Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe to celebrate NBA championship in Fort Smith, Arkansas
The two Thunder players are from Fort Smith
KYLIE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, JOSEPH, I ALMOST CAN’T BELIEVE THIS NEXT HEADLINE HERE. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH SINCE THE THUNDER. THEY WON THEIR FIRST NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. IT FEELS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY. BUT TODAY CELEBRATIONS THEY CONTINUE ALL THE WAY IN ARKANSAS. YOU’D BE HARD PRESSED TO SEE ME OUT IN PUBLIC NOT WEARING MY THUNDER SHIRT, ALWAYS CELEBRATING OUR THUNDER. AND YEAH NOW THE NBA CHAMPS ISAIAH JOE JALEN WILLIAMS. THEY’RE GOING TO BE HONORED AT A SPECIAL EVENT HAPPENING TONIGHT. FORT SMITH IS GOING TO BE HOSTING THUNDER IN THE FORT CELEBRATING THEIR NATIVES. THE CELEBRATION STARTS AT 4:00. THERE’S A PARADE THERE. IT STARTS AT SIX. THERE’S GOING TO BE BOUNCE HOUSES. THERE’S GOING TO BE FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC OUT THERE. AND THEN THE PARADE STARTS AT 6 P.M., AND BOTH OF THEM ARE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE CROWD AT A POST CELEBRATION. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE THERE. CONGRATS AGAIN TO JALEN WILLIAMS, ISAIAH JOE, THE ENTIR
Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe to celebrate NBA championship in Fort Smith, Arkansas
The two Thunder players are from Fort Smith
Updated: 10:38 AM CDT Jul 24, 2025
The NBA championship celebration continues for at least a pair of Oklahoma City players more than a month after the Thunder won their first title. Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe will be honored during a special “Thunder in the Fort” event Thursday evening in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The two Thunder players are from Fort Smith. “There’s going to be bounce houses. There’s going to be food trucks, live music out there,” said Josh Buchfink, the city public relations manager with Fort Smith. The celebration is set to begin at 4 p.m., and a parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. Williams and Joe are expected to address the crowd at a post-parade celebration. Video Below: Fort Smith athletes shine in NBA finals with OKC Thunder Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Severe storms could bring damaging 60-70 mph winds to Oklahoma laterGet the Facts: These are the latest numbers on tariffs imposed by the USPolice look for suspects after shots fired near Lake Hefner damMulti-vehicle injury crash shuts down part of road in northwest Oklahoma CityOKC’s Boardwalk at Bricktown set to break ground soon
FORT SMITH, Ark. —
The NBA championship celebration continues for at least a pair of Oklahoma City players more than a month after the Thunder won their first title.
Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe will be honored during a special “Thunder in the Fort” event Thursday evening in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The two Thunder players are from Fort Smith.
“There’s going to be bounce houses. There’s going to be food trucks, live music out there,” said Josh Buchfink, the city public relations manager with Fort Smith.
The celebration is set to begin at 4 p.m., and a parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. Williams and Joe are expected to address the crowd at a post-parade celebration.
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