If you’re watching basketball on Friday for the start of the NBA’s first ever in-season tournament, you’re bound to notice something different. With the start of the tournament, the league unveiled new-look courts across the association.
The Golden State Warriors opened the in-season tournament with a road contest in the West C group against the Oklahoma City Thunder. For the in-season tournament opener, the Thunder rolled out an eye-popping new edition of their home court on Friday night at Paycom Center.
Along with a look at the in-season tournament trophy at center-court, the hardwood was bright blue.
While the Thunder revealed their bright blue court, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with a flurry of different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying about the court on Friday evening.
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NBA making us look at the in-season tournament courts pic.twitter.com/DqiQdrbdVp
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 4, 2023
The in-season tournament courts looks like what they’d want basketball to look like in a futuristic sci-fi film. Star Wars vibes
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) November 4, 2023
New In-Season Tournament court, same Steph 🗣️
Warriors-Thunder tips off West Group C action at 8pm/et on the NBA App 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Iku7bEa0fC
— NBA In-Season Tournament (@NBA) November 3, 2023
The Thunder court looking so fire 🔥 (via @okcthunder)
— Overtime (@overtime) November 3, 2023
Another look at our @NBA In-Season Tournament court 🎥 pic.twitter.com/91PstFH3zc
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 3, 2023
Neither the Warriors nor the Thunder played a lot of defense, but that was (other than the court) one of the most aesthetically pleasing halves of basketball I can remember seeing in a while.
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) November 4, 2023
The Thunder in-season tournament court: pic.twitter.com/MpVoQ6mGAG
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 3, 2023
this thunder court is so brutal on my eyeballs
— Danny Kerr (@_dannykerr) November 4, 2023
The NBA In-Season tournament begins today…look at the court in OKC for Warriors vs Thunder tonight 🤯
pic.twitter.com/qTcWAP7WGi— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 3, 2023
The Thunder wearing a Warriors throwback uniform is honestly much more annoying than the blue court.
— LOLKNBR (@LOLKNBR) November 4, 2023
The court, jerseys and a lot of the names in OKC are different from the Thunder vs Warriors of yore, but one thing stays the same:
Thunder fans do not like Draymond Green.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) November 4, 2023
Gary Payton II on the Thunder in-season tournament court: “I like the court. It’s fun. The blue, it’s messing with my eyes a little bit but I’m sure we’ll get adjusted to it.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 3, 2023
Cason Wallace on the Thunder in-season tournament court: “It’s interesting. All the courts are crazy.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 3, 2023
The Thunder will play on a new court design during 5 home games this season when they wear their City Edition uniform: pic.twitter.com/aK3nZBpcoD
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2023
The Thunder court is the best of the new courts that I've seen so far, by a lot.
— Anthony Doyle 🇵🇸 (@Anthonysmdoyle) November 4, 2023
I kinda like the Thunder court ngl
— Rose Lavelle stan account (@Vibhishrag) November 4, 2023
This thunder court so fire my god
— O (@iamOmarSanchez) November 4, 2023
that thunder court is actually hurting my eyes
— perc angle (@babytronstan) November 4, 2023
This Thunder court is an eyesore.
— R0MELL 🇵🇭 (@RohammedAli) November 4, 2023
New Thunder court pic.twitter.com/ss2nvoAyF2
— Sarah Phipps (@sarahcphipps) November 3, 2023
Thunder court is 🔥
— Hayden (@HaydenMcCabe) November 4, 2023
Watching live, I kind of like the Thunder's in-season tournament court.
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) November 4, 2023
Watching live, I kind of like the Thunder's in-season tournament court.
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) November 4, 2023
new court
same range pic.twitter.com/BWIU4NDOqP— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 3, 2023
This court is straining my eyes
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) November 4, 2023
Both Gary Payton II and Moses Moody, who spoke at Warriors shootaround, brought up Boise State football in reference to the court. Moody called it “cool.” Payton said it was “messing with my eyes a little bit.” https://t.co/PwpIQOwRgY
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) November 3, 2023
