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Oklahoma City was buzzing with joy late Sunday night as the Thunder secured their first-ever NBA Championship, defeating the Indiana Pacers 103–91 in a historic Game 7. Fans flooded the streets in euphoria, some climbing lampposts, others lighting fireworks, and thousands packing the area around Paycom Center to soak in the moment. But just minutes … Read more
The OKC Thunder NBA dynasty conversation officially begins now. After winning their first-ever NBA championship in 2025 with a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers, the Thunder aren’t just a feel-good story—they’re potentially the NBA’s next powerhouse. Their core is young, their chemistry is undeniable, and their assets are stacked for the future. … Read more
It’s why we do this. What is this? Everything. We were blessed with a Game 7. It’s the pinnacle of the best sport in the world. Two teams giving every ounce of energy trapped in their bodies to one 48-minute contest to hoist the one trophy that any hooper truly cares about. Don’t you dare … Read more
Getty Images Ever since the Lakers won the 2020 NBA championship in the bubble, fans debated the legitimacy of that title given the unique circumstances. A lot of that has been people trying to rile up fans of LeBron James and/or the Lakers, and it’s extremely successful in doing so, as Alex Caruso found out … Read more
Tim BontempsJun 23, 2025, 10:47 AM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. … Read more
Kevin Durant congratulated his former team following the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Durant, whom the Phoenix Suns traded to the Houston Rockets hours before tip-off in a blockbuster deal, spent the first nine years of his career with the Thunder prior … Read more
By now you’ve surely heard what we presume is Adam Silver’s favorite statistic: the NBA has had seven different NBA champions in the past seven years. This is the parity era, but we frequently forget that. After all, last season’s champions, the Boston Celtics, entered this season as the betting favorite to repeat. The 2023 … Read more
Duke coaching legend Mike Krzyzewski says Cooper Flagg is the most-talented freshman in program history and projects the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in this week’s NBA Draft to be an immediate sensation. Krzyzewski, who retired after the 2021-22 season after winning five national championships with the Blue Devils, likens Flagg’s skill set to fellow former … Read more
The Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA championship on Sunday, capping one of the most dominant seasons in NBA history with 84 total wins. It’s a remarkable achievement, and yet it’s always going to have an asterisk next to it after Tyrese Haliburton went down in the first quarter with an Achilles injury. There’s … Read more
The Denver Nuggets are naming Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hiring Minnesota Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise’s new executive vice president of player personnel, sources tell ESPN. Both will report to Josh Kroenke. After the late season firings of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth, the … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER One of the great long-term rebuilds in sports history has arrived at the mountaintop. … Read more
David PurdumJun 23, 2025, 08:31 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The Houston Rockets’ trade for Kevin Durant and the injury suffered by the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton shook up the early odds to win next season’s NBA title, but the clear-cut favorite remains the champion Oklahoma City … Read more