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Oklahoma anchors are REALLY excited to touch Larry O’Brien trophy at Thunder parade
Oklahoma anchors Robin Marsh and LeAnne Taylor were overcome with joy at the Thunder parade, especially at the sight of the trophy.
Seattle sports anchor gives hilarious non-report of Thunder winning NBA Finals
"Unfortunately, the Indiana Pacers lose Game 7 of the NBA Finals."
Michael Wilbon pumps the brakes on Thunder dynasty talk
"I've heard dynasty so much today I'm annoyed the day after the winning of a championship."
Tyrese Haliburton on Achilles injury: ‘What’s hurting most I think is my mind’
"I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense."
Dan Patrick ‘surprised’ by Lakers and Kevin Durant news breaking during NBA Finals
"I know for a fact that David Stern did not want any news during the NBA Finals other than the NBA Finals"
Gilbert Arenas on what fans will remember from 2025 NBA Finals: ‘Nothing’
"We won't remember it."
Fox broadcast appeared to be watching NBA Finals during USMNT vs Haiti
Fox most definitely wasn’t paying the NBA or ABC for those media rights.
Scott Van Pelt showed the best of ESPN in NBA Finals Game 7 postgame show
Viral video of Thunder parade buses throws off Rick Carlisle’s Game 7 pregame presser
"I just saw a video that's probably gonna go viral."
Mike Breen admits to having ‘butterflies’ ahead of Pacers-Thunder Game 7 matchup
"You wanna do them justice if they perform something spectacular."
How many people will watch Game 7 of the NBA Finals?
Game 7s usually draw big viewership, but the Thunder and Pacers have yet to prove they can.
Kendrick Perkins talks about ‘clowns’ mocking him in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ suits
"You know what? It's like people are never, people are never f**king satisfied, right?"
Nick Wright says Pacers beating Thunder would be ‘greatest upset in NBA history’
Wright also claimed that for the Oklahoma City Thunder, this would be "a collapse for the ages."
NBA Finals Game 5 viewership falls short of 10 million, continues weak trend
The Thunder's win averaged 9.54 million viewers on ABC, down 22% versus last year's Game 5.
NBA Finals Game 4 least-watched since 2020 ‘bubble’
Excluding the "bubble," it was the least-watched Game 4 since at least 1988.
Bill Simmons calls for ban on ‘face of the NBA’ discourse
"Let's just make it illegal."
Charles Barkley after Thunder Game 4 victory: ‘This series is a wrap’
"I thought tonight was a big deal for both teams."
ESPN’s talking heads have made the NBA Finals about themselves
Charles Barkley vows to get tattoo in Oklahoma City if Thunder win NBA Finals
"OKC, here I come."
Stephen A. Smith criticized for playing solitare during NBA Finals
"If this is real, so help me God."
Kendrick Perkins responds to Pat McAfee’s WWE-style promo with one of his own
"By the way, Pat McAfee..."
Thunder GM Sam Presti reportedly tried to lure ESPN’s Brian Windhorst to OKC
Windy wouldn't be the first ESPN NBA reporter to join Presti in OKC.
In Finals ratings, star power not market size trumps all else
A new Awful Announcing analysis reveals that, contrary to popular belief, market size isn’t always a reliable predictor of viewership
