One minute your celebrating winning alot of money, and the next your having to fight to actually see it. Cameron Rodriguez, a Thunder fan, who hit a half court shot last week to win $20,000 may not be able to collect because he is a college athlete. He plays basketball at a small school in Kansas and because he is affiliated with college sports, he may be deemed that he had an unfair advantage to capitalize off his skills. The damn shot was from half court! The fact he plays college basketball had nothing to do with that. He may affect his schooling because it could be looked at that he accepted money as a college athlete which is a no-no, SMH. This story is terrible. I hope it works out for him. Hit the jump for the video.
(Video) NBA: Fan Hits Half Court Shot & Get Props From Jay Z, Kevin Durant
Brad Brucker, a 33 year old high school teacher is $20,000 dollars richer today and has a cool story to tell his kids. The Oklahoma City fan hit a half court shot at half time to win the $20K. While he walked off the court, Jay Z himself stopped him to congratulate him along with wife Beyonce. He even left Thunder star Kevin Durant astonished that another Thunder fan hit the shot. Just literally the game before another fan hit the shot and also won $20,000! Hit the jump for the video and check the pics in the gallery.
NBA: Russell Westbrook is Back, Will Make His Season Debut Tonight!
While many people used to complain about Russell Westbrook taking too many shots or making “dumb” plays, it’s now obvious that the team needs him. Westbrook suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during game 2 of the Thunder’s playoff series against the Houston Rockets. They subsequently lost in the second round of the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook had surgery in October to repair torn cartilage in his knee and was expected to miss four to six weeks of the regular season. But he’s back!
NBA: Chris Webber Says the Thunder Aren’t Ready to Compete For the NBA Title
Teams in the West like the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers got substantially better throughout the offseason, adding key pieces to their deep rosters. With the changes the Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t a shoe in to win the Western Conference anymore especially with their star point guard Russell Westbrook suffering a knee injury. In fact, NBA analyst and former player Chris Webber says they aren’t ready to compete for a title. Read more after the jump.
(Video) NBA: Kendrick Perkins Dislocates His Finger & Tries to Fix it Himself
As part of the NBA Global Games the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing their first preseason game in Istanbul, Turkey against Fenerbahce Ulker. After undergoing an additional surgery the Thunder will now be without starting point guard Russell Westbrook for at least the first month of the regular season. They lost another starter today (for far less time though) as Kendrick Perkins dislocated his finger and apparently tried to fix it himself, unsuccessfully of course. Check it out after the jump.
NBA: Russell Westbrook Says The Thunder Don’t Need To Fill James Harden’s Slot
When the Thunder traded James Harden rather than pay him a lot of people thought they were making a big mistake. It would be difficult to find someone who can do what the former Sixth Man of the Year did for the team and while Kevin Martin was helpful offensively that was about it. Now Kevin Martin is also gone and Thunder don’t have an x-factor off the bench. According to Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook, they don’t need one. Read more after the jump.
