For those who live in and around the greater Oklahoma City area, the date of April 19 will always bring back some terrible memories.
Back in 1995, just prior to his 27th birthday, Timothy McVeigh perpetrated what would be the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in United States history when he orchestrated the horrific attack which killed 168 people and injured over 680 others.
Having taken their connection to the community seriously, the gravity of the incident and its 25th anniversary occurring this year hasn’t been lost on the Thunder. Back in November, the organization presented a special “City Edition” Nike jersey to members of families that were impacted on that day.
They followed that act up by wearing the jerseys in a game for the first time when they did battle with the Houston Rockets on January 9.
On Sunday, the Thunder tweeted a photo of the Oklahoma City National Memorial along with a message: “25 years ago this morning… Today and every day we remember the 168 killed, those who survived and those changed forever in the Oklahoma City bombing. #WeRemember”
Back in November, when the organization made the jersey presentation to the impacted families, Steven Adams called the ceremony “amazing” and “something unbelievably special,” while Chris Paul pointed out that the Thunder has done a fantastic job of making sure that all of the organization’s players understand their history, even if many of the team’s players weren’t even born in 1995.
Without question, wherever they are, they’re probably remembering, too.
