The modern iteration of the city, of course, is not just shaped by its urban renewal, but by the never-healing scar of being subject to the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history — the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, which killed 168 people.

Udonis Haslem believes the Oklahoma City Thunder need to do everything they can to keep their young trio together.

Demolition is underway at the old Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City to make room for the new downtown arena that will be the future home of the Thunder.

The young team’s rise has been fuelled by a happy chemistry. But, after a Game One loss in the N.B.A. Finals, will it be enough?

Sam Anderson, a staff writer for The Times Magazine, first wrote about the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012. He is the author of “Boom Town” (2018), a book about the team and the city it calls home.

Oklahoma City Thunder Storm Chasers Colton Tysdal and Patrick Wells talk about working for the Thunder prior to game 2 of the NBA Finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are battling the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals, down 0-1 in the series they have to play catchup in its quest for its first NB

The Thunder didn’t even exist in Oklahoma City when the 1995 bombing happened; the franchise that had been known as the Seattle SuperSonics didn’t relocate to America’s heartland until more than a decade later.