A storm has arrived.   The Oklahoma City Thunder   is the class of basketball. OKC completed one of the most sterling NBA seasons in history, winning the championship on Sunday night after overwhelming the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. OKC won 68 regular season games—only six other teams have won as many, or more, in a season—before rattling off another 16 victories in the playoffs to finish the wire-to-wire job. The Thunder, who relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008, won the franchise’s first title since moving south: the Seattle Supersonics won the 1979 NBA championship. Oklahoma City  blew a late lead in Game 1 of the Finals—allowing Indiana to steal a win on OKC’s home floor—making its championship quest that much more difficult. Indiana had pulled off improbable comebacks all playoffs long. But  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , the NBA regular season and Finals MVP who finished with 29 points in the Thunder’s Game...

  Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts after suffering an injury during the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder during game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Read more...

  The Rockets will reportedly give up Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, and six future picks to acquire the two-time NBA Champion Durant. As summer approaches in the NBA , it’s always ‘sun’s out, guns out’. Oh well, for the Phoenix Suns, though, it’s Kevin Durant who’s out of the franchise now. Read more...

Israeli Forces Kill 23 Near Gaza Aid Site, Dozens More Injured Israeli forces have killed 23 Palestinians after opening fire on crowds gathered near an aid distribution site , according to witnesses and medics. Tanks and drones reportedly fired at thousands of people near a distribution center in central Gaza run by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ( GHF ) , the same sources said. IDF Response and GHF Denial The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops initially fired warning shots after people gathered nearby. An Israeli aircraft then struck " several suspects " who, according to the IDF, continued walking towards troops . The GHF denied that a shooting occurred near its sites. Ongoing Violence Since GHF Took Over Aid According to the Hamas-run health ministry , more than 400 Palestinians have been killed in similar incidents since late May . That is when GHF took over most aid distribution in Gaza, part of an Israeli effort to bypass the UN as ...