RIGHT NOW TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. OLIVIA. 1 MILLION LIKES GUYS. THAT’S WHAT SHE HAS TO GET ON THIS TIKTOK VIDEO OF HER POPPING THE QUESTION TO CHAT AT MACOMB LAST WEEK. AND WHILE SHE HAS MADE SOME PROGRESS, THERE IS STILL A WAYS TO GO. IT’S NO SECRET RILEY IS LOYAL TO HER OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. SHE KNOWS THE STARS. CHET, JARED MCCAIN. SHE TO JILLIAN WILLIAMS AND HAS A GROWING COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA. I HAD THIS RHINESTONE JERSEY WHEN SHE WENT TO THE THUNDER’S HOME GAME LAST WEEK. SHE HAD A PITCH PREPARED FOR CENTER CHET HOLMGREN. I SAID, IF I GET A MILLION LIKES, YOU SPONSOR MY TEAM. AND