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Coach P.J. Carlesimo wanted to see evidence that his team had made strides on the defensive end.

Woops, not the Sonics, but the Oklahoma City Thunder, which ESPN's John Hollinger has already proclaimed the league's worst nickname .

Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates will have to wait to get settled into their new hometown.

On the opening day of Thunder training camp, Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison played together on the Blue team, forming what could be the team's opening night starting ...

Nick Collison left behind friends. Friends and familiarity. Favorite restaurants, a neighborhood he liked and a city he called home.

Thunder officials opened media day with TV and radio play-by-play broadcasters Brian Davis and Matt Pinto introducing four players who modeled the new uniforms.

The Thunder team is here and now the jerseys are too. So the question is what will they do in these jerseys? Head coach P.J Carlesimo says they are going to draw on the excitement of their exceptional fans.

There are no such questions regarding Watson, a seven-year veteran who averaged career highs of 10.7 points and 6.8 assists last season.

Thunder center Mouhamed Sene is ahead of schedule in his recovery from microfracture surgery on his right knee, a procedure he had done in April after doctors originally were scheduled to repair a lateral ...

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison said last week he has mixed emotions about relocating from Seattle.

The Thunder is one of only seven teams in the past 25 years to have two players named to the first-team All-Rookie squad selected each year by NBA coaches.

"Hit the wall" is an NBA term for mid-season slumps that rookies sometimes experience during an 82-game schedule.

There will be a waiting list for Thunder season tickets. Just not yet. Thunder officials announced Thursday night that slightly less than 1,000 season tickets remain.

Russell Westbrook, G, 6-3, UCLA -- Defensive-minded combo guard who the Sonics hope will develop into a defensive stopper.

In Oklahoma City since July, the city's first major professional sports franchise finally has a name ?- the Thunder.

Suitland native Kevin Durant, the 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year, laughs with Devin Hughes of Upper Marlboro and others at the Hoops For Peace 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Seat Pleasant on Saturday.

Jeff Green offered some words of encouragement Monday for fans of Binghamton University men's basketball team.

Russell Westbrook, G, 6-3, UCLA -- Defensive-minded combo guard who the Sonics hope will develop into a defensive stopper.

As if Kevin Durant didn't have enough on his plate with his team's ongoing relocation to Oklahoma City, the reigning Rookie of the Year is taking time this summer to go back to school.

Russell Westbrook inbounded the ball himself, and within about five seconds it was off his fingertips and through the rim on the court's other end.