100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

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Overview

Most Oklahoma City Thunder fans have taken in a game or two at the Chesapeake Energy Arena and have cheered the team on through its string of dynamic playoff appearances. But only real fans watched the debut of a young Russell Westbrook or know the full story behind Kevin Durant's sudden "Mr. Unreliable" moniker. 100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC sportswriter Darnell Mayberry has collected every essential piece of Thunder knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629374468
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 11/15/2017
Series: 100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 1,074,066
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Darnell Mayberry is the senior assistant sports editor at The Oklahoman. He joined the newspaper in 2005 after a year at the Akron Beacon Journal and served as the paper’s Thunder writer from 2008-2015. He covered the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets from 2005-07. Born in Dallas, Texas, Mayberry was raised in Langston, Oklahoma, and now lives in Oklahoma City. This is his first book. Kendrick Perkins played for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2011 to 2015. He won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Table of Contents

Foreword Kendrick Perkins ix

1 Russell Westbrook 1

2 Mr. Triple Double 8

3 Kevin Durant 16

4 July 4, 2016 20

5 August 4, 2016 24

6 The Breakup 26

7 Now I Do What I Want 32

8 James Harden 34

9 The Harden Trade 37

10 Serge Ibaka 41

11 The Serge Ibaka Trade 45

12 The 2012 NBA Finals-Game 1 48

13 The 2012 NBA Finals-Game 2 50

14 The Photo 54

15 The 2016 West Finals-Game 6 56

16 M-V-P 59

17 The Iron Man 62

18 Patrick Beverley 66

19 Clay Bennett 69

20 Big League City 72

21 Sam Presti 78

22 Scott Brooks 81

23 Bye-bye, Scott Brooks 84

24 Hello, Billy Donovan 87

25 What Is a Jones Fracture? 91

26 Welcome to the 50-40-90 Club 97

27 Sixth Man of the Year 100

28 A Star Is Born 104

29 The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 107

30 Air Congo 110

31 Air Congo Gets Grounded 112

32 The Name Game 117

33 Stand Until the Thunder's First Basket 119

34 Gasol, Folks 122

35 Michael F-g Jordan 126

36 The Ovation 128

37 Community 131

38 Sustained Success 134

39 Russell Westbrook's Turning Point 137

40 The Closer 141

41 Slim Reaper 143

42 Perfection 146

43 Marathons with Memphis 149

44 Nick Collison 155

45 The Most Miserable Season Ever 159

46 30 Points, 30 Shots 161

47 Kendrick Perkins 164

48 Visit Thunder Alley 168

49 No More Watch Parties 169

50 Meet a Super Fan 171

51 Meet the Thunder at the Airport 176

52 Russell Westbrook at All-Star Weekend 180

53 Kevin Durant at All-Star Weekend 183

54 Serge Ibaka's Slam Dunk Contest 185

55 The Curious Case of James Harden 188

56 See a Halfcourt Shot 191

57 Kid Clutch 195

58 The Craziest Game of Kevin Durant's Career 199

59 Thabo Sefolosba 202

60 What Is a Zygomatic Arch? 207

61 Jeff Green 210

62 Eric Maynor 213

63 Eric Maynor Goes Down 215

64 Derek Fisher 218

65 Reggie Jackson 220

66 Andre Roberson 223

67 The Invocation 226

68 The Ghost of LeBron James 229

69 Injuries Galore 232

70 Steven Adams 235

71 Killer Collapse 239

72 Tulsa 242

73 The Shot 246

74 Sonics History 249

75 Seattle Acrimony 253

76 "Little Brother" 255

77 Attend a Mavs Road Game 258

78 "Where He Gonna Go?" 261

79 Tyson Chandler 264

80 Mayor Mick Cornett 267

81 Mr. Unreliable 271

82 Enes Kanter 274

83 Sunset Jerseys 276

84 Kevin Martin 280

85 Meet Rumble the Bison 283

86 Victor Oladipo 286

87 The OKC National Memorial 289

88 Trade Exceptions Galore 291

89 Dion Waiters 297

90 Loud City 296

91 Nenad Krstic 299

92 The Broadcasters 301

93 P.J. Carlesimo 305

94 The Skirvin 307

95 The Ray Allen & Rashard Lewis Trades 310

96 Thunderstruck 314

97 Cole Aldrich 316

98 Kyle Singler 318

99 Nate Robinson 321

100 The Others 324

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