No matter where you are, when a Thunder fan wears it, it’s Thunder blue.
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Let’s GO Thunder!
- Karina Henderson
Blue is blue
May 5th, 2012Fit, healthy and maybe a little furry
May 4th, 2012Our Rumble is all about fun, but there are a few things he takes very seriously.
Dunking. Hair grooming. And, of course, keeping fit.
Rumble visited Quail Creek Elementary in northwest OKC this morning to talk with the students about being active and leading healthy lifestyles, but today he talked about another important topic: diabetes prevention.
As a part of the Dribble to Stop Diabetes program, an NBA partnership with the American Diabetes Association and Sanofi US, Rumble (with the help of his crew member Jon) helped the kids discover what they can do to prevent diabetes, which is a growing epidemic among both adults and children in the U.S.
Rumble mixed some antics in as he talked to the kids about staying healthy and ways they can prevent diabetes onset. Watch some of the show:
For more information on the initiative, to go dribbletostopdiabetes.com.
Look closely
May 3rd, 2012One thing about watching the game on TV rather than at Chesapeake Energy Arena is that you can focus in on some little details that you might miss in the pace of live action.
And I’m not just talking about the play on the court.
During a Dallas free throw in the first half of tonight’s game, Thunder Head Coach Scott Brooks stood in the background of the camera shot showing the player at the line. As Brooks brought his hand up to his hip, you could see a band of lime green around his wrist.
Brooks and some of the other coaches are wearing bracelets in support of Lorelei Decker, a high school senior battling Hodgkin lymphoma who served as Thunder coach for a day recently, thanks to a partnership between the Thunder and Make-A-Wish Oklahoma.
Lorelei’s mom took notice, as well, saying on Twitter tonight, “The @okcthunder coaches are still wearing @LoreleiDecker’s green wristbands! Such amazing men.”
You should read more of Lorelei’s story – we also have a great video posted about her experience.
- Karina Henderson
Rockin’ the chalk
May 3rd, 2012
Headed to Bricktown to find a place to watch tonight’s game – or will you be there any time in the next few days? While it’s easy to find yourself looking up at the Thunder flag waving, the player mural on the side of the Rock Island building and the signs and painted windows scattered around the area, don’t forget to watch your step – you might also catch some good Thunder fun below your feet.
Thunder messages like the ones to the left have peppered the pavement throughout Bricktown, giving our fans a taste of their team everywhere they look.
Have fun tracking them down and treading over them – and feel free to insert your own “Chasing Pavements” reference here.
- Karina Henderson
Stormy weather
April 30th, 2012As storms roll in to Oklahoma (once again), it’s nice to know exactly how loyal our fans are.
- Karina Henderson
Where it’s at
April 30th, 2012We know where some of our fans are tonight during Game 2. There are 18,203 of you inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, a few thousand more outside the arena watching the game from Love’s Thunder Alley and even more in homes, bars and restaurants across the city and throughout the state.
When we posted a photo of Love’s Thunder Alley on Facebook just a few minutes ago, we made the comment, “Hope you’re enjoying the game, wherever you are tonight.”
Lots of fans answered with just where they are enjoying the game, including:
- San Diego
- Michigan
- Uruguay
- Atlanta
- Los Angeles
- Australia
- Massachusetts
- Argentina
- Germany
No matter where your home court is, we’re glad to have you as a part of our team.
UPDATE 11:59 p.m.: Special props to Will in Switzerland for this tweet:
- Karina Henderson
Service with a smile
April 30th, 2012Any fan who’s ever encountered a problem at Chesapeake Energy Arena probably knows that our Guest Relations staff goes above and beyond – sometimes way, way above and far, far beyond – to make sure our fans’ experience during a Thunder game is as good as it can be.
What fans don’t know is that they also take very good care of their co-workers.
Just tonight, two of our full-time staffers dug up a more comfortable chair for one of our very pregnant staffers who’s working in one of the staff areas. About 20 minutes later, when another staffer needed a AA battery, they got on the radio and came up with one within about a minute.
I guess they can’t help it – good service is just in their nature, no matter who needs a little helping hand.
- Karina Henderson
Rooftop Rumble
April 30th, 2012
If anyone knows that it can be lonely at the top, it’s our very own Rumble the Bison.
He’s at the top of his game, he’s known to walk on stilts and drop from catwalks – and tonight, he leaped up on to a rooftop just to wave the Thunder colors.
Of course, what the photo doesn’t tell you is that there were a few thousand fans watching below from Love’s Thunder Alley. It may be lonely at the top, but when it’s Rumble, he always seems to find a crowd.
- Karina Henderson
Blue city
April 30th, 2012Oklahoma City, you’re looking good in Thunder blue.
As fans are getting ready for tonight’s Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks, businesses around town are sporting their equivalent of Thunder gear to support our team during the postseason.
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: The bridge across Park Ave. from Leadership Square is Thunder-wrapped ... MidFirst Bank headquarters in northwest OKC has been covered in Thunder blue ... The SandRidge Energy building wears its annual "Let's GO Thunder!" banner on all four sides ... A downtown restaurant shows its support ... The Thunder Shop in Leadership Square declares "Team Is One."
Thank you to all these businesses for your support!
- Karina Henderson
Why, when I was your age …
April 28th, 2012Lots of parents have been tweeting pictures of their kids watching tonight’s Thunder game, but with tipoff at 8:30 p.m., I suspect a lot of these kids are up way past their bedtimes.
- Karina Henderson
