing to negotiate their Lady Gaga tickets for a show at the Ford Center July 20, for a pair of Thunder playoff tickets for Friday’s Game 6 against the Lakers.
Tickets for Lady Gaga range from $49.50 to $175 (face value of course). For Game 6, they range from $12 to $375. On StubHub, Game 6 tickets are going for $239 to over $2,000 for a pair of floor seats. For Gaga you’re looking at between $90 and $1,500.
The ESPN Trade Machine accepts this deal, but OKC needed to toss in some cash considerations and a conditional 2013 second round pick.
(h/t @danjhunt)
Nick Collison visited Dunder Mifflin today on his off day in Los Angeles today. I’ll just let the picture take it away.
As I mentioned in the Bolts, the store is stocked again with shirts so if you missed out on a Zombie Sonics or Go Green tee, run and getcha one. But also, today we’re putting out the newest design. As Tree and Leaf put it, “Let me introduce you to 8-Armed Velvet Hoop, Kid Delicious the Vicious, The Web-Slinging Junkyard Dog himself: THE DURANTULA!”
But not the supernatural powers of Kevin Durant. Nope. The ACTUAL supernatural. From Frank Isola of the New York Daily News:
The Knicks were afraid, very afraid. And it had nothing to do with the Oklahoma City Thunder. For two days, several players had trouble sleeping because they were convinced that their downtown hotel is haunted.
“I definitely believe it,” Jared Jeffries said. “The place is haunted. It’s scary.”
Eddy Curry claims he slept for only two hours Sunday night because he couldn’t stop thinking about ghosts roaming the hotel. For years, guests staying at the Skirvin Hilton have reported ghost sightings and strange noises. Legend has it that sometime in the 1930s, a woman jumped to her death while holding her baby in her hands.
“They said it happened on the 10th floor and I’m the only one staying on the 10th floor,” Curry said. “That’s why I spent most of my time in (Nate Robinson’s) room. I definitely believe there are ghosts in that hotel.”
Assistant coach Herb Williams teased Jeffries and Curry for believing that the Skirvin is haunted, but Curry wasn’t laughing. “There are too many stories,” Curry said. “Something is going on there.”
I’m sitting here trying to come up with something. So you lost last night… because of ghosts? So many ways to go with a potential joke – a cliche “I see fat people” Eddy Curry joke? A “REDRUM” zing? Eh, I think the story itself is enough comedy. Two things though: 1) I have stayed at the Skirvin (on my wedding night) and I didn’t hear any nonsense. Other than what was coming from my own room. Hi-oh! And 2) You have to love Eddy Curry is the one making a big deal about it. You know, the guy that didn’t play one second of the game. And why was he all alone on the 10th floor? Nobody like Eddy?
Whatever the case, maybe this is a good idea to put away a few home wins. Freak your opponent out before the game by making them stay in a haunted hotel and then pummel them on the basketball court. That right there, is a formula to winning basketball.
…the Oklahoma City Thunder were 3-29. Now, they’re 17-14 and a game out of the playoffs.
That is all.
Well, at least according to John Hollinger’s player efficiency ratings.
One of these is not like the others… can you find it? Now, in Hollinger’s defense, his real rankings and not projected rankings don’t have Weaver anywhere near the top 50. That’s because Weaver has not played near enough to actually qualify. Maybe there was a bug in Hollinger’s formula that let Weaver slip through here. But who cares, right now Weaver is the best of the best. Someone needs to clip this and send it to Mr. and Mrs. Weaver for their refrigerator. Weaver’s future grandchildren don’t have to know he’d only played in three games.
But you know what? Anytime you sit on top of LeBron, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan and Chris Bosh, you’re doing something right. Even if you’ve only played 30 minutes total this season.
