The Thunder pulled out a thrilling win in Boston yesterday, taking down the Celtics without their points and minutes leader (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, out with a hip contusion). dailythunder.com/thunder-celtic…
Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) wrote about the game. Before that, he wrote about a handful of OKC players and personnel with a chance to take home individual awards for the 2019-20 NBA season. theathletic.com/1663728/2020/0…
Sam Presti recalled some fond memories from his Boston past. “It was so painfully obvious that even if I tried as hard as I could to see the game like Phil Barlow did, there just was no way,” Presti says." - via @joe_mussattooklahoman.com/article/565690…
Before Boston, there was New York. Ahead of the Thunder’s less exciting win over the Knicks, both teams honored first responders, who have played heroic roles during each city’s most tragic moments:
And Justin Hickey (@Jhickness9) updated us on Lu Dort’s development in his short and impressive time as an NBA player.
In @MikeVorkunov's look at the coronavirus scare, Steven Adams gives a PSA for personal hygiene: “A lot of people who don’t wash their hands after the bathroom are actually washing their hands now. Which you should be doing anyway." theathletic.com/1660734/2020/0…
On a more somber note, Danilo Gallinari (whose home country of Italy has been ravaged by the outbreak) had a death from the virus enter his circle of friends, as Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) passes along. oklahoman.com/article/565687…
The NBA is gathering teams’ plans for coronavirus protocol, due Tuesday. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) jumps on the Lu Dort bandwagon (he’s late but we’ll allow it): “Dort is a giant cinder block with arms." espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
Kanter tears, CP3's race against time, all-time lists, and a new ball: if you missed any of yesterday's Thunder news and notes, catch up with our Thursday roundup. Stay tuned to @dailythunder for the latest. dailythunder.com/thursday-bolts…
Chris Paul appeared on the The Late Late Show last night, reiterating to James Corden that 4 weeks is the training time he thinks is necessary for players to return to action.
Scott Gleeson (USA Today) passes along the NBA's joint decision with the NCAA to indefinitely postpone the withdrawal deadline for college players considering the draft: usatoday.com/story/sports/n… Follow @ScottMGleeson#bolts
Former Thunder center Nazr Mohammed is among the those graduating from college this month, having achieved a degree in liberal arts from the University of Kentucky, where he played college basketball. @NazrMohammed is a member of the Thunder FO. ukathletics.com/news/2020/5/6/…#bolts
Nick Crain (@CrainNBA) says Billy Donovan has earned a contract extension. "Not only are the young pieces of the future like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander developing incredibly quickly, but they are already being engrained with a winning culture." forbes.com/sites/nicholas…#bolts