Well, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rolled his eyes at the thought. Ahead of the 2025-26 Opening Night, where the Thunder handed out rings and unveiled their championship banner, he said there's zero correlation between market size related to TV ratings. He talked to ESPN's Pat McAfee.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't satisfied with just one MVP season. The three-time All-Star scored a career-high 55 points, 15 coming after regulation Thursday to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a second straight double-overtime win,

Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is well aware of the chatter that he needs to prove he can win an NBA championship without star point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, but he has no problem dismissing the narrative.

Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers face mounting injuries ahead of their anticipated NBA Finals rematch.

It’s NBA basketball time, as the 2025-26 season has finally arrived. I try not to write things with exclamation points, but if I did, I would’ve used one for that first sentence.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is favored to defeat the Indiana Pacers, and Gilgeous-Alexander is favored to win the NBA Finals MVP award, in odds released Saturday by FanDuel Sportsbook. Here's a look at the latest betting odds for the 2025 NBA Finals.

However, in typical Celtics' fashion, they refused to fold and went on to win Game 6 to force a decisive Game 7. In the finale, despite West dropping 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, the Lakers fell heartbreakingly short — 108-106 — making it the sixth time that they have lost to arch-rivals the Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports with only four players having won the MVP award while wearing purple and gold.