Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt wants Canadian basketball fans to know that they’ve been represented at Paycom Center, the home of the NBA’s Thunder, for decades.

Holt spoke about the impact of NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort on Wednesday, a day before Oklahoma City hosted the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the league’s championship final. He said he loved the idea of the Thunder being Canada’s second-favourite team behind the Toronto Raptors.

“It’s always been really cool that Lu and Shai are from Canada and we’ve got a Canadian flag in the arena, like every NBA arena,” said Holt in a video call with The Canadian Press. “I don’t know if Canadians think about that, but there’s a Canadian flag that’s been hanging in Oklahoma City for 20 years now, and it probably has even more mea

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