Game day. So much NBA irony and history wrapped all around this game and all games played between these two teams this season. The team which was ordained by the basketball world to be champions and a dynasty playing the team which somewhat slid under the radar screen and is in pursuit of not only a repeat, but a seventy win season as well.
Sure, injuries to the Thunder played a part, but no injuries were attached to Oklahoma City’s decision to trade James Harden. Nor were injuries a part of the mix to pass on Draymond Green after his stellar four year career at Michigan State, versus opting to take Perry Jones of bad knees and at best what could be described as a mild flameout college career at Baylor.
The eventual waste of another first round pick on Josh Huestis had no injuries attached as well. The jury is still out on trading Lance Thomas and a first round pick for Dion Waiters.
So here we are later this evening to witness in a sense a historical NBA regular season game of sorts. A game of the boys who should have been kings against the boys who stole it from them and plan on establishing a dynasty of their own.
It makes for a potential classic ESPN 30/30 documentary.