(tip of the cap to reader Matthew Chatelain)
Originally, I was going to come up with an actual list of gift ideas for a Thunder fan. I’m a man of the people and I want 
to help out any shoppers out there. But all I got was “basketball tickets” and then I couldn’t think of anything else. So I decided to be a tad more abstract. If Santa were real (which he absolutely is, 12-and-under DT readers), and he could grant us Thunder fans anything we wanted before this holiday season is up, what should we ask for? Here is my list and I did not check it twice:
12. A Phoenix Suns losing streak
The Suns started hot (see what I did there? harf!), but have cooled (!!!) lately, losing five of seven in December. We all know about how OKC owns the Suns unprotected first round pick this year and while it looks very unlikely the Suns will fade (jfshfbsf!!!) it’s definitely possible. Consider: Last season at this time, Phoenix was 15-10, before eventually slipping and falling short of the postseason. I would never wish injuries on a team, but if Amar’e Stoudamire’s retina decides to explode again and Steve Nash loses an arm in a farming accident, I’m just saying I’m not going to cry over it.
11. A Daily Thunder shirt, of course
Does this really need an explanation? The shirts should be completely re-stocked and ready to roll here very soon. My apologies if you missed out on the last go. I didn’t anticipate them flying off the shelves quite like this. But seriously though, thanks for buying them. Read more…
Have a watch and read the story. I’d pull some choice excerpts, but I assume you can figure out how to click the link and read the whole thing for yourself. But make sure to watch Russ interview KD. Pretty funny.
Remember how interested all of us were in seeing if our man Presti would go hot after the Polish Hammer on the opening day of free agency. We just knew that he’d be big time in a Thunder Uni at a reasonable price of course. Then we find out that Darryl Morey the GM for Houston was over at Gortat’s house at 12:01 a.m. the first morning of the free agency period singing Sonnets and toasting his unfailing love for the Hammer. Meh! I knew it was a lost cause then. What I didn’t see coming was Dallas swooping in and getting him, and then Otis Smith matching on Cuban’s offer.
Well courtesy of Basketbawful, home of the funniest nba pics we have this gem from earlier in the week. Don’t spit your coffee onto your computer screen. Enjoy:
Not surprisingly, KD swishes it. As told to Art Garcia of NBA.com:
“I have a lot of respect for Michael Jordan and LeBron is one of my best friends, so whatever he wants to do as far as his own number I’m behind. But I also know who came before me,” Durant said. “Nothing against MJ, but if you retire his number around the league, what about Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson and Elgin Baylor? And all of the other great players who went before?
“If you’re going to do that for Michael, you should do the same for the rest of those guys. Whatever happens, happens. I just don’t think guys like Russell and Robertson and Chamberlain should be forgotten.”
This little topic came up in the comments Saturday afternoon and we talked about it: Does Kevin Durant’s brother hate Oklahoma City? And of course the sinister, don’t-talk-about-that underlying question: Does that mean KEVIN DURANT hates Oklahoma City?
“What, why?” asks the non-comment reading Daily Thunder patron. Well, because of some tweeting of course. What else would start a controversy nowadays? (Some coarse language ahead. I apologize in advance.)
(Somebody asked why Tony was still in OKC): “it sure as hell aint nothing hur ( in my @boozye and the rest of Oklahoma City voice)” [via]
“i miss my big sis @BettyBoopEyes i wish i was at home with yall instead of Oklahoma Shitty” [via]
shit chillin in wack ass OKC u get my DM [via]
Man this security guard in the mall said its mall policy that u can’t wear a hood on ur head in the mall only in OKC [via]
We talked about it. Thought about it. Marinated, stewed over and chewed on it. I kind of decided it wasn’t worth getting anyone riled up over, but then again, is it? (Obviously it is, because here I am writing about it.) I envisioned KD being pissed that he’s having to sit and answer questions about some stupid tweets his brother put up. I pictured Tony Durant feeling stupid and just awful that he put his brother in this position. But then again this isn’t some wild Jenni Carlson/Jim Traber speculation based on a couple weather comments. Tony actually refers to Oklahoma City as (again, pardon the language), “Oklahoma Shitty.” That’s not just “It’s hot in Oklahoma exclamation point!!! Well, he did have a few things to say about the weather: Read more…
