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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Here's what happened the last time the Oklahoma Thunder played the NBA finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time in more than a decade after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder will face the Indiana Pacers, who overcame a stern challenge from the New York Knicks. It will be either team's first title, and both fan bases want it. With the Thunder playing their first NBA Finals since 2012, here is a look at the last time they reached that level. The Oklahoma City Thunder last played the NBA finals in 2012. They were pitted against the Miami Heat and the Big Three. The trio of Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and LeBron James was hungry for a championship after their failure in the 2011 NBA Finals. Oklahoma couldn't stand up against the trio, and the team lost in the 2012 Finals 4-1. But it was the best core of players that the franchise had ever produced. They would go on to remain top players in the Western Conference for quite some time. The Thunder's own big trio of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden couldn't finish the job. They won the first game in the series convincingly, raising the hopes even more. Thunder then went on to lose all of the next four games, and the series ended at game 5. This time, OKC face the Indiana Pacers, who themselves haven't won an NBA title in their history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's MVP and Oklahoma City's best player. Tyrsee Haliburton is an Olympic gold medalist and Indiana's best player. They'll lead their teams into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night — Indiana at Oklahoma City, the start of a series that will decide who hoists the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
WNBA star Cameron Brink poses for raunchy cover shoot for new sports fashion magazine
Cameron Brink posed for a raunchy cover shoot for the new magazine at the apex of sports and fashion, PLAYERS, alongside several other sports stars and a few legends on the hardwood as well. Brink is seen in the basketball-themed issue of the magazine with a black background, wearing a black suit with a gray undershirt, black slacks, and a gray belt. Plenty of Brink's chest is exposed without it being explicit, as the Los Angeles Sparks star has a vintage-looking cigarette in her mouth which is lit. In another photo, Brink is holding the lit cigarette, with her full profile on display and her outfit coming together with a pair of white high heels. The spring and summer edition of PLAYERS was guest edited by NBA legend Dwayne Wade, who also has several photos in the magazine. The magazine will be released on newsstands on June 16 and will also feature a photo of Michael Jordan, unreleased from 1998. Also in the magazine is other WNBA representation from the New York Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and team owner Clara Wu Tsai are in the magazine, alongside a photo of Ellie The Elephant. Ionescu and Stewart have a photo by themselves where they are both wearing black lace shirts. Stewart can be seen from behind with an exposed back, while Ionescu is facing forward, with a sports bra on and holding a basketball in between her body and left arm. Both Ionescu and Stewart are in suits for the photo with Tsai, who is turned to the side and wearing an elegant black outfit. 'While PLAYERS will explore all corners of sport and style, basketball felt like the right place to start. It's where the fusion of fashion, culture, and athletic creativity is most visible right now. That made it the perfect foundation for our first issue,' said Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, the founder and editor in chief of the magazine via news release. Famed movie director and lifelong New York Knicks fan Spike Lee is also pictured in the magazine, seen in black and white, as well as color photos.
NBC Sports
31-01-2025
- Health
- NBC Sports
Wade's honesty about cancer battle holds weight
The Dan Le Batard Show discusses the impact of Dwayne Wade's revelation he had and recovered from cancer and how speaking openly about it sets a healthy precedent for other athletes and men.
