Overview
- During NBC’s return to NBA broadcasts, Reggie Miller said the Thunder should retire the numbers of Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and James Harden.
- Miller framed the timeline as “within the next five to seven years” while naming the four on the fourth-quarter telecast.
- Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico pushed back on the idea, telling Miller, “Not as much of a rubber stamp, I would say.”
- Awful Announcing and Larry Brown Sports highlighted Ibaka and especially Harden as questionable, noting Harden’s three seasons in OKC and 12.7 points per game in that span.
- The remarks came as cameras showed Oklahoma City’s newly raised 2024-25 championship banner alongside Nick Collison’s retired No. 4 during a 125-124 Thunder win over the Rockets.