OKC reveals design for its $1 billion new NBA arena: Here’s how social media reacted

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, along with the architect behind designing the city’s new $1 billion arena, unveiled conceptual images depicting a glass-encased future home for the OKC Thunder.

The design of the new arena was revealed Wednesday, July 16, by architect David Manica during the 2025 State of the City address. The sold-out event was held at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, just two blocks from the site where the arena will be built.

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The renderings shown at the State of the City show the arena’s west-facing main entrance, aligned with the Myriad Gardens, will also include a long-envisioned Thunder Alley that will provide a fan activation zone designed within the arena’s footprint.

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Contributing: Steve Lackmeyer

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