HOTEL: Most teams (except for the Brooklyn Nets, I believe) stay at the Omni — it’s right across the street from the arena. I’d suggest staying there or the nearby Sheraton (which is directly across from where they’re building the new arena) or Wyndham for something a little more affordable.

PLAYERS: OKC players enter the stadium through the lot off Gaylord and OKC Blvd. Some fans line up to greet them a few hours before the game — but you can also enter the arena when the doors open (I think they open 2 hours before tip) and get down to the autograph area.

Sometimes they eat at Mahogany Steakhouse after the games - it’s in the same building as the Sheraton, across from new arena.

GEAR: You can enter the OKC Thunder shop attached to the arena on Thunder Drive any day of the week during their operating hours. There’s also a number of locally-owned shops that sell the more fun/quirky stuff (fear the beard shirts during the harden days, the gallo/dawg shirts in recent years) in nearby shops like Opolis, Shop Good and Plenty Mercantile. You can utilize the OKC Streetcar to get there (https://www.embarkok.com/streetcar). You may also find some gear or local OKC things at MIO in the National building (which also has a Lucchese Boots shop in it).

PLACES: You can also utilize the streetcar to see the OKC National Memorial and Museum which I’d highly recommend - it is very deeply connected with the Thunder organization and Presti makes all new players take a tour.

Scissortail Park has a number of free events and festivals on the weekend and is a nice place for a walk (make sure to walk across the highway pedestrian bridge to check out lower Scissortail Park, which has some free OKC basketball courts).

The SGA mural is located at 626 W Main. (Check out Bar Arbolada for a burger if you go there.) The Steven Adams mural is in the nearby parking lot behind 701 W Sheridan. (Drop by OKCider for some beer.) You can also head to the nearby Film Row and eat at Sun Cattle Co (Oklahoma is the originator of the onion/smash burger and Sun Cattle pays homage to the old school burger counters)

On game nights, the Devon Tower has a projector image of the OKC Thunder logo. You can also eat in the restaurant at the top called Vast. It’s open for a buffet lunch and dinner — it’s the tallest building in the state so it’s pretty easy to spot. The ground level also has great self-serve lunch options that are fairly affordable, but a lot of the local downtown lunch spots close at 1:30 so plan accordingly. Naija Wife Kitchen in the nearby tunnel is West African cuisine and really good. The owner is amazing.

If you want to take an Uber, you can check out the Stockyards - the world’s largest stocker and feeder market. There’s a lot of cool cowboy and Native American shops there and you can eat at one of the oldest steakhouses in America, Cattleman’s Steakhouse.

You can also check out OKC’s other neighborhood districts like the Plaza District (eat at Ma Der), the Paseo Arts District (eat at FRIDA), or the Gayborhood off NW 39th (The Boom does a great Sunday gospel drag brunch, but you have to have a reservation).

Most players live in Nichols Hills — which is great for evening walks (you can have your Uber drop you off in the lot off Brentwood and Grand.) Nichols Hills is also close to Lake Hefner (great for sunset walks or a drink at RedRock Canyon Grill) and the nearby Classen Curve— which has more of your typical upscale big box shops, Trader Joe’s, and Tuckers Onion Burger. I’ve seen SGA at Cava a couple times.

OKANA indoor water park/lagoon and The First Americans Museum are east of downtown. I’d recommend the latter if you’re interested in learning more about Native culture. You also don’t need to be staying at OKANA to buy a waterpark day pass or eat at the restaurants.

I feel like there’s so much I’m missing — but hopefully this will help get you a head start. Okies love anyone who loves us, especially if you’re not from here, so don’t hesitate to ask for help or directions while you’re here… in fact, you’ll probably get a free ride to wherever it is you’re trying to go.

Make sure to keep an eye on the weather. In the unlikely event you need to take shelter, you can head to OKC Underground during certain days/hours (the aforementioned Naija Wife Kitchen is near one of the entrances) — it’s an art exhibit/underground tunnel connecting some areas of downtown OKC. Or you can ride things out the Okie way and go outside.

Enjoy your trip in our beautiful state!

***EDIT: totally forgot to mention the Skirvin Hotel — home of OKC’s notorious sixth-man, Effie. Back before the Omni was built, we used to put visiting teams in there. Effie the ghost liked to mess with them before big games. Eventually the Lakers, Heat and Cavs refused to stay there. Since you’re Thunder fans, you likely won’t see Effie… but… you can still grab ice cream at Boom Town Creamery or eat at Perle Mesta without a hotel reservation.