Second-year Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell missed 46 contests during his 2024/25 rookie season with a toe ailment en route to an NBA title, but he has a unique perspective on his injury luck, per Mark Medina of Sportskeeda.

“Thunder.” And at that moment, hundreds in the room and who knows how many more watching broadcast streams elsewhere saw what Oklahoma City’s new downtown arena will look like. A glass façade. A circular shape. A rich interior. A magnificent building.

Mayor David Holt revealed the architectural designs for the new OKC Thunder arena on Wednesday, marking a significant step in the city's economic growth.

The Thunder are now back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 and now await the winners of the Eastern Conference, with the Indiana Pacers holding a 3-1 advantage over the New York Knicks.

Paycom Center is scheduled to remain the name of the current building until it closes, which would include three more Thunder seasons.

No arrests have been made over the shooting outside the Paycom Center shortly after the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game 7 of the NBA Finals, police said. A boy, who was 14 at the time, was hospitalized after being shot four times in the leg. Police did not release his name.

The one roster spot still left open is the third two-way spot. Brooks Barnhizer and Branden Carlson are signed to the other two spots, but one remain. After they completed the Summer League, plenty of possible candidates had their moments.

Superstar centers Nikola Jokić and Joel Embiid have long been considered contemporaries, as two of the greatest offensive big men of all time. Oklahoma City Th