{"id":259901,"date":"2025-11-03T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/259901\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:03:08","slug":"okc-thunder-icon-aims-a-potential-nba-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/259901\/","title":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder icon aims a potential NBA comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/news\/okc-thunder-icon-aims-potential-nba-comeback\/a235ccdc1cbc3babe51ce944?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OKC Thunder icon aims a potential NBA comeback;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">OKC Thunder icon aims a potential NBA comeback<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A franchise icon of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oklahoma City Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> appears to be working toward a potential return to the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On X (formerly Twitter), former Thunder big man Serge Ibaka posted a picture of himself working out in a gym, captioning it with a hint at a comeback while mentioning the league\u2019s social media account<\/p>\n<p>Ibaka\u2019s previous NBA run was in 2023 as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Milwaukee Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>. He is coming off a two-year leg in Europe, representing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/news\/shai-gilgeou-alexander-house-break-details-thunder\/6cc3a6d85bcc2c1afe59a2af\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shai Gilgeous-Alexander house break-in details: What to know about Thunder star&#039;s home and police presence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander house break-in details: What to know about Thunder star&#8217;s home and police presence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Ibaka established himself as one of the league\u2019s most terrifying shot blockers, who eventually developed his game as a modern stretch big man. But now, at age 36, he\u2019ll definitely have plenty of challenges in convincing NBA teams that he deserves another shot.<\/p>\n<p>A 14-year NBA veteran with a career averages of 12.0 points, 7.1 boards and 1.9 blocks across 919 games, Ibaka is a two-time blocks champion and a member of the All-Defensive First Team thrice. He notably won his first title as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/toronto-raptors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Raptors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Raptors<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>For being a well-known member of OKC\u2019s previous era alongside Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Thunder fans are definitely rooting for Ibaka in his goal of making it back to the Association.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More NBA news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder icon aims a potential NBA comeback originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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