Oil prices rose as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.

After helping defeat the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was asked about the significance of the game taking place on the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Oklahoma City crushed the Phoenix Suns on Sunday at the Paycom Center in their first matchup of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The Thunder showed out at home for Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, easily taking down the Phoenix Suns, 119-84.