Michael Chandler

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Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander named Finals MVP

4 days ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered his name in the annals of NBA history Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander was named the recipient of the 2025 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP after the Thunder's title-clinching victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7. The 26-year-old is now just the fourth player in NBA history to win the scoring title, regular-season MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Jordan.
Report: Suns trade Durant to Rockets

5 days ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

The Phoenix Suns are trading superstar forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and five second-round picks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Durant, 36, leaves Phoenix after averaging 26.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks with 52.7/42.7/84.7 shooting splits over the last two-and-a-half seasons.
Report: Rockets extend Udoka on long-term deal

1 week ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

The Houston Rockets and head coach Ime Udoka have agreed on a long-term contract extension, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. The deal makes Udoka one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, Charania adds. Udoka has been at the helm for the last two seasons, guiding the Rockets to a 52-30 record in 2024-25 and a playoff spot, the team's first since 2019-20.
4 ways Flagg can make an immediate impact with the Mavericks

1 week ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Cooper Flagg will almost certainly be selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. But unlike previous top picks who joined rebuilding sides, Flagg will join a Mavericks team that's only one year removed from a Finals run and that boasts a roster stacked with contributors.
Fever's Clark expected to return Saturday vs. Liberty

1 week ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is expected to return for Saturday's clash with the New York Liberty, head coach Stephanie White told The Indianapolis Star's Chloe Peterson. Clark missed Indiana's last five games due to a left quad strain. "She's working her way back," White said.
Haliburton, Pacers are comeback kings of NBA playoffs

3 weeks ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Thursday started with raucous hysteria from the Oklahoma City faithful, only to end in deafening silence after Tyrese Haliburton drained a last-second game-winner. It was par for the course for an Indiana Pacers team that's made a habit of fourth-quarter comebacks. Haliburton and Co. have now erased five deficits of 15 or more points to snatch victories from the jaws of defeat in these playoffs. Here's a look at those five instances and how they happened.
Thunderstruck: Ripple effect of a move 18 years later

3 weeks ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

The assembly of this iteration of the Oklahoma City Thunder has been years in the making. A series of moves - some headline-grabbing and others that were seemingly immaterial at the time - led to this moment.
NBA announces Finals schedule for Pacers-Thunder

3 weeks ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

The NBA announced the schedule for the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. GAMEDATETIME (ET)HOMEAWAY1June 58:30 p.m.ThunderPacers2June 88:00 p.m.ThunderPacers3June 118:30 p.m.PacersThunder4June 138:30 p.m.PacersThunder5*June 168:30 p.m.ThunderPacers6*June 198:30 p.m.PacersThunder7*June 228:00 p.m.ThunderPacers* if necessaryThe Thunder will enjoy a seven-day break after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals May 28.
Capture the Flagg: Where No. 1 pick might land, and how he could fit

1 month ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Cooper Flagg will be selected with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. That's perhaps the only certainty ahead of Monday's draft lottery in Chicago, and for good reason. Flagg, 18, had a stellar season at Duke and became one of four freshmen to win The Associated Press' men's national player of the year in the award's 64-year history.
Report: 5-star USC recruit Alijah Arenas involved in serious car crash

2 months ago | thescore.com | Michael Chandler

Five-star USC men's basketball recruit Alijah Arenas was involved in a serious car accident in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times' Ryan Kartje, Eric Sondheimer, and Richard Winton. The incident occurred at 4:56 a.m. when a Tesla Cybertruck struck a fire hydrant and tree. Los Angeles police did not name Arenas but said an 18-year-old driver was subsequently taken to hospital in stable condition.