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CELEBRATE HISTORY: What to know about OKC's championship parade

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The first-ever NBA Championship parade is taking over downtown Oklahoma City at 10:30 a.m. on June 24.

2 News Oklahoma is going to be live in Oklahoma City all morning getting prepped for the parade starting.

Need to Know: Parade Route

The parade route starts at NW 10th Street and N. Harvey Avenue and heads south on Harvey, west on NW 5th Street, south on N. Walker Avenue, east on Oklahoma City Boulevard, south on S. Robinson Avenue, and ends at SW 6th Street.

Here's a map:

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The parade is scheduled for an hour and a half, and most cross streets in the area will also be closed.

Can you cross the street?

Pedestrian street crossing locations:

  • NW 8th Street at Harvey
  • NW 6th Street at Harvey
  • NW 5th Street at Hudson
  • NW 4th Street at N Walker Avenue
  • Robert S Kerr at N Walker Avenue
  • W Main Street at N Walker Avenue
  • W California Avenue at N Walker Avenue
  • N Hudson Avenue at Oklahoma City Blvd
  • S Robinson Avenue at Oklahoma City Blvd (to Scissortail Park only)

For parking and shuttle information, click here.

Worried about the heat?

Meteorologist Emma Landeros broke down the temps for us so you can prepare if you plan on going:

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Full forecast here

OU Health is setting up around the parade area to offer first aid, cooling stations/buses and mobile medical support.

All details here—> OKC Thunder Championship Parade

Any more questions?

Oklahoma City held a news conference answering questions ahead of the parade:

OKC Leaders talk preparation of NBA Championship parade

If you can't be in Oklahoma City for the parade, don't worry!

You can watch the parade in its entirety on 2 News on air and online starting at 10 a.m.

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