At a sensational party in Oklahoma City on the eve of the NBA’s July 1st start of free agency, forward Paul George publicly announced his intention to commit long-term to the Thunder, and the news broke that fellow forward Jerami Grant followed suit.
Two California kids and Queens’ finest shared a stage last Saturday night. It wasn’t in the Big Apple or Tinseltown. That platform was perched in the woods, off old Route 66, in the hamlet of Arcadia, Oklahoma.
Just 20 miles from Chesapeake Energy Arena, along the asphalt artery that once linked the east coast to Southern California, lay the connection point for Los Angeles natives Paul George and Russell Westbrook, along with legendary rapper Nas, one of New York City’s greatest hip-hop prodigies.