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OKLAHOMA CITY - The Thunder made it back into town from their last road trip early this morning at Will Rogers World Airport to an ecstatic crowd. Westbrook and company made it home after Victor Oladipo's buzzer-beater to drop the Minnesota Timberwolves. It's been a busy week for the Thunder and their front man, Russell Westbrook. Many anxious fans lined up to catch a glimpse of the MVP-candidate and current single season triple-double record holder. Westbrook officially set the single season triple double record of 42 in a game against Denver. He racked up 50 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists to beat the 55-year-old record of 41 held by Oscar Robertson. There have been rumors Robertson and NBA Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 5:40:am EST

Russell Westbrook is finally taking a night off. The Oklahoma City star is resting for the game on Tuesday night in Minnesota, the first time this season he has missed a game. Coach Billy Donovan says it is the right thing to do with the Thunder already locked in as the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and two games left on the schedule. Westbrook has put together an incredible year, leading the league in scoring while becoming the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double for the season. He was one of six players to start every game this season. Taj Gibson and Andre Roberson are also resting for the Thunder. Donovan says he will have more conversations with Westbrook Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 2:18:pm EST

It's all down to one game for the Los Angeles Clippers to earn home-court advantage in the playoffs. ''Our destiny is in our hands,'' said DeAndre Jordan, who had 21 points and 11 rebounds. ''It's about us,'' Blake Griffin said. Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 2:25:am EST

In their best-case scenario, the Sacramento Kings held out hope that they wouldn't be concluding their first season at the new Golden 1 Center quite so early. In that sense, Sacramento has much in common with the Phoenix Suns, the team they will wrap up their home season against on Tuesday night. Phoenix won't play in the playoffs either, for the seventh season in a row, but they, too, see light at what's been an unendingly long tunnel. Continue to Article

April 10, 2017 6:45:pm EST

The NBA has a season problem. In addition to many fans tuning out the long 82-game season until the playoffs, the NBA has a problem internally, with players resting to preserve their bodies and bad teams being forced to tank and lose games once they realize they're not competitive. The common argument has been that the NBA will have a tough time making any meaningful changes because there's too much money at stake —each lost game means fewer money for the owners. Continue to Article

April 10, 2017 10:57:am EST

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