Sports Buzz: Kevin Durant Leads Thunder Past Clippers

Plus, Michael Sam doc called a "potential distraction."

Kevin Durant Leads Thunder Past Clippers - Kevin Durant put Oklahoma City on his back Thursday night, dominating with 39 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Thunder to a series clinching 104-98 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. Russell Westbrook added 19 points and 12 assists for the second-seed Thunder, who advance to meet the No. 1 San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, beginning on Monday. Chris Paul led the Clippers with 25 points and 11 assists, while Blake Griffin added 22 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, Durant embraced Griffin following a hard-fought series. (Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Rams Player Calls Michael Sam Doc "Potential Distraction" - The announcement that the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is producing a documentary about Michael Sam, the NFL’s first openly-gay player, isn’t sitting well with at least one of his St. Louis Rams teammates. "It's an interesting case that he gets to work with Oprah and have his own show, but I think it does raise eyebrows and it may be somewhat of a distraction," a Rams player speaking under the condition of anonymity told ESPN. "But this is our first time dealing with something like this, so we'll have to wait and see how it plays out and how people react."
Pacers Finish Off Wizards, Face Heat Next - David West shot the Indiana Pacers into the next round and the Washington Wizards right out of the postseason altogether Thursday night. West scored 29 points in a 93-80 road victory in Game 6 to send the Pacers into an Eastern Conference rematch with the Miami Heat. (Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)Dolan, Melo Influenced Kerr to Not Take Knicks Job - A New York Times report says that besides Steve Kerr’s family ties to the West Coast, another reason he chose the Golden State Warriors over the New York Knicks was actually because of Knicks owner James Dolan and superstar Carmelo Anthony. Apparently, Kerr was concerned with Anthony’s willingness to deal with the learning curve of the triangle offense and Dolan’s overall patience so much that he overlooked his ties to Knicks president Phil Jackson.(Photos from Left: Brad Barket/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IWC, Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Kevin Durant Leads Thunder Past Clippers - Kevin Durant put Oklahoma City on his back Thursday night, dominating with 39 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Thunder to a series clinching 104-98 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. Russell Westbrook added 19 points and 12 assists for the second-seed Thunder, who advance to meet the No. 1 San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, beginning on Monday. Chris Paul led the Clippers with 25 points and 11 assists, while Blake Griffin added 22 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, Durant embraced Griffin following a hard-fought series. (Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)

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