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Rivers Calls Harden A 'Mini' Pierce
Rivers said Harden, who is averaging 10.0 points and 3.2 rebounds, is like a "mini" version of the multi-time All-Star. Both Harden and Pierce played high school basketball in Los Angeles. "He's more similar to Pierce than anyone else I've seen in the league," Rivers told reporters. Rivers added that Pierce would play on Wednesday night against Oklahoma City. "He's gonna go," the coach said. When asked if Pierce had recovered from a shoulder stringer, Rivers said: "I guess, because he's playing. "You don't know what causes stingers. You gotta call coach [Bill] Belichick, that's a football injury." Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Thunder Re-Sign ShakurThe Oklahoma City Thunder today re-signed Mustafa Shakur of the Tulsa 66ers. Shakur’s Call-Up is the 31st of the 2009-10 NBA D-League season and the second for him this year. He joins 76 other NBA players with NBA D-League experience. Shakur rejoins the Thunder following a Call-Up to the team on March 16, before being released on March 25, and returning to the 66ers. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Durant Tries To Sell Free Agents On OKC
"I tell them it's nice," Durant told the Boston Globe. "It depends on what kind of person it is, of course. Some guys like the big-city life and some guys like the small, rural area, too. It's all about the person. "I just tell them it's a great place to play. We like each other. We like being here. We have a close-knit group and hopefully that attracts them, and if it doesn't, we continue to work with what we have and we have faith in what we have here." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Thunder Mar 2010 Archive
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers complimented Thunder rookie guard James Harden prior to Wednesday night's game by comparing him to Paul Pierce.
Kevin Durant says that he will try to sell playing in Oklahoma City on upcoming free agents.