{"id":7642,"date":"2020-01-10T11:38:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2020-01-10T23:20:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T05:20:14","slug":"a-special-night-in-okc-westbrook-brings-it-as-does-okc-and-chris-paul-introduction-video-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7642","title":{"rendered":"A Special Night in OKC&#8230;..Westbrook brings it as does OKC and Chris Paul&#8230;..Introduction video included&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_7643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7643\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=7643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7643\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/300x182-3db50e32c7a17db27fcd317bc1f38b87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/300x182-3db50e32c7a17db27fcd317bc1f38b87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/300x182-3db50e32c7a17db27fcd317bc1f38b87-99x60.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russell Westbrook arrives before an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. 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