OKLAHOMA CITY — The person who will decide when it’s time for Russell Westbrook to return to game action appears to be … Russell Westbrook.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell who?

OKLAHOMA CITY — Having won 8 of 9 games, the Thunder entered Wednesday night's 128-103 victory over the New York Knicks riding a fair number of positive trends.

The Thunder are 3-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.

Given his archaic views on on the times we live in, his lack of empathy for those less fortunate than himself and the insecurity required to threaten reporters covering his team, Mike Gundy must be a whale of a football coach.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City did what it hadn’t done very often, playing a sloppy third quarter against the Phoenix Suns.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The latest pregame reporting before the Thunder's 118-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns Monday inside Chesapeake Energy Arena was that former Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony was unlikely to return to the Houston Rockets after missing time with an “illness” and that Anthony’s …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Looking for their seventh straight win Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Thunder did not play particularly fast nor particularly well, at least not in the way they tend to play well.