THEY’RE ROOTED IN HERITAGE DESIGN. THEY GET TO SEE THIS THIS JERSEY THAT IS FOR A TEAM THAT IS SO INTEGRAL TO OUR CITY AND TO WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY. WEAVING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS ROOTS WITH A MODERN TWIST. IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE LETTERING, OKC HAS A VERY GEOMETRIC DESIGN. THERE ARE A LOT OF GEOMETRIC DESIGNS ACROSS THE CHEST WITH, YOU KNOW, THE REALLY SPECIFIC KIND OF INTERWOVEN ARROWS. THE OKC THUNDER UNVEILED THEIR 20 2526 NBA NEW CITY EDITION UNIFORM WITH A TRIBUTE TO THE NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS CULTURES. GEOMETRIC PATTERNS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, IT’S A IT’S A MOTIF THAT YOU SEE IN A LOT OF OUR POTTERY AND A LOT OF OUR WEAVING. AND THERE’S ALSO A LITTLE HIDDEN TURTLE EMBLEM. THE JERSEY IS A REIMAGINED VERSION OF ONE FROM A PAST SEASON, BUT THEY SAY THIS ONE DEEPENS THE CONNECTION TO OKLAHOMA’S RICH HERITAGE, SOMETHING THE FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM IS PROUD TO DISPLAY. TO SEE THAT THEY ALSO FEEL THAT DEEP CONNECTION BACK TO OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY AND OUR CULTURAL MOTIFS, AND THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT DESIGN. IT JUST SHOWS THAT THERE IS A REALLY INGRAINED PARTNERSHIP HERE, AND THAT THE THUNDER IS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THE THUNDER WILL DEBUT THE UNIFORM ON NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE NIGHT AT THEIR NOVEMBER 19TH GAME, AND THEY’LL ALSO WEAR IT EACH FRIDAY. HOME GAME. IT WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5TH.
OKC Thunder honor state tribes with new uniform
The Oklahoma City Thunder are paying tribute to indigenous cultures in style.
Updated: 10:15 PM CDT Aug 21, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder are paying tribute to indigenous cultures in style.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe team unveiled a new uniform, dubbed the “Rooted in Heritage” design, on Thursday that shows off Oklahoma’s history. “They get to see this jersey that is for a team that is so integral to our city and to who we are as a community,” said Kelli Mosteller, executive director of the First Americans Museum.With the new uniform, the team is weaving together indigenous roots with a modern twist.“If you look at the lettering OKC, it has a very geometric design. There are several geometric designs across the chest, with you know, the really specific kind of interwoven arrow,” Mosteller said. “Geometric patterns are really important to a lot of our native communities. It’s a motif you see in a lot of our pottery, and a lot of our weaving, and there’s also a little hidden turtle emblem.”The jersey is a reimagined version of one from a past season, but team officials said this jersey deepens the connection to Oklahoma’s rich heritage, something FAM is proud to display.“To see that they have that deep connection back to our native community and our cultural motifs and the way we think about design, it just shows that there’s a really ingrained partnership here, and that the thunder is a part of this community,” Mosteller said.The Thunder will debut the uniform on Native American Heritage Night at their Nov. 19 game.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.They’ll also wear the new uniform for each Friday home game and it will be on display at FAM until Sept. 5.Top HeadlinesHomicide investigation underway after body found in vehicle at southwest Oklahoma City parkSemi-trailer removed after getting stuck for hours on bridge over I-40 in Del CityMan killed after falling 80 feet from wind turbine in EnidPowerball jackpot reached $700 million after no big winners from Wednesday night’s drawingOklahoma man found in the road with mysterious injury dies after being taken off life support
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma City Thunder are paying tribute to indigenous cultures in style.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
The team unveiled a new uniform, dubbed the “Rooted in Heritage” design, on Thursday that shows off Oklahoma’s history.
“They get to see this jersey that is for a team that is so integral to our city and to who we are as a community,” said Kelli Mosteller, executive director of the First Americans Museum.
With the new uniform, the team is weaving together indigenous roots with a modern twist.
“If you look at the lettering OKC, it has a very geometric design. There are several geometric designs across the chest, with you know, the really specific kind of interwoven arrow,” Mosteller said. “Geometric patterns are really important to a lot of our native communities. It’s a motif you see in a lot of our pottery, and a lot of our weaving, and there’s also a little hidden turtle emblem.”
The jersey is a reimagined version of one from a past season, but team officials said this jersey deepens the connection to Oklahoma’s rich heritage, something FAM is proud to display.
“To see that they have that deep connection back to our native community and our cultural motifs and the way we think about design, it just shows that there’s a really ingrained partnership here, and that the thunder is a part of this community,” Mosteller said.
The Thunder will debut the uniform on Native American Heritage Night at their Nov. 19 game.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
They’ll also wear the new uniform for each Friday home game and it will be on display at FAM until Sept. 5.
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