Brett Dawson (The Athletic) on how Patrick Patterson changed his body this summer: “The Thunder forward had spent much of a healthy summer out of town, but back in Oklahoma City, remnants of a previous life lingered, their expiration dates not yet passed. Tony the Tiger stared him down from a box of Frosted Flakes, tucked in a cupboard with Toast Crunch, both Cinnamon and French. The refrigerator offered no respite. That’s where the cheese lived. “I literally threw all of it in the trash can,” Patterson said, “just so I didn’t have to look at it.