Cross streets and other surrounding streets will be closed during the parade.
Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 101-91 in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals and won the NBA championship 4-3 on Sunday night. It remains the first ever NBA trophy for the Thunder in the OKC era. The franchise’s previous NBA championship came for the Seattle Supersonics in 1979. So, it’s a first NBA glory for Oklahoma City, known for its cowboy culture and capitol complex.
Oklahoma City fans will get chance to see their superstars in the iconic bus parade. The Oklahoma City Thunder will host a parade to celebrate the historic victory in the NBA Finals. Let’s get to know everything about the champions parade, date, time and its route.
The OKC Thunder are going to host the champions parade on Tuesday, June 24. The franchise announced everything related to the parade on Sunday night after winning the championship for the first time since relocating to Seattle. Oklahoma City’s Mayor David Holt issued a statement and invited all the Thunder fans to participate in it. The parade will start around 10:30 AM in the morning.
“The day of the parade will forever live in the annals of our city’s history,” Mayor David Holt said. “It is a celebration of our team’s historic accomplishment and our city’s renaissance. All Thunder fans from across the city, state and world are invited. I encourage all employers and entities in OKC to allow availability for all to attend, to the greatest extent possible.
“For those attending, please recognize the extraordinary and unprecedented magnitude of the event and expect long periods of time and significant walking for ingress and egress. And for downtown businesses and entities, please recognize that normal operations will not be possible on Tuesday. Let’s Thunder Up, OKC! WE are the champions!”
Oklahoma City authorities have made a proper plan ho host the parade for the NBA Champions. For the safety of the fans, the Oklahoma City’s Office of Emergency Management will manage everything on Tuesday. The preparation has begun and the route of the parade has also been finalized. Here’s the route for the champions parade in the city:
Cross streets and other surrounding streets will be closed during the parade and it will wrap up in less than two hours. Road closures on the route will start at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 23 and extend into Tuesday until the parade concludes. Parking restrictions will go into effect Monday, June 23, at 8 a.m. and extend into the evening on Tuesday, June 24. Fans can also go to official website for the parade and get more details.
“We encourage parade attendees to make a plan for the day,” City Manager Craig Freeman said. “Have at least one or two backup options for parking and arriving safely at the event. You may need to walk long distances to and from the parade route. We also encourage people to bring refillable water bottles and packaged food or snacks.”
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