The wrong foot
The Thunder’s first regular season game was at home, in the then Ford Center, against the Milwaukee Bucks. KD, Nick, and Jeff Green started. Russ came off the bench. Number 27, jumping for the tip against Andrew Bogut, is someone you’ve almost surely never heard of.
In a case of severe overcompensation for not having a highlight video for the first preseason game, the internet has provided this game in its entirety. Russell Westbrook scored 13 points off the bench, KD only scored 12. The OKC Thunder lost this game 98-87, allowing three 20-point scorers for the Bucks, but who cares?
In that blurry video, you can see the pregame activities for the first OKC Thunder game ever. In perfect Oklahoma fashion, they’re all lined up like the beginning of a football game. Somebody’s waving a flag, but it doesn’t look like Rumble. The stadium is full, like it always will be.
The OKC Thunder were here, and they were here to stay.