On Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 24-1 on the 2025-26 NBA season with a dominant 49-point home victory over the Phoenix Suns in the knockout round of the NBA Cup. With the win, the Thunder advanced to Las Vegas, where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
The Thunder have hit another level of dominance so far this season on the heels of their championship from a year ago, and recently, ESPN sports media personality Stephen A. Smith took to the airwaves with a reason why their elite play has him concerned for the league as a whole.
“OKC is on the verge of making this season that I was looking very much forward to very, very boring. They're just that dominant,” said Smith on First Take, per Legion Hoops on X, formerly Twitter. “I'm sitting t

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