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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder holds up the Larry O'Brien trophy during the 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder championship parade on June 24, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - JUNE 24: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder holds up the Larry O'Brien trophy during the 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder championship parade on June 24, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Channing Holloway/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by NBA Photos / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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Oklahoma City Thunder Championship Parade & Rally

Agence France-Presse

CHICAGO -- Oklahoma City Thunder players slapped hands with fans and let supporters touch the NBA championship trophy during a parade on Tuesday to celebrate the team&#x27;s first title.The Thunder captured its first crown since moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008 by beating the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in a winner-take-all seventh game of the best-of-seven NBA Finals.Police estimated more than 500,000 people gathered to see the parade and rally, some waiting 10 hours to see the Thunder players celebrate.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/6/23/thunder-seal-nba-crown-with-game-7-win-over-pacers-1049">READ: Thunder seal NBA crown with Game 7 win over Pacers</a></div>&quot;Thank you guys so much,&quot; NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander told fans at the rally in Oklahoma City. &quot;Don&#x27;t ever forget this. Moments like this, they don&#x27;t always come along.&quot;Fans chanted &quot;O-K-C&quot; as players rolled by on several open-topped buses, Thunder stars spraying champagne onto the crowds that lined the downtown parade route before getting off the transport and walking on the streets, posing for photos and high-fiving fans.Gilgeous-Alexander, also the NBA Finals MVP and league scoring leader, carried the trophy for fans to touch, walking shirtless with a Canadian flag draped around his waist in tribute to his homeland.Players, clad in white &quot;champions&quot; T-shirts, tossed out souvenirs to the crowd as they made the journey from Paycom Center, the Thunder&#x27;s home arena, to a rally celebration in Scissortail Park.&quot;Get loud OKC. You have been with us through all the ups and downs of the Thunder organization and we thank you,&quot; Thunder guard Luguentz Dort said.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Oklahoma City Thunder players slapped hands with fans and let supporters touch the NBA championship trophy during a parade on Tuesday to celebrate the team's first title.

Oklahoma City Thunder players slapped hands with fans and let supporters touch the NBA championship trophy during a parade on Tuesday to celebrate the team's first title.

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Thunder celebrate first NBA title with Oklahoma City parade

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Published June 25, 2025 03:13 PM PHT

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