Chet Holmgren on the Thunder playing on NYE’s: “I heard every team gets to pick one game to schedule every year. We picked to play at home on New Year’s every year. A little known tradition.”
Really? I didn’t know that, I would love to know what other teams decided on.
We wanted to do a home game on December 25th but the nba said no for some reason
Thanks for the laugh lol
This is going above my head, I fear
They’re not the Lakers, Knicks, or Celtics
Even the Celtics aren’t immune to being bounced on Christmas. Knicks and lakers always will be though. No matter how bad they are that year
The opening game of the lockout season was the Celtics in New York on Christmas day.
Only the best teams/most popular get to play on Christmas Day.
Isn’t that LeJesus’ bday?
Dude played against carpenters he’s not in the convo
I’ll have you know that LeJesus is worshiped by a lot of people. He even has a documentary.
warriors picked 11/30/23 a couple seasons back to honor their big 3
thats cute
The Grizzlies play on MLK Day every year at home.
And the NBA said “Fuck you and Desmond Bane’s return, you’re playing in Germany lol.”
Still salty
Very fucked up
Bill Simmons: “big mistake.”
Dallas better not play on November 22
Dallas should pick the Luka trade day lmao 🤣
Too bad the nba season isn’t in September,
The jazz could do the funniest thing
Does everyone else get this joke but me
probably referring to charlie kirk getting shot lmfao
😂 Lol damn
That was in September‽? I stg that happened 3 weeks ago
Mormons did 9⁄11
It dates back to the early days, when after the game you could go across the street to the Myriad and catch The Flaming Lips NYE concert. They would do things like cover Dark Side of the Moon with special musical guests.
Damn, between all this and Chat Pile, I might need to up and move to OKC
No dude. No. I get it for the basketball. But everything else?
Cost of living beats almost every large US city, OKC food scene competes with any metro under 5m, and the central OKC vibe is good. Plenty of issues, especially if you have kids, but a two bedroom 800 sqft. in the city center is $1500.
Tornado scary
And Flaming Lips does this every year in OKC?
Godamit I don’t like their music but always like..what they dolol
Those NYE flips concerts where awesome, I had wayne walk over me in a ball and I locked eyes with a cop while hitting a blunt.
I have that on vinyl it is 🔥🔥🔥
The one with Henry Rollins and Peaches?
Yessir
Flaming Lips is the second best show I have ever seen, behind George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars.
I think it’s more than just one. Pacers have a home game on NYE afternoon every year, as well as the day after Thanksgiving (to tip right after the lighting of the Circle tree)
I bet the Pistons pick March 13 (“313 Day,” a newly minted local holiday celebrating Detroit). We’ve had a home game on 3⁄13 for the past few seasons, and I’m just now realizing that’s probably not a coincidence
It’s probably not true but someone told him this once.
done one every year since 2008 when they moved to OKC
I don’t know if it’s a tradition but the Hornets have played up NYE home games last few years. They’ve been trying to make it a thing.
Dude lives for NYE, probably enjoys sloppy steaks too
they can’t stop you from ordering a steak and a glass of water
No, he used to be a piece of shit. People can change.
He probably loves his mother-in-law.
Come on Chet, marry your mother-in-law
HE SAID WAS
Wish hed slick that hair back too, itd be better than whatever hipster doofus shit he has going on right now.
Chet wouldn’t have his hair slicked back, he’d have it pushed back
It’s different!
What a Pro wants, what a Pro needs 🕺
Nah, he’s gonna shave it bald and go play Kung Fu Panda with the alien. It obviously works.
I mean, he should try that lol, whatever helps level up his game is good
It’s clearly pushed back
You think this is slicked back?? This is PUSHED back
Oh yeah that would slick back real nice
Slop em up!
nah he only eats oxtail and collard greens
Chet def puts ketchup on his steak
Slop em up!!
Bro was definitely not supposed to say that.
Yup, he and the entire OKC organization should be punished by forfeiting every game for the rest of this season
Give up the Clippers pick too
Nah got to return SGA
And have to move back to Seattle
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He in trouble ?
Why not? What’s wrong with you.
I thought this stipulation was only for the team that won the title the prior year. I vaguely remember a player mentioning this before.
The Thunder specifically have played on NYE every season of their existence.
Can confirm, I went to watch them one year during the Russ Melo PG era. I also noticed a recurring theme of them playing the Mavs for I think 3 years those games?
Pacers have almost always hosted a NYE game. Our announcers have mentioned that it’s a game they choose to schedule every year.
Ya and the Hawks pick to play the play-in every year
Kings pick to not play after April.
Probably excludes Christmas day.
And opening night
time to reserve some playoff games now.
Why hasn’t Morey scheduled a home game for the ECF? Is he stupid?
green complaining getting paid 500k on christmas was wild. What narcisstic ass
We choose to play the first game of the finals.
With the intention of making their opponents sad that they have to spend nye in Oklahoma
Drag them to the deep waters
That’s hilarious lol. Gotta get the Lakers or Heat to play here next year.
Presti can’t keep getting away with this
I’m from and live and OKC and that just made me lol… good one
So this isn’t a mystery for the Thunder. We always have a game on NYE
Yeah this our 18th straight lol
I was bout to be like y’all haven’t been a franchise for that long but yeah y’all have. Shit, time flies lol.
not beating the Abe allegations
He cannot tell a lie
My guy is also giving off Ben Affleck vibes. Anyone else see this?
“I’m not sure if this is a thing or not”
But
“We picked NYE”
Lmfao
Other teams: “Wait, you guys get to pick a game?”
This feels like something he should not have said out loud lmao
I mean if every team does it then every other team already knows right? What’s there to be afraid of
I’ve seen a few people say that, but why? What’s the harm in it?
yeah this would be like crucifying jared goff because he said the lions play on thanksgiving every year
Yea I’m a bit confused as well by all the response here. I can’t tell if it was being sarcastic saying that or if it’s genuinely something people don’t know. Or why it matters.
Why are you paranoid
Didn’t know this.. pretty cool I guess
That’s fucking cruel that they would make other teams come to OKC for New Years Eve lmao Edit: I agree with the clapback from OKC fans about Denver.
Don’t worry, NYE is just as lame in OKC as it is in Denver.
Talk yr shit lmao
lol, the reality is that NYE sucks everywhere. It’s so overrated, so having an nba game to go watch the night of is a godsend.
had a good time in seoul but yeah this is a fair take tbh.
Nuggets are in Toronto rn
NYE sucks in Toronto too.
nah
I don’t even live in the USA so I can’t comment, but I’d imagine it’s cold as fuck in Colarado and a miserable evening there too lmao, I bet they are happy to be in Toronto tonight.
I live outside Denver. This has been the hottest winter ever so far. The first snow was record late. It’s ass right now. I moved here for the snow years ago from NC and it usually doesn’t disappoint. This year has
Terrible early season but I’m optimistic it’ll have a strong 2nd half
Decadence (edm concert at ball arena) is pretty popular for NYE here. Otherwise you go To the mtns or stay home
I’ve been trying to go for the past decade but always end up making other plans 😭
Bruh, Toronto isn’t some magical place. It’s probably 2 degrees there, and I’d bet it’s actually warmer in Denver. But, I can’t comment on the nightlife as I haven’t been to either.
I would guess the capital of Canada’s NYE is more exciting than the capital of Colorado
Ottawa Raptors confirmed
Australia’s capital is Canberra, but let’s be real its Melbourne or Sydney. I assume Canada is the same (even though I did think it was Toronto.)
”… 4, 3, 2, 1 - sorry about last year, eh!”
My point is that NYE sucks everywhere - it doesn’t matter where you are. It’s the most overrated “holiday” of the year.
I bet it’s not overrated when you are a multi-millionaire sports star.
Not really
Evergreen statement for making anyone go to Oklahoma any day of the year.
I’m not gonna disagree but Denver isn’t exactly paradise compared to OKC lol maybe if we were the Shawnee Thunder or some shit then you’d be valid but OKC is pretty cool as a city
The only thing different about NYE in Denver vs OKC is that I can go hike up a mountain.
Wichita Mountains are only about a 1.5 hour drive from OKC. Not the Rocky’s obviously but actually quite scenic and great trails.
NBA players definitely never go out to party after a game
Not in OKC for sure
It’s not farmland guys it is a city
Keep telling yourselves that.
If you can’t uber 20 minutes to an identical bar in the same city, is it really a city?
If that’s your only criteria for a city, then OKC is definitely a city lmao
OKC is 100% one of those places you only visit if your friend from around there is getting married or if you have to go there for a business trip.
I mean I agree, but that doesn’t change the fact that people live here and party here.
Yeah, its pretty much like how Joakim Noah described Cleveland.
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specific drinking districts implies that there’s anything else to do in oklahoma
Tell that to the people in the praying districts
Right. It’s just like LA- there are 4 drinking districts there too
It’s because you say things like you have 4 drinking districts in your city.
So if a team just suddenly started playing consistently on January 6th starting in 2022, we know why?
Edit: WTF ITS THE KNICKS LMAO
Why can bro not gain weight
His tapeworm is his power.
He legitimately is but it’s very slow, think they’re focusing on conditioning cuz he really does seem to be developing his muscles even tho he isn’t getting bulkier
Like compare how he looks now to draft Chet and the contrast is very clear lol
Yeah he has a little bit for sure. Guess I just expected him to be a little bit bigger by now.
One would say he is the Ying to Lukas Yang
It used to be a minor league hockey game on NYE for us here in OKC. Very awesome tradition
He is so much more likable when he’s not doing the fake blaccent
Yo that’s hilarious bc I actually just noticed that wow 😭
Now well-known.
Aww that’s pretty cute actually
Same for the Pacers.
What happens if every team picks to play at home on NYE?
Grizzlies always play on MLK day for…. Obvious reasons
I swear this was sarcasm based on the text, but not sure after watching the video and reading the comments
What if every team chose to play at home on New Year’s Eve?
This might be why we play a home game basically every MLK Day
what other teams decided on
Dirtiest team in the league in decades
Kinda doubt that’s true, seems weird and complicated
OKC PR has to find a way to have Chet talk less, for everyone’s sake
Please ignore my ignorance, but what’s wrong with what Chet said here? I see nothing wrong this this comment.
my guess is it cause he looks and sounds high every time
lmaooo this was my thought process, Chet actually seems like a decent dude and good teammate but he’s frying people’s brain cells that have to listen to him put thoughts to words
*Put words to thoughts. Damn, I guess you’re right
What’s wrong with what he said?