Nearly a month later, the two sides reached a settlement agreement.The Thunder played several preseason games before the 2008–2009 regular season, but only one of those games was in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City.The Thunder competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Every player on the Oklahoma City Thunder took a knee during the national anthem before their Saturday game, following a state lawmaker’s threat to rescind the NBA team’s tax benefits if players engaged in the protest against racism and police brutality. Privacy Act, please use the links below to visit each company’s privacy center. A new "City" uniform for the season commemorated the 25th anniversary of the For their first two seasons, the Thunder's TV broadcasts were split between On August 3, 2010, the Thunder signed a new exclusive multi-year agreement with Fox Sports Oklahoma, beginning with the Davis was replaced as the television play-by-play announcer by Chris Fisher prior to the 2018–19 season.Professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma2008–2009: Move to Oklahoma City and inaugural season2009–2012: Rise to contention and first Finals appearance2016–2017: Durant's departure and Westbrook's MVP season2019–present: Chris Paul & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander era2008–2009: Move to Oklahoma City and inaugural season2009–2012: Rise to contention and first Finals appearance2016–2017: Durant's departure and Westbrook's MVP season2019–present: Chris Paul & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander era The move to join the 73-win team from last season was heavily criticized by the public and sports media, with many comparing the move to On August 4, 2016, Westbrook agreed to a three-year extension to remain with the Thunder.To further bolster the roster and improve Westbrook's supporting cast, the Thunder's front office made a series of aggressive moves to reshape the team. In December 2008, After an inaugural season filled with many adjustments, the Thunder hoped to improve during their second season in Oklahoma City. The Thunder made their first appearance in In their regular-season home opener, the Thunder faced (and lost to) the Milwaukee Bucks.
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The 2017–18 "City" uniform featured a grey base with sunset orange and blue lines that were inspired by the Thunder's uptempo style.Nike also released an "Earned" uniform starting with the 2018–19 season and were only given to the 16 teams who qualified in the Beginning with the 2019–20 season, the Thunder unveiled new uniforms.
The Thunder's previous incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics were formed in 1967. In exchange, the Thunder received Opened on June 8, 2002, as the Ford Center, Chesapeake Energy Arena was built without luxury accommodations but designed to accommodate luxury "buildouts" should a professional sports franchise make the Chesapeake Energy Arena their home arena.
It came in the wake of the acquisition of the Seattle SuperSonics by Renovation work on the arena was delayed by a sales tax-receipts shortfall during the 2008–10 economic crisis.Similar revisions were made to the plans for the Thunder's separate practice facility, for a total cost savings of approximately $14 million.On February 17, 2009, Rumble the Bison was introduced as the new Oklahoma City Thunder mascot during halftime of a game against the Thunder fans are also reportedly much more likely to attend major home games than most other NBA fanbases. Tip-Off Time: 5:30 p.m. CT
Radio: 98.1 FM...Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Coach Donovan on Dennis Schroder's impact. On the back of the jersey, player names sit below the numbers. On March 20, 2019, the club officially retired number 4 in honor of As the Thunder's original iteration, the Seattle SuperSonics had retired six numbers. As the season continued, the Thunder began to improve. On July 6, 2017, the Thunder acquired four-time All-Star forward After the George trade, general manager Presti sensed that the future of the franchise was in jeopardy as the team could not seriously contend with Westbrook as the lone star. Naturally, this NBA Playoffs preview starts with the backcourt.
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The Thunder looks to bounce back strong heading into Game 3 against Houston. The white "Association" uniform now featured the city name in front along with the outline of the state of Oklahoma on the beltline. The Thunder holds the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.