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SH Blog: Thunder’s state of mind heading into off-season

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With the NBA season over, Oklahoma City Thunder players had their final say about everything, from Kevin Durant’s obsession with basketball, to James Harden’s state of mind about his future with the team. Full audios are available below, plus news on Dwyane Wade, draft picks and more. Royce Young has the exit interview of the following players: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Nick Collison, Nazr Mohammed. Scott Brooks teaches his team how to be classy. John Reid believes the Hornets will match

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Bauman: Will learning experience fuel Thunder to redemption in 2013?

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MIAMI — The Oklahoma City Thunder had just been blown out by the Miami Heat by the score of 121-106, dropped their fourth straight game for the first time in 276 games, and the silence of their locker room said it all. Russell Westbrook walked out of the shower and into the locker room. He sat down and looked around at all the media in the Thunder locker room, his eyes puffy, red and a little watery. After a few moments of silence,

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Hamilton: Finally Champions, An Inside Look At The Heat’s Celebration

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// MIAMI — As Miami Heat owner Micky Arison tip-toed through his team’s locker-room in his black loafers, cigar in mouth and baseball cap covering his soaked hair, an ESPN NBA analyst gave me an excellent piece of advice. “Learn a lesson from me,” he said. “Next time, wear old shoes.” In the locker room, I stepped in a puddle of what was undoubtedly a mixture of Dom Perignon, Moet, and Budweiser—the three types of alcoholic concoctions sprayed in abundance in the

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Tweet of the Night: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Its always a pleasure 2 C someone whose had 2 deal with alot of criticism, handle it in a classy way, and come out on top. Congrats Lebron!
June 21, 2012 10:55 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
After making the decision to team up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh two summers ago, LeBron James dealt with the type of scrutiny and hate that was better suited for a WWE wrestler. All the negative attention got the best of James last season as he tried to embrace the villain role, and ultimately lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals. He returned for this truncated season with a vengeance, but had the desire to do things as

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Internationals conspicuously absent in top international jersey sales

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Nearly 20 percent of the NBA is comprised of international players, including some of the game’s biggest stars. But when it comes to international jersey sales, American players still dominate. On the first list of the top 15 international jersey sales released Thursday by the NBA, the top 10 spots went to American players, with tried-and-true veteran Kobe Bryant holding the No. 1 slot. The list was based on sales at adidas locations outside the United States during the 2011-12 season. Following Bryant

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Best NBA Finals Game 5s of the David Stern Era

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The two best words in sports are Game Seven. When it comes to the NBA Finals, Game 5 isn’t too bad, either. Either one team has a 3-1 lead, which means the trailing team will scratch, claw, bite, fight and cheat to stay win. Or the teams are tied 2-2, which means both teams will scratch, claw, bite, fight and cheat to win. Our collection of the best Game Five showdowns of the David Stern Era includes three in which the series was

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SH Blog: Harden frustrated, LeBron feels better, Orlando finds a new GM

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals had quite a number of memorable moments, from Russell Westbrook’s incredible scoring outburst (overshadowed by late blunder) to LeBron James’ “Wills Reed” moment (kind of). Our Moke Hamilton explains why the duel was so great but the ending wasn’t. Find all the coverage below, plus updated news about the Magic, Wizards and Hornets. Berry Tramel explains why the officiating of Game 4 wasn’t as bad as people claim: “Game 4: Really good. Scott Foster, Mike

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Hamilton: Abate The Hate, Applaud LeBron James

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csprtContainer(); MIAMI — They defied the odds and fooled the world. After dropping the first two games of their conference final showdown against the number one seed—a battle- tested team who had been there and done that—they won four straight games and shockingly won the right to play for the NBA’s crown. They tricked us into believing they had a fighting chance to win the whole thing, but after four games, it became obvious that the NBA Finals was a bit of

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