Reggie Jackson ethered the Thunder after Conference Finals choke

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) celebrates after making a basket during the second quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) celebrates after making a basket during the second quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Oklahoma City Thunder blew their best chance of making the NBA Finals, but one of their former players isn’t sorry for them.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are a great team, but they can’t figure out how to keep all of their pieces together. Not only did they get rid of James Harden after losing to the Miami Heat in 2012, they also parted ways with Reggie Jackson last season to acquire Enes Kanter.

Both of them, especially Harden, are thriving with their new clubs, and you had to think that they were watching Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors, and loving their collapse.

Well after the Thunder lost, we got to find out how one of them felt:


An emoji says a thousand words.

This loss to the Warriors will hardly shake the perception that Oklahoma City are choke artists in the playoffs, and now that the Thunder couldn’t get to the Finals in the last year of Kevin Durant’s deal, it’s hard to think that he won’t be leaving the team too.

He’ll be by far the highest bidder during free agency, and with plenty of teams lining up for his services – including possibly the Warriors? – it might be hard to retain him.

But at least Reggie Jackson and James Harden can attest to what life without Kevin Durant is like, and it’s safe to say they enjoy not having him around.

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