Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, seen above in February 2024, has quickly made a home in Oklahoma City as the leader of an ascendant young Thunder squad.
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, seen above in February 2024, has quickly made a home in Oklahoma City as the leader of an ascendant young Thunder squad. Ever since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and were renamed the Thunder, the team has had a close connection with the local Boys and Girls Clubs. Star players like Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have donated their time and money to the organization that provides voluntary after-school programs for young people.
"I just wanted to show kids that the kind of person who I am is not out of reach. I'm an everyday person," he said after the Thunder's game on Feb. 27. "I went through the same things they were going through, for the most part. But, according to Collier, what helped Gilgeous-Alexander's profile in the city was when he agreed to a five-year, US$172 million rookie extension in August 2021.
Mayor Ronald J. Norick introduced a radical capital improvement program called MAPS in 1993, designed to build new or upgraded sports, recreation, entertainment, cultural and convention facilities in an effort to diversify and stimulate the economy. That included the construction of an NBA-sized arena, now Paycom Center, as its centrepiece.
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