Durant barely edged out Wembanyama in the West

Shai joined Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only Thunder players to score at least 50 points in a single game.

Kevin Durant is now a 15-time All-Star after being voted a starter for the West in the 2025 NBA All-Star game on Feb. 16.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing the best basketball of his life. But his game goes deeper than that. Gilgeous-Alexander is playing the best basketball in Thunder history.

The Mavs' continued success against the Thunder coincides with PJ Washington's own heroics versus the dominant squad. The former Kentucky Wildcats star scored 22 points on just 6-of-16 shooting, but he left an indelible mark in the Paycom Center after securing 19 rebounds,

Kevin Durant earned his 15th All-Star nod on Thursday, and he will earn a nice bonus thanks to a contract incentive.

Netflix's "Court Of Gold" documentary film premieres Feb. 18. Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant headlines the film.

Here's a look at every 50-point performance by an OKC player in franchise history, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LeBron James were named among the starters for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday.James meanwhile will be making his 21st All-Star Game -- all of them as a starter.

The NBA announced its 2025 All-Star starters on Thursday. To nobody's surprise, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was listed as a starter for the Western Conference. It's the second straight season he's received that honor and marks his third All-Star appearance.

The date was February 15, 2004, the last time LeBron James didn't play in the NBA's All-Star game, which was ironically being played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles that year. The world was a very different place back then. Shaquille O'Neal won the All-Star game's MVP award and Kevin Garnett was on the way to being named NBA MVP.