After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his potential game-winner blocked, Durant collected the miss. Tied at 115 points with two seconds left, he tried to call a timeout. Multiple times. Except, the Rockets didn't have any timeouts left.

All it took was one game this season for the NBA to be accused of rigging its product. During Tuesday night's season opener between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's refs missed a call that would've most likely ended the game in the initial overtime session.

Draymond Green, who was subbed early, picked up his 132nd career technical foul while relentlessly arguing with the refs while on the bench.

NBA referee Zach Zarba explained why Kevin Durant wasn't assessed a technical foul near the end of overtime during the Houston Rockets' 125-124 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

NBA fans who watched Tuesday’s nationally televised game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder would be forgiven if they flashed back to Chris Webber’s notorious attempt to call a timeout he didn’t have during a critical sequence of the 1993 NCAA Men’s Tournament championship game.

At 35, Warriors veteran Draymond Green remains as confident and impactful as ever, anchoring Golden State’s defense while chasing another All-Defensive First Team nod in his 14th NBA season.

The Indiana Pacers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a closely contested, double-overtime season opener, but it wasn’t just the scoreboard causing a stir.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a wild 125-124 win in double overtime over the Houston Rockets.