Oklahoma City Thunder fans greet team at airport despite missing playoffs
By Sam Richmond
Oklahoma City Thunder fans showed they are some of the best in the NBA by greeting the team at the airport even after it was eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday.
The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, clinching a playoff berth for themselves and eliminating the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in the process.
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Considering the Thunder were a team that entered the season with championship aspirations, this season’s result was undoubtedly a huge disappointment for the team and it fan base.
But great fans will stick with a team even through the rough times and that’s what the Oklahoma City faithful proved to be on Wednesday.
A large mob of Thunder fans waited for the team at Will Rogers World Airport to greet the team even after its non-playoff fate had been sealed.
That’s a really awesome moment and we have to give a ton of props to Thunder fans here. Greeting a team at an airport is something one would typically see from a college sports fan base, so this just goes to show the type of special connection the Thunder have with their fans.
The Thunder finished the 2014-15 season with a 45-37 record.
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