Oklahoma City and Thunder fans celebrated the first “Paul George” day on Saturday. City mayor David Holt declared July 7 to be an official holiday in honor of George’s decision to stay.
Throughout the past decade of being in Oklahoma City, the Thunder and their fans have been through an emotional roller coaster. Not many franchises are in the hunt for a championship nearly every single season, but OKC is different.
For the first eight years, we stayed on the edge of our seats as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant took us to the doorstep of the team’s first Finals victory.