Newcastle High School sits 25 minutes south of Oklahoma City, jutting out from the flat land and abruptly buttressing itself, like an invasion of modernity on the edge of sleepy Route 62. Inside the gym is an inferno of a man with glowing eyes. He is not skinny. Cut from marble, in fact. He is strong and fast. His manufactured anger intimidates and rivets.
His teeth clench. His brow furrows. His expletives are reckless poetry. You wonder if he’s having fun. The Thunder’s annual Blue and White scrimmage which kicks off their training camp is more of a way to connect with fans than anything.
Russell Westbrook, Jr. argues every call.
He is growing increasingly frustrated with Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka. It’s the first time they’ve played organized basketball together since the Thunder’s regular-season finale, and the pick-and-roll defense is understandably rusty.
“Man, we need to go small or something with all the dumb s--t Serge is doing,” says Westbrook. “How hard is it?”
Durant puts his large right hand on the back of Wes ...
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