As a Knicks fan since May, it is really hard to see all these fakers come into my fandom. Like where were you when we beat the sixers? Where were you when we beat the cavs? In fact, where was I? Where am I?
Our OKC Spark opened their season tonight with a 13-5 home victory over the Texas Volts! Maya Brady powered the win with a second inning grand slam.
Thanks to Dr. Tina Floyd (pictured) for her continued leadership of the Spark, who are starting their first season in the AUSL, a professional softball league supported by the MLB and televised on ESPN and other broadcast partners (tonight’s game was on ESPN).
The Spark’s home field this summer is Tom Heath Field at Oklahoma Christian University in north OKC. Remaining home games are June 10, 11, 27, 28 and 29, as well as July 1, 4, 5, 9, 11 and 12. Look for tickets at https://t.co/IIzgn0IiVx, as well as TV viewing info for all games.
Be the Spark!
She unfortunately misread the ball thinking she didn’t need to jump to make the play and subsequently missed it by a hair. The game is all about inches & I promise she is beating her self up relentlessly about this play & doesn’t need anyone else to join in.
Gameday. This shirt you will wear. This chair you will not use. It is Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
For only the second time in NBA history, both teams facing each other in a Game 7 have at least 62 wins. This heavyweight series has reached its final chapter. And though only the players get to touch the basketball, our fans in the arena tonight in downtown OKC will help determine the outcome.
In the playoffs this year and last, the Thunder are 17-3 at home and 10-7 on the road. At home or on the road, it’s the same players, the same coaches, the same basketballs, but the results are quite different. The difference is you.
Tonight, if you’re in the arena, you will give it everything you have for 48 minutes. By the end, you should be as exhausted as the players. You must always remember that it is a privilege and an obligation to be in that arena tonight. You are not a mere spectator. You are carrying the cheers and the hopes of millions of Thunder fans watching on TV across Oklahoma City and the world. You are there tonight to claim sports immortality on behalf of Thunder fans everywhere.
To the fans in the arena tonight - Arrive early. No sitting except in timeouts. Get back for the start of the third quarter. Give it everything you’ve got for all 48.
To the fans in their living rooms or bars and watching across Oklahoma City and the world - We can hear you, too. We’re all In this together.
It’s Game 7. Thunder Up.
Team chemistry over everything.
From the signature postgame interview huddles to celebrating each other’s success, the Thunder embody a family atmosphere on and off the court 🐶🤝