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When the Oklahoma City Thunder is on the road during the NBA Playoffs, game days at home aren't any less exciting.
The Thunder has brought back Loud City Live, an official watch party at Paycom Center during road playoff games. Attending fans can watch the game on the big screens while still enjoying regular game-night fun, like T-shirt tosses and Thunder entertainers' performances. Concessions are also open to anyone looking for a beer or a hot dog.
Unlike last year when entrance was free, tickets will cost $10. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Thunder Community Fund, a team representative said. Loud City Live tickets for Games 3 and 4 went on sale Thursday, May 21. In case of a Game 6, they will be on sale later.
“Last year, Loud City Live showed us just how much Thunder fans want to come together and experience playoff basketball as a community,” said Erin Oldfield, vice president of Community Engagement and executive director of the Thunder Community Foundation, per a news release. “This year’s event continues to build on that atmosphere while helping support the Thunder Community Foundation’s work across Oklahoma."
The Thunder Community Foundation was established in 2009 and serves as the charitable arm of the Thunder. The foundation works with the community to provide financial resources to renovate spaces for nonprofits that serve youths to expand opportunities for academic enrichment and other essential services in underserved areas.
Over the last 17 years, the foundation has also built new or refurbished 31 basketball courts across Oklahoma.
Before the Thunder started hosting Loud City Live events in 2025, fans got to experience the popular attraction, Thunder Alley. It was an outdoor fan zone outside the arena with live music, face painting and more. The formalized watch party came to an end after a shooting in 2012 left eight people shot and another injured from the panic.
Fans can now enjoy Thunder Up in the Park before home games and Loud City Live when the team hits the road, but many still long for the return of Thunder Alley.
Plans for the new Thunder arena, expected to be ready ahead of the 2028-2029 regular season, promise a new iteration of Thunder Alley. The expansive zone contains a private parking garage entrance for teams, VIP access and grand stairways leading into the arena.
Illustrations shown in the 2025 State of the City event depict the arena’s west-facing main entrance, aligned with the Myriad Botanical Gardens. The city and the arena's architects described the conceptual design as celebrating "the universal human connection fostered through sports and live entertainment, creating a shared experience that galvanizes and unites the community."
The new arena will be built where the former Cox Convention Center previously stood between E.K. Gaylord Boulevard, Sheridan, Reno and Robinson avenues.
What: Official watch party at Paycom Center in OKC for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Spurs in San Antonio.
When: Doors open 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, for the 7:30 p.m. game.
Tickets: Fans can claim up to six tickets per household at $10 each at okcthunder.com/loudcitylive.
Contributing: Maria Guinnip and Josh Kelly
Isa Almeida is a trending reporter for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Isa? She can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @ialmeidasports. Support Isa's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Loud City Live returns to OKC, with support for Thunder foundation
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The Thunder has brought back Loud City Live, an official watch party at Paycom Center during road playoff games. Attending fans can watch the game on the big screens while still enjoying regular game-night fun, like T-shirt tosses and Thunder entertainers' performances. Concessions are also open to anyone looking for a beer or a hot dog.
Unlike last year when entrance was free, tickets will cost $10. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Thunder Community Fund, a team representative said. Loud City Live tickets for Games 3 and 4 went on sale Thursday, May 21. In case of a Game 6, they will be on sale later.
“Last year, Loud City Live showed us just how much Thunder fans want to come together and experience playoff basketball as a community,” said Erin Oldfield, vice president of Community Engagement and executive director of the Thunder Community Foundation, per a news release. “This year’s event continues to build on that atmosphere while helping support the Thunder Community Foundation’s work across Oklahoma."
The Thunder Community Foundation was established in 2009 and serves as the charitable arm of the Thunder. The foundation works with the community to provide financial resources to renovate spaces for nonprofits that serve youths to expand opportunities for academic enrichment and other essential services in underserved areas.
Over the last 17 years, the foundation has also built new or refurbished 31 basketball courts across Oklahoma.
Before the Thunder started hosting Loud City Live events in 2025, fans got to experience the popular attraction, Thunder Alley. It was an outdoor fan zone outside the arena with live music, face painting and more. The formalized watch party came to an end after a shooting in 2012 left eight people shot and another injured from the panic.
Fans can now enjoy Thunder Up in the Park before home games and Loud City Live when the team hits the road, but many still long for the return of Thunder Alley.
Plans for the new Thunder arena, expected to be ready ahead of the 2028-2029 regular season, promise a new iteration of Thunder Alley. The expansive zone contains a private parking garage entrance for teams, VIP access and grand stairways leading into the arena.
Illustrations shown in the 2025 State of the City event depict the arena’s west-facing main entrance, aligned with the Myriad Botanical Gardens. The city and the arena's architects described the conceptual design as celebrating "the universal human connection fostered through sports and live entertainment, creating a shared experience that galvanizes and unites the community."
The new arena will be built where the former Cox Convention Center previously stood between E.K. Gaylord Boulevard, Sheridan, Reno and Robinson avenues.
Loud City Live
What: Official watch party at Paycom Center in OKC for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Spurs in San Antonio.
When: Doors open 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, for the 7:30 p.m. game.
Tickets: Fans can claim up to six tickets per household at $10 each at okcthunder.com/loudcitylive.
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Contributing: Maria Guinnip and Josh Kelly
Isa Almeida is a trending reporter for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Isa? She can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @ialmeidasports. Support Isa's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Loud City Live returns to OKC, with support for Thunder foundation
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