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Jeremy Tilton and his 9-year-old daughter Elise stayed in their seats in an otherwise empty section of Chesapeake Energy Arena.
"I'm not going anywhere because I parked on the top level of the parking garage," Tilton said.
At 7:37 p.m. Wednesday, the Thunder-Jazz game in Oklahoma City was officially postponed. Warmups were over. The national anthem had been sung. It was tip-off time when Donnie Strack, the Thunder's vice president of human and player performance, huddled with officials.
There were minutes of uncertainty before players and officials left the court.