Oval, let me show you what else is going on here behind me. So you see JW over there. Oh, we got big perk. Good to see you. Hey, hey, hey, what’d you think about that? They’re wrangling you over here. Thunder up. This is the deal you do in Oklahoma City. You show the t-shirts and you talk about the crowd. What’s it say? But this is this is Indiana that’s the gold t-shirts. What else they got for the fans? They have these bracelets that light up, so we’ll see what it looks like. I’m sure the lights are going to go down and it’s going to look really cool in here, but I don’t know. This is Indiana. We’ll find out what that means. I don’t know what it means. It has, but listen, they’re telling us to wrap in there. I don’t care. My kids are in this building right now. My kids are in this building right now because I wanted them to experience OKC. It is one of the, it is one of the most, yes, it is. It’s one of the most explosive environments that I’ve ever been in in my entire life, and I’m so excited for my kids. *** little bit of *** chip on their shoulder because OKC the paycom gets so loud and they’re going to try to match that, but I don’t know that they can. Also, this yellow looks *** little bit like mustard around this, this arena. I’m not *** big fan of it. I don’t really like mustard that much. Watching. Can I just hug this man for letting me have the opportunity to tell Oklahoma City? I, yeah, we can do that. I love Alexander, like, but if 19,000 fans are screaming free throw merchant, it’s our responsibility to talk about it.
Ranking KOCO’s funniest moments covering the NBA Finals
KOCO has been the one-stop shop for all NBA Finals coverage as the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to win their first championship. But that coverage has come with some funny moments.
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KOCO has been the one-stop shop for all NBA Finals coverage as the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to win their first championship. But that coverage has also come with some funny moments. Here are the Top 5 funniest moments during KOCO’s live coverage of the series. Open the video player above to watch. The Doris Burke Side HugKOCO 5 Sports Director and Hannah Hoover interviewed NBA Finals announcer Doris Burke ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. During that interview, Bryan asked the announcer about Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. “Can I just hug this man for letting me have the opportunity to tell Oklahoma City I love Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?” Doris Burke. “Please understand. But if 19,000 fans are screaming ‘free throw merchant,’ it’s our responsibility to talk about it,” Burke said. The moment was followed by a side hug from Bryan, with Hannah saying, “I like the side hug. Let’s go.”Hannah Doesn’t Like MustardWhile inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Hannah notably wasn’t impressed with the sea of yellow shirts on the seats. “This yellow looks a little bit like mustard around this arena. I’m not a big fan. I don’t really like mustard that much,” Hannah said. Richard Jefferson Ignores ProducerBryan and Hannah spoke with Richard Jefferson, ESPN commentator and former NBA star, about the Thunder-Pacers matchup. During the newscast, he not-so-subtly ignored a cue by a KOCO 5 producer. “Listen, they are telling us to wrap in there. I don’t care,” Jefferson said, as Bryan and Hannah laughed. “My kids are in this building right now, because I wanted them to experience OKC.”The delay was more than allowed, as Jefferson praised the energy inside the Paycom Center and the Thunder fans. The Confusing Pacers Shirt The Pacers provided shirts for their fans during Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis. For that game, the yellow shirts said, ‘But This is Indiana.'”This is Indiana… we’ll find out what that means,” Hannah said. “I don’t know what it means,” Bryan said. Kendrick Perkins hugs Abigail Mid-ShowWhile live at the Paycom Center for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a familiar face hugged Abigail Ogle while she was reporting. Former Thunder player Kendrick Perkins walked over and said hello to Abigail before getting called to another part of the arena. “Oh, we got Big Perk! Good to see you!” Abigail said. “Thunder up, Perk!”More Thunder Headlines Game 5: Williams scores 40 points and Thunder win 120-109 for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead over Pacers Thunder NBA Finals: Tickets, schedule and what to know Swiss fan fulfills dream of visiting Oklahoma City for Thunder game Oklahoma City Thunder fans bring electric energy to Paycom Center OKC Bricktown Water Taxi welcomes global visitors during NBA Finals NBA Finals Tickets: See how much Thunder tickets cost
KOCO has been the one-stop shop for all NBA Finals coverage as the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to win their first championship.
But that coverage has also come with some funny moments.
Here are the Top 5 funniest moments during KOCO’s live coverage of the series. Open the video player above to watch.
The Doris Burke Side Hug
KOCO 5 Sports Director and Hannah Hoover interviewed NBA Finals announcer Doris Burke ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. During that interview, Bryan asked the announcer about Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“Can I just hug this man for letting me have the opportunity to tell Oklahoma City I love Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?” Doris Burke. “Please understand. But if 19,000 fans are screaming ‘free throw merchant,’ it’s our responsibility to talk about it,” Burke said.
The moment was followed by a side hug from Bryan, with Hannah saying, “I like the side hug. Let’s go.”
Hannah Doesn’t Like Mustard
While inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Hannah notably wasn’t impressed with the sea of yellow shirts on the seats.
“This yellow looks a little bit like mustard around this arena. I’m not a big fan. I don’t really like mustard that much,” Hannah said.
Richard Jefferson Ignores Producer
Bryan and Hannah spoke with Richard Jefferson, ESPN commentator and former NBA star, about the Thunder-Pacers matchup. During the newscast, he not-so-subtly ignored a cue by a KOCO 5 producer.
“Listen, they are telling us to wrap in there. I don’t care,” Jefferson said, as Bryan and Hannah laughed. “My kids are in this building right now, because I wanted them to experience OKC.”
The delay was more than allowed, as Jefferson praised the energy inside the Paycom Center and the Thunder fans.
The Confusing Pacers Shirt
The Pacers provided shirts for their fans during Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis. For that game, the yellow shirts said, ‘But This is Indiana.’
“This is Indiana… we’ll find out what that means,” Hannah said.
“I don’t know what it means,” Bryan said.
Kendrick Perkins hugs Abigail Mid-Show
While live at the Paycom Center for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a familiar face hugged Abigail Ogle while she was reporting.
Former Thunder player Kendrick Perkins walked over and said hello to Abigail before getting called to another part of the arena.
“Oh, we got Big Perk! Good to see you!” Abigail said. “Thunder up, Perk!”
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