{"id":85969,"date":"2025-08-21T22:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85969\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:03:07","slug":"thunder-honor-native-american-community-with-new-city-edition-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85969\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder honor Native American community with new City Edition uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> will defend their NBA championship in style, unveiling their latest City Edition uniforms on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The threads are a tribute to the “Native and Indigenous cultures that shape Oklahoma’s identity and community spirit,” according to the Thunder<\/a>. Oklahoma has been home<\/a> to 67 American Indian tribes.<\/p>\n

They uniforms will debut during the franchise’s annual Native American Heritage Night on Nov. 19 against the Sacramento Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The uniforms are a callback to the turquoise City Edition design from the 2018-19 season that also honored the state’s Native American communities. They’re a darker shade of blue this time around, but interlocking geometric shapes form “OKC” in the center of the jersey just like before.<\/p>\n

This is Oklahoma. We are OKC. And we are woven together.<\/p>\n

Introducing our 2025-26 Nike NBA City Edition Uniform \u26a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Debuting November 19, on Native American Heritage Night. pic.twitter.com\/eGJIOGrWE9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) August 21, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

In a nod to the Oklahoma River, waterlike teeth run across the uniforms diagonally, uniting the two colors. A pattern of expanding squares appears on the waistband, while a turtle emblem is hidden in the right side leg of the shorts.<\/p>\n

There are 11 geometric stars on the sides of the jersey and shorts, which Oklahoma City says is meant to “carry forward stories passed through generations.” A Thunder sunset-colored sash wraps across the shoulder and shorts leg, honoring the resilience of Oklahoma’s tribes.<\/p>\n

The Thunder uniform will coincide with a new alternate court for city night theme games.<\/p>\n

When tradition meets home court \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/MwIlyzY5gw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) August 21, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Each Friday home game, beginning Dec. 5, will be deemed a city night game, and the team will wear the City Edition uniforms alongside the court theme.<\/p>\n