OKLAHOMA CITY — The first-ever NBA Championship parade took over downtown Oklahoma City at 10:30 a.m. on June 24.
WATCH the whole parade or keep scrolling for highlights:
Thunder Parade brings family together:
2 News' Emma Burch shares the emotion and meaning behind this win for Oklahoma:
Thunder players hold up the Larry O'Brein trophy over the parade:
11:00 a.m.
The parade started with Rumble the Thunder mascot leading the way.
10:30 a.m
Fans are having fun while waiting for the parade to start.
9:00 a.m.
The OKC Thunder kicked off events inside the Paycom Center and talked about their big win:
8:30 a.m.
Fans are filling up near Scissortail Park two hours before the parade starts.
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:
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:
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:
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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