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A few questions about the Thunder heading into tomorrow’s game against Houston… * How will the Thunder handle the road tomorrow and throughout the season? * How will Jeff Green and Kevin Durant bounce back? * Can Russell Westbrook build on Wednesday’s performance and begin his career by... Read More

Analyzing Durant October 30, 2008 He’s not a shooting guard. He can’t dribble. He wasn’t even trying. I’ve heard all the above about Kevin Durant and much more about the second-year guard’s Oklahoma City debut. There’s no question Durant had a bad night. He missed all four of his shots in the first half and made 5 of 10 in the... Read More

Thunder Live Chat: Opening Night October 29, 2008 5 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post curse the thunder on Nov 03, 2008 @ 9:26 pm Read More

On Thunder-Bucks October 28, 2008 What a great trade for the Bucks is what I thought when New Jersey severed ties with Richard Jefferson in favor of the man they call Yi. From then on I have proclaimed to any and all how much better the Bucks are. But somewhere, I lost confidence in the Bucks. Perhaps when they traded Mo essentially for... Read More

Thunder Mascot Will Be….. October 28, 2008 OK, so I don’t know. But today I had a conversation with John Leach, the team’s director of events and entertainment, and he reiterated that the mascot is scheduled to be unveiled before the end of the season. Here’s what he had to say….. “We are going to have a mascot. Obviously it’s not something... Read More

2005-06 Hornets vs. 2008-09 Thunder October 26, 2008 I asked Desmond Mason which team was better, the 2005-06 Hornets or the 2008-09 Thunder. Mason said the Thunder. You can read all about it in Monday’s paper. But I tend to agree with him. Here’s an early look at my breakdown of both rosters, which will also be in Monday’s paper. What do you think?... Read More

Story on Joe Smith October 25, 2008 By Darnell Mayberry Staff Writer ONTARIO, Calif. – Before Joe Smith walked to the free throw line midway through the second quarter, the Thunder power forward walked over to coach P.J. Carlesimo for a helping hand. Smith removed his newly acquired clear facemask. Carlesimo raised a towel to the mask and... Read More

A Commemorative Thunder Basketball

October 24, 2008 The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma is raising money for children with life-threatening medical conditions through a commemorative full-sized basketball for the Thunder’s first season in Oklahoma City. The two-panel ball has the Thunder’s logo and a replica jersey with the number “08″ printed on the... Read More

Suns 102, Thunder 93 October 24, 2008 PHOENIX — A few observations from Thunder-Suns. * Kevin Durant is long and athletic enough to get his shot over pretty much any smaller defender no matter how good he is. Raja Bell was no match for Durant tonight. Bell’s best bet was trying to prevent KD from getting the ball and playing up when he did.... Read More

Thunder vs. Lakers preseason game live blog October 24, 2008 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Edith Whitson on Oct 25, 2008 @ 4:30 am Read More

Too Many Preseason Games? October 24, 2008 ONTARIO, Calif. — Kobe Bryant. Steve Nash. Amare Stoudemire. Deron Williams. Larry Hughes. All were victims of preseason injuries, some more severe than others. But the question becomes, do NBA teams play too many preseason games? The Thunder is just hours away from tip-off in its preseason... Read More

Thunder vs. Suns Live Blog October 23, 2008 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Ed Whitson on Oct 24, 2008 @ 3:44 am Read More

Short by about 12,000 October 20, 2008 I was disappointed. I blame it on P.J. Carlesimo. It was the Thunder coach who threw out the number — “15,000.” I remember thinking when he said it Saturday that there was no chance Monday’s open practice would draw that many fans. But then I had 24 hours to think it over and at some point... Read More

Open Practice Plan October 19, 2008 The Thunder took today off for some much needed rest and relaxation to a banged up bunch. The boys will get back at it Monday with an open practice at the Ford Center. I’ll have a full note on the details of the practice in Monday’s paper but here’s the plan….. The session will start at 6 p.m.... Read More

Practice Report October 17, 2008 The Thunder can’t catch a break. Nick Collison went down today with a sprained right ankle. He already was battling what team officials called left ankle soreness. Collison, who remained in the locker room while the team concluded practice and wasn’t available to the media, is listed as... Read More

Thunder Pick Up Durant, Green Options October 16, 2008 The Thunder has exercised the third-year options on the contracts of Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, keeping them with the franchise through the 2009-10 season. The team had until Oct. 31 to exercise its options on last year’s No. 2 and No. 5 overall picks or both players would have entered next summer as... Read More

Thunder 110, Rockets 104 October 14, 2008 TULSA — Kevin Durant showed tonight why the NBA world says he’ll someday be great. He simply took over down the stretch, scoring 18 of the team’s final 25 points and had 20 of his 26 in the fourth quarter. But he was the complete package tonight, playing even more impressively on the defensive end and... Read More

Thunder vs. Clippers live chat, 7 p.m. tonight October 14, 2008 4 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post MartzMimic on Oct 16, 2008 @ 5:35 am Read More

John Lucas' Chances October 13, 2008 I’m often asked whether John Lucas has a chance to make the team. My answer usually is it’ll be tough. You never want to count a guy out, and Lucas is a player who has proven he can play in the NBA. In his first preseason action with the Thunder on Saturday against Golden State, Lucas scored six points with a... Read More

John Lucas’ Chances October 13, 2008 I’m often asked whether John Lucas has a chance to make the team. My answer usually is it’ll be tough. You never want to count a guy out, and Lucas is a player who has proven he can play in the NBA. In his first preseason action with the Thunder on Saturday against Golden State, Lucas scored six points with a... Read More

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Darnell Mayberry

OKC Thunder Senior Reporter

Darnell Mayberry grew up in Langston, Okla. and is now in his third stint in the Sooner state. After a year and a half at Bishop McGuinness High, he finished his prep years in Falls Church, Va., before graduating from Norfolk State University in 2004.

Mayberry joined The Oklahoman’s sports staff in 2005 after a year at the Akron Beacon Journal, where he covered the University of Akron men’s basketball team, high schools and recruiting. Since arriving at The Oklahoman, Mayberry has become the leading authority on the NBA as the only traveling media member and the only reporter to cover every NBA game ever played in Oklahoma City.

He served as the paper’s beat writer on the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets from 2005-07, broke the news of the Seattle SuperSonics’ settlement negotiations with the City of Seattle in the summer of 2008, a development that allowed the team to relocate to Oklahoma, and has covered the Thunder since the franchise’s inception.

Mayberry and his wife, Courtney, were married in 2010 and live in Oklahoma City.

John Rohde

Sports Senior Reporter

John Rohde joined The Oklahoman staff in January of 1987 as a sports columnist. He has covered all college sports, plus the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans/OKC Hornets and professional golf. Rohde also has served as a beat writer for OU football and basketball and currently is covering the NBA and the OKC Thunder. Rohde is married, has a son, was raised in Boulder, Colo., and was a 1982 graduate from the University of Arizona.

Anthony Slater

Reporter

Anthony Slater has been NewsOK.com's lead sports blogger since the summer of 2012, covering Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before that, he covered OSU athletics for The Daily O'Collegian, working as the sports editor and beat writer for football and men's basketball. Originally from Northern California, he has lived in Oklahoma the past three years.