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How legendary historian Robert Caro is fueling OKC's title run

By Baxter Holmes · ESPN · November 2025

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"FIVE DAYS BEFORE the Oklahoma City Thunder opened training camp following the franchise's first-ever NBA title, Sam Presti sat down at a table inside the team's practice facility about 10 miles north of the team's downtown arena."

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