Thunder staying in OKC through 2050; Draymond Green ejected again

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🏀 Good morning to everyone but especially …

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

Thunder fans, your wonderful, promising and already-very-good team is here to stay. Literally. Oklahoma City will build a new, publicly owned arena that keeps the Thunder in town through at least 2050. The Thunder will reportedly be on the hook for just $50 million of the estimated $900 million arena.

The Thunder have the Oklahoma City citizens to thank. A vote to build the new arena passed with 71% in favor.The team’s current home, the Paycom Center, is reportedly badly in need of renovations, and with the lease up in 2026, this became a hot-button issue.The Thunder, of course, only exist because Seattle couldn’t come to an agreement to keep the SuperSonics. The franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.

Good for the Thunder, and good for Oklahoma City. This is a franchise that produced one of the league’s most exciting, young trios in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden and, in turn, had one of the league’s best…

Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/thunder-staying-in-okc-through-2050-draymond-green-ejected-again/

Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2023-12-13 15:44:10

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