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Not too long ago, Serge Ibaka was feeling down in the dumps and wondering if he would be able to help the Oklahoma City Thunder again this postseason. Ibaka returned to the Thunder lineup on Sunday night, scoring 15 points and grabbing seven rebounds …
The Oklahoma City Thunder said Friday that defensive star Serge Ibaka is expected to miss the rest of the postseason with a calf injury. The severity/extent of Ibaka’s calf injury is not known, but it has to be pretty darn bad for them to …
DeAndre Jordan has not been very nice to Serge Ibaka over the past month or so. When the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder met last month, Jordan dunked all over Ibaka. He did it again on Sunday, this time with the stakes a bit higher. …
It took Blake Griffin less than a minute to get nailed where the sun don’t shine in Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Griffin made a move to the basket against Serge Ibaka and couldn’t finish, but it wasn’t the …
Serge Ibaka and Matt Barnes were ejected late in the second quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Los Angeles Clippers game on Wednesday night for their roles in a minor skirmish, while Blake Griffin received a technical foul. The incident began after …
Serge Ibaka missed a gimme layup at the end of Game 4 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets to seal the 105-103 win for Houston. Kevin Durant received an inbounds pass and was defended closely by Francisco Garcia. He picked up his …
Dwight Howard had an off year in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was not the same dominant force that we saw during his eight seasons with the Orlando Magic. In particular, Howard was not given as much recognition for his defensive …
Leave it to the venom-spitting Black Mamba to put the Serge Ibaka-Blake Griffin incident into proper perspective. When asked about Ibaka’s chop to Griffin’s groin Sunday during the Thunder-Clippers game, Bryant told reporters Monday how …
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka received a flagrant-1 foul on Sunday when he hit Blake Griffin near the groin (video of the play here) during his team’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers. It is unclear whether Ibaka hit Griffin in the …
Serge Ibaka got away with what appeared to be a hit to Blake Griffin’s groin at the end of Oklahoma City’s 108-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday. The two were fighting under the basket for position as Matt Barnes’ …
Stephen Jackson was not messing around when he issued a threat to Serge Ibaka over Twitter on Friday night, and now he is paying the price. The NBA fined him $25,000 for his threat. The Spurs swingman was watching the Thunder-Lakers game and saw …
A fractured finger has been keeping Stephen Jackson from playing for the Spurs the past few weeks, but it isn’t keeping him from tweeting. Depending on how you view it, the San Antonio swingman issued either a threat to Oklahoma City Thunder …
Serge Ibaka and the Oklahoma City Thunder have reached an agreement on a four-year, $40 million contract extension, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. Ibaka was scheduled to be a restricted free agent next summer, but instead …
As soon as LeBron James heard about Serge Ibaka criticizing his defense and saying he is incapable of covering Kevin Durant, he knew the media would be looking for a response. Ibaka was undoubtedly trying to get a rise out of LeBron, but rather than …
LeBron James is widely considered to be one of the better defenders in the NBA. Whether he is truly effective defensively or officials are just too scared to call fouls against the league’s biggest star is a debate for another day. Regardless, …
The refereeing has been a major point of contention during the NBA playoffs this year (any time ESPN hires Steve Javie to be its “referee analyst,” things can’t be all fine and dandy), and the shameful amount of flopping we’ve …
