Alex Caruso Used Finals Ring
The Oklahoma City Thunder saw Alex Caruso return to the lineup after missing ten games. The defensive ace discussed missing time and his recent injury.
The Oklahoma City Thunder made a massive trade for defensive ace Alex Caruso to tip-off the NBA offseason, swapping out Josh Giddey in a one-for-one deal with t
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has improved on many things they even excelled at a year ago—most largely in creating and minimizing turnover errors.
Joe, a 2020 second-round draft pick, joined the Thunder after being released just before the 2022-23 season and is averaging 8.8 points for the West's best team.
For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”
A leaked audio clip details the words exchanged during Kyrie Irving's heated altercation with Alex Caruso and the Thunder
Cleveland and Oklahoma City have followed similar paths to success in the years since the departure of their franchise icons.
The Thunder have plenty of options. None will equate to Hartenstein but enough to survive this upcoming stretch. OKC has flexed its rubber-band-esque ability to stretch and transform its identity. It will be asked to do so again.
Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is out at least a week with a calf issue and will be re-evaluated after that.