OKC Thunder championship parade set to roll through downtown: Live updates
A parade celebrating OKC Thunder's championship win is set to roll through downtown Oklahoma City.
The 2025 championship parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, in Midtown and climax at Paycom Center and Scissortail Park. The parade, expected to draw up to 500,000 people, will last 90 minutes.
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Follow along for live updates along the parade route as the whole city celebrates OKC Thunder.
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What is the OKC Thunder parade route?
The parade route starts at NW 10 and Harvey Avenue and heads south on Harvey, west on NW 5, south on Walker Avenue, east on Oklahoma City Boulevard, south on S Robinson Avenue and ends at SW 6.
Cross streets and other surrounding streets will be closed.
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OKC Thunder championship books
The award-winning sportswriters and photographers at The Oklahoman have crafted two books about the Thunder's season: 'THUNDERSTRUCK' and 'Thunder Up!' Each tells the championship story in different ways and with different formats. Each features scores of color photos and insider observations about your team (from Joel Lorenzi, Jenni Carlson and Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman).
Celebrate the Oklahoma City Thunder's first NBA championship with a commemorative book from The Oklahoman titled "THUNDERSTRUCK."
'THUNDERSTRUCK: The Oklahoma City Thunder's Historic Run to the 2025 NBA Championship' will be available at a variety of stores by the weekend of June 27, although it also can be ordered online right now at www.triumphbooks.com/thunder2025. 'THUNDERSTRUCK,' a 128-page softcover book, chronicles the unforgettable moments of this championship season. From beating Nikola Jokic in the season opener to winning a franchise record of 15 straight games to hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy on OKC's home court. 'THUNDERSTRUCK' retails for $17.95 (plus tax and shipping if purchased online).
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Buy our THUNDERSTRUCK championship book
The Oklahoman has crafted a book about the Oklahoma City Thunder's amazing 2025 championship season.
'Thunder Up! SGA's MVP Season and OKC's Historic Championship Run' also covers the thrills and chills of the championship season but highlights the people and personalities forever etched in OKC lore. 'Thunder Up!' is a premium hardcover collector's book with more pictures, more pages and more Thunder. At 160 pages, it features more on SGA's 54-pointer against Utah. More on the showdowns with the Cavaliers of Donovan Mitchell and the Lakers of Luka Doncic and LeBron James. More on the playoff march that steamrolled Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Jokic and the Nuggets, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves and, finally, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers. Order 'Thunder Up!' for just $31.95 — a 20% discount off the $39.95 retail price (plus tax and shipping). You also can receive a printable certificate for a graduation gift. Order at ThunderUp.PictorialBook.com.
Many fans will want "THUNDERSTRUCK" and "Thunder Up!" Some fans never will take the coffee-table book out its shrink-wrapping so that it can be passed down to future generations, all brought up the right way to wear Thunder blue.
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