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With the Thunder’s hot start, NBA Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley recently made a bold statement about them. “OKC is the best team in the NBA,” Barkley said. “Shai Gilgeous is flat out balling and they’re not even healthy. That’s what’s scary.”

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Oklahoma City's recent wins against the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have catapulted the Thunder to championship contenders in the eyes of national media.

The Oklahoma City Thunder head to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup between the top two teams in the NBA. The Thunder are 30-5 overall, and 13-3 on the road, at the top of the Western Conference. The Cavs are 31-4 overall, and 18-1 at home, at the top of the Eastern Conference.

The superteams era is over. Deep rosters, versatile lineups and a relentless style of play are proving to be the best path to success.

In today's edition: Football heaven, Cavs beat Thunder, the best remaining MLB free agents, the NFL's cellar dwellers stunk it up, D-II basketball genius, and more. Dick Vitale has gone through numerous cancer battles in recent years.

Rarely do things live up to the hype. It’s even rarer when the hype is exceeded. That was the case on Wednesday night in Cleveland, when the Cavaliers took down the Oklahoma City Thunder

On this episode of the Kevin O'Connor Show, Tom Haberstroh hops on to discuss the instant classic between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder and of course the latest trade rumors as we inch closer to the deadline.

Right now, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the league’s best team. Hands down. They’ve passed all the tests, knocking off the league’s hottest team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, 129-122, in what easily lived up to the hype as the league’s biggest game of the season to date.