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Thunder's Harden willing to sacrifice for extension

CNNSI.com

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- For all the Oklahoma City Thunder followers worried about whether the team will be able to afford a new contract with the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, there's one person who doesn't seem fazed by it: James Harden.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

For all the Oklahoma City Thunder followers worried about whether the team will be able to afford a new contract with the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, there's one person who doesn't seem fazed by it: James Harden.

Anthony Slater, newsok.com

The NBA is trying to cut down on flopping this season. / (David Sherman/NBAE/Getty Images) By Anthony Slater – - @anthonyVslater Last week, ESPN reported that the NBA was finalizing a rule to penalize flopping starting this season. The unpopular tactic…

nba.com

For all the Oklahoma City Thunder followers worried about whether the team will be able to afford a new contract with the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, there's one person who doesn't seem fazed by it: James Harden.

John Rohde, newsok.com

          Three-time scoring champ and Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant had a hectic summer and was unaware a red panda had been named in his honor at the Oklahoma City Zoo.           KayDee was born June 6, the same night the Thunder …

Anthony Slater, newsok.com

By Anthony Slater – - @anthonyVslater A primetime matchup between Big 12 powerhouse that goes down to the wire in a rowdy environment. Throw in a sideline pass, and Serge Ibaka could have done a lot worse for his first college football game. Traveling …

Lindsay Houts, newsok.com

The Oklahoman’s Jenni Carlson sat down with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden this afternoon. Among the topics covered: the off-season, his contract negotiations, the 2012-2013 season, the brotherhood of the Thunder, what he learned from the NB…

Chuck Chaney, thunderobsessed.com

As the season is coming closer and closer, we’re going going to bring you our thoughts of the top 20 games since the Thunder moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City. We broke it down to about to about 50 games, and then narrowed it down to 20. We decided mo…