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The Oklahoma City Thunder officially opened the 2026-27 NBA season with a clash at home against their conference rival San Antonio Spurs. As of publication, the Thunder were comfortably ahead by 20+ points at halftime. And during the official pregame introductions, Thunder guard Cason Wallace pulled a Greg Hardy reference when he introduced himself from ‘Clamps University’ instead of where he actually went to school, as per NBC.
"Clamps University." 😂
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Cason Wallace’s Thunder introduction was an NFL callback to when Carolina Panthers player Greg Hardy introduced himself as Kraken from Hogwarts during a pregame intro video back in 2013. Wallace, of course, attended Kentucky and played one season under John Calipari before declaring for the NBA Draft.
His decision to say Clamps University as his college was no doubt a reference to his reputation as a defensive disruptor.
This is shaping up to be a big season for Wallace as he’s a candidate for a potential breakout season with the Thunder. The No. 10 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, he’s developed into one of the team’s most promising young players. Wallace is fresh off signing a brand new contract extension for five years and worth $139 million. It will keep the young guard in a Thunder jersey long term.
As of publication, Wallace had four points, three rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes as one of the starting guards alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
This past season, he appeared in 77 games, including 58 starts, at a little over 26 minutes per game. He averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals with splits of 43.2 percent shooting from the field, 35.1 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 80.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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