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24-06-2025
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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. Advertisement Follow along for live updates along the parade route as the whole city celebrates OKC Thunder. REQUIRED READING: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is just getting started after winning first NBA title with Thunder 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. CARLSON: OKC Thunder finally reaches summit of mountain with NBA championship over Pacers REQUIRED READING: How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder took their place atop the NBA as champions 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 '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). Advertisement 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 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. Advertisement Buy our Thunder Up! championship book Sign up for the Thunder Sports Minute newsletter to access more NBA coverage. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: NBA championship parade to roll through Oklahoma City: Live updates
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05-06-2025
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Celebrate OKC Thunder's amazing season and run to NBA Finals with our commemorative book
The NBA's most valuable player — for the third time. The league's best regular-season record — for the first time. Western Conference champions and bound for the NBA Finals — for the second time. In the Oklahoma City Thunder's 17-year history, no season has proven more electric than 2024-25 — and an NBA championship could be just weeks away. Advertisement To celebrate this amazing ride — from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's brilliance to the young squad's dominance from October to June — The Oklahoman has been working on a commemorative hardcover coffee-table chronicling the season. It's called 'Thunder Up! SGA and OKC Take the NBA by Storm' and will feature exclusive photography and behind-the-scenes stories from The Oklahoman's award-winning sports team. Order our Thunder collector's book More: Thunder vs Timberwolves recap: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC dominate way to NBA Finals The Oklahoman has crafted a book about the Oklahoma City Thunder's amazing 2024-25 season. 'Thunder Up!' will capture every thunderous moment, from the 15-point victory over Denver in the season opener to dispatching Minnesota in five games to whatever unfolds in the final push to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Advertisement This 144-page, full-color premium collector's edition will preserve the magic of a season that shook the league, crafted by the men and women who covered it every day for the Loud City faithful. Order 'Thunder Up!' now for just $31.95 — a 20% discount off the $39.95 retail price, not including tax and shipping. Plus, you can receive a printable certificate for a Father's Day or graduation gift. Order at Own a piece of Thunder history today! 'Thunder Up!' is a must-have on every OKC fan's coffee table or bookshelf. Order our Thunder collector's book REQUIRED READING: Why Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' is the OKC Thunder's victory anthem at Paycom Center Advertisement Contact Gene Myers at gmyers@ Follow him on X @GeneMyers. After nearly a quarter-century as sports editor at the Detroit Free Press, Myers unretired to coordinate book and poster projects across the USA TODAY Network. Check out more books and page prints from the USA TODAY Network, including books by The Oklahoman on the Sooners' fourth consecutive NCAA softball championship and on 60 years of basketball championships at State Fair Arena and page prints of SGA winning his MVP award and Oklahoma's 2024 softball title. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Commemorate OKC Thunder's historic season with our collector's book
