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Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.

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Thunder season fades fast after Westbrook injury

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook arrives on crutches for an NBA basketball news conference in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 16, 2013, on crutches. Torpedoed by an injury to Westbrook, the Thunder's season is over far sooner than expected. After making it to the NBA Finals last season, Oklahoma City couldn't make it out of the second round this year with Westbrook sidelined.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The way Kevin Martin describes it, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost the “vision” of a potential championship run the morning they learned All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook would be out for the rest of the postseason.

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Grizzlies go from uncertain future to West finals

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins gestures during the second half of Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals NBA basketball playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.  Memphis won 88-84. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise’s future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club’s second big deal in just over a week.

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Thunder season ends with 88-84 loss to Grizzlies

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives against Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (9) during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In a season that seemed doomed once All-Star Russell Westbrook was lost to a knee injury, Kevin Durant couldn’t save the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Grizzlies edge Thunder 88-84, reach 1st West final

From left, Oklahoma City Thunder's Derek Fisher, Kevin Martin, Nick Collison and Hasheem Thabeet watch during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal against the Memphis Grizzlies, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success.

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