Spurs-Thunder or Kings-Devils. Clickers across the nation earned their keep Wednesday night. With Oklahoma City’s victory over San Antonio, the Thunder won the West and dominated across Twitter:


OKC’s Serge Ibaka is going to the NBA Finals and has the hat to prove it:

Western Conference Champions!! Going to the @NBA Finals, yessir!instagr.am/p/Lj3SoxTUJq/

— Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka9) June 7, 2012

Nazr Mohammed continues to work the countdown:

4 more wins to go... href="http://t.co/OU5O2Ikw" title="http://instagr.am/p/Lj6Kdnt0H4/">instagr.am/p/Lj6Kdnt0H4/

— Nazr Mohammed (@NazrMohammed) June 7, 2012

Memphis’ Tony Allen was bittersweet congratulating a former teammate:

If Perk wouldn't of hurt his Knee I would of had 2 Rings" smh" Perk alwayssay Good come 2 Good" Look at him now" FINALS"

— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) June 7, 2012

While the reaction from Seattle simply bitter:

People that have no idea how the Sonics left kill me w/ "we should have supported them more". You obviously are clueless how it happened

— Eddie Francis (@YOURBOYEDDIE) June 7, 2012

The Spurs showed plenty of class after their defeat:

It's always painful to lose being so close, but very proud of my team 4 a great run. Congrats to OKC & THANK U SA 4 all the support.

— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) June 7, 2012

At Los Angeles, the Kings had to put their Stanley Cup celebration plans on ice after losing to New Jersey. These two lucky devils had reason to celebrate their team’s 3-1 victory:

The happiest fans in Staples right now are these guys. twitter.com/NHL/status/210…

— NHL (@NHL) June 7, 2012

Earlier in the day, things got out of hand when this Los Angeles morning TV reporter and Kings fan decided to “punish” Devils’ mascot:

Speaking of ghoulish teams, once a Demon Deacon, always a Demon Decaon:

@CP3 Thank you! I appreciate that!! #GoDeacs

— Cheyenne Woods (@Cheyenne_Woods) June 6, 2012

Today’s entry in “What I did on my offseason vacation – NFL edition:”
Miami offensive lineman Richie Incognito was anything but after this hunting trip:

Mission Accomplished.... 337 Lb Russian Boar twitter.com/68INCOGNITO/st…

— Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) June 6, 2012

Elsewhere:


• The real-life “good job, good effort” kid is 9-year-old Jack Meyer of Coral Gables, Fla. Meyer was heard encouraging the Heat after their Game 5 loss to Boston the “good job, good effort” video went viral. "For those people who thought I was being sarcastic, you're wrong," Meyer said. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)


• Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer continues to downsize and re-focus following a tumultuous 2011 season, which included a contentious divorce, selling a Rancho Santa Fe home for $1.2 million, and had two other properties on the market. (San Diego Union-Tribune)


• Japanese Para-Athlete, Maya Nakanishi, a track star who lost her leg when she was struck by a steel beam, is selling a nude calendar to help fund her participation in the 2012 Paralympics in London. She’s “beautiful and brave and inspiring (“beautibriring”).” (Buzzfeed)

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