{"id":6890,"date":"2024-09-12T22:06:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6890"},"modified":"2024-09-12T22:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:06:27","slug":"grizzlies-star-was-pissed-watching-kevin-durant-and-russell-westbrooks-okc-for-this-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6890","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies Star Was \u2018Pissed\u2019 Watching Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook\u2019s OKC For THIS Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many NBA teams, such as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen\u2019s Chicago Bulls and Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Los Angeles Lakers, cemented their legacies with their championship wins. However, a few teams without titles, including the 2010s Oklahoma City Thunder, built a massive fan following. In a recent podcast, Jaren Jackson Jr. revealed his love for the Thunder during the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/kevin-durant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Durant<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/russell-westbrook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russell Westbrook<\/a>\u00a0era.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>Despite playing for Conference rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies center admires Durant and Westbrook\u2019s Oklahoma City Thunder. Although OKC reached the Finals in 2012, it failed to win a championship.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Grind City Media\u2019s The Chris Vernon Show on Wednesday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1628991\/jaren-jackson-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a>\u00a0revealed he left furious watching the Christmas Day game between\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeBron James<\/a>\u2019 Miami Heat and his favorite Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2153351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Russell-Westbrook-and-LeBron-James.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Grizzlies Star Was \u2018Pissed\u2019 Watching Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook\u2019s OKC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Russell Westbrook and LeBron James (Image Credit: Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-jaren-jackson-jr-was-pissed-watch-durrant-westbrook-okc\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Jaren Jackson Jr. Was \u2018Pissed\u2019 Watch Durrant-Westbrook OKC?<\/h2>\n<p>The game between OKC and the Heat on Christmas Day was a rematch of their 2012 NBA Finals clash, which LeBron James and company won 4-1. OKC was a dominant force, with Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins as the Thunder\u2019s rim protectors and KD and Brodie as all-around players.<\/p>\n<p>While remembering the Christmas Day game, the Grizzlies star revealed his frustration was due to Russ and Perkins\u2019 technical fouls. He said,\u00a0<em>\u201cI remember watching Christmas Day games when the Thunder were playing the Heat, and they lost. Russ got a tech, Perk got a tech\u2026 I got a tech in my room. I was pissed. Huge Thunder fan, man.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jaren Jackson Jr. was a Russ\/KD era Thunder fan before he entered the league\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember watching Christmas Day games when the Thunder were playing the Heat and they lost. Russ got a tech, Perk got a tech\u2026 I got a tech in my room. I was pissed. Huge Thunder fan, man\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0IK7JNJEZQ\">pic.twitter.com\/0IK7JNJEZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Adams Stats (@funakistats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/funakistats\/status\/1833965679235473559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 on December 25, 2012. Durant left the Thunder in 2016 and won back-to-back championships with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0in 2017 and 2018. On the other hand,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/nba-fans-are-unconvinced-after-seeing-russell-westbrook-shooting-well-in-the-gym\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russell Westbrook has joined the Denver Nuggets<\/a>\u00a0ahead of the 2024-25 season to clinch his first-ever NBA championship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Many NBA teams, such as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen\u2019s Chicago Bulls and Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Los Angeles Lakers, cemented their legacies with their championship wins. 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