Fans gather outside Chesapeake Energy Arena before Game OKC Thunder (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
With Chesapeake Energy filing for bankruptcy protection, the OKC Thunder will need to find a new partner and rename their arena.
By the time the OKC Thunder is back playing in front of fans at home the name on the arena will have changed. March 11th as it turns out was the last time we’ll refer to the Thunder home as Chesapeake Energy Arena. The energy company filed for bankruptcy protection this past weekend.
The Chesapeake Energy company was founded in 1989 by Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward.