FOR GAME SEVEN. YEAH, ABBY AND JESS. THERE’S ACTUALLY TVS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HERE AT THUNDER HALL. LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS PACKED FOR GAME SIX. NOW, OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYOFFS, THIS IS KNOWN AS FESLER HALL. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LINE WAS WRAPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN THESE STEPS AND AROUND THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEES TODAY TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE FOR GAME SEVEN, YOU GOT TO PLAN NOW. PEOPLE STARTED ARRIVING AROUND 230 TO CAMP OUT TO GET A TABLE. WE WERE COMPLETELY FULL BY ABOUT 4:00, AND THEN OUR LINE WENT DOWN THE STAIRS AND AROUND THE BLOCK BACK INTO OUR PARKING LOT. WATCH PARTY LINES. THE TALK OF THE TOWN. AFTER GAME SIX OF THE NBA FINALS FROM THUNDER HALL. ANYWHERE FROM 1000 TO 1200 PEOPLE WAITING IN THAT LINE. THAT LINE WAS INSANE. TO TRUCK YARD IN BRICKTOWN, RESTAURANTS AND BARS WERE PACKED WITH FANS. AND NOW, AHEAD OF GAME SEVEN, OUR LINES ARE JUST GETTING LONGER AND LONGER. PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP EARLIER BECAUSE THEY’RE REALIZING TO LIKE, IF YOU’RE NOT HERE BY, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR OR EVEN TWO HOURS, AT THIS POINT, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN. THEY SAY FANS SHOULD PLAN NOW TO GET THERE EARLY IF YOU WANT A SEAT, BUT THAT’S NOT THE ONLY PREP THEY’RE DOING AHEAD OF THE LAST CHANCE GAME FOR THE THUNDER. WE’RE HAVING TO UP OUR DELIVERY DAYS AND DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ORDER FOOD, BEER, LIQUOR. WE’RE BRINGING IN MORE PRODUCT, MORE PEOPLE. OUR STAFF IS ALL HANDS ON DECK AT THIS POINT. THEY’RE ADDING STAFF, FOOD, DRINKS AND PLANNING FOR MORE PEOPLE. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY LETTING PEOPLE BRING IN THEIR OWN LAWN CHAIRS FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SEATING. WE JUST HAVE TO RUN IT BY BECAUSE FIRE MARSHAL AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO MAKE SURE. WE WILL PROBABLY FILL UP WAY EARLIER THAN NORMAL. NOW THERE’S MORE THAN 100 WATCH ZONES FOR THE GAME. OF COURSE, A HANDFUL OF OFFICIAL WATCH PARTIES. WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN WATCH GAME SEVEN ON

At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth is still making it to the NBA Finals.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe award-winning actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan is performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 of the title series between the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, the NBA announced.Chenoweth’s performance will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern, shortly before tipoff of the season’s final game.Chenoweth’s Thunder fandom has been no secret for at least the last 15 years, though she also has professed at times to liking the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks as well. That said, the Thunder are clearly her top choice — so much so that she once told the Tulsa World she spent three hours bedazzling a Thunder hat. She went to Oklahoma City University after growing up in Broken Arrow, about 115 miles northeast of where the Thunder play.And her dog’s name is Thunder. She even dressed the pup up once in a Thunder outfit.Chenoweth has been the anthem singer at multiple Thunder games in the past, sometimes alone and at least once with children from her Chenoweth Broadway Bootcamp. That camp is part of the arts and education fund that she founded to cultivate “young artistic expression by enriching children’s lives through the power of education, entertainment and experience.”Chenoweth won a Tony Award in 1999 for best featured actress in a musical for her role in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” She also earned two other Tony nominations for best actress in a musical — one in 2004 for playing Glinda in “Wicked” and the other in 2015 for playing 1930s Hollywood diva Lily Garland in “On the Twentieth Century.”Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.And in 2009, she won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her work on ABC’s “Pushing Daisies.”More Thunder HeadlinesThunder NBA Finals: Tickets, schedule and what to knowSwiss fan fulfills dream of visiting Oklahoma City for Thunder gameOklahoma City Thunder fans bring electric energy to Paycom CenterOKC Bricktown Water Taxi welcomes global visitors during NBA FinalsNBA Finals schedule: When you can watch the Thunder play

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —

At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth is still making it to the NBA Finals.

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The award-winning actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan is performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 of the title series between the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, the NBA announced.

Chenoweth’s performance will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern, shortly before tipoff of the season’s final game.

Chenoweth’s Thunder fandom has been no secret for at least the last 15 years, though she also has professed at times to liking the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks as well. That said, the Thunder are clearly her top choice — so much so that she once told the Tulsa World she spent three hours bedazzling a Thunder hat. She went to Oklahoma City University after growing up in Broken Arrow, about 115 miles northeast of where the Thunder play.

And her dog’s name is Thunder. She even dressed the pup up once in a Thunder outfit.

Chenoweth has been the anthem singer at multiple Thunder games in the past, sometimes alone and at least once with children from her Chenoweth Broadway Bootcamp. That camp is part of the arts and education fund that she founded to cultivate “young artistic expression by enriching children’s lives through the power of education, entertainment and experience.”

Chenoweth won a Tony Award in 1999 for best featured actress in a musical for her role in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” She also earned two other Tony nominations for best actress in a musical — one in 2004 for playing Glinda in “Wicked” and the other in 2015 for playing 1930s Hollywood diva Lily Garland in “On the Twentieth Century.”

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And in 2009, she won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her work on ABC’s “Pushing Daisies.”

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