For the Thunder organization, the players, the coaches and the fans, this August day is always a wonderful morsel, an appetizer about a month before training camp. To much delight, briefly satiating the rabid appetite for basketball in Oklahoma, the 2017-18 NBA schedule has been released.
As noted last week, the Thunder will start its campaign at home on Oct. 19 against the New York Knicks in a TNT-exclusive game at Chesapeake Energy Arena. It’ll be the first time reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook steps on the floor for a regular season game alongside fellow All-Star Paul George.