Different verse, same as the first. The Oklahoma City Thunder are enduring another long layoff in the midst of the NBA Playoffs. This is old hat for the Thunde

After sweeping the Grizzlies, the Thunder is lying in wait until either the Clippers or Nuggets emerge as its second-round opponent.

The Thunder will be an outlier one way or another in these NBA playoffs. Teams as young and inexperienced as OKC don’t win. Teams as dominant as OKC don’t lose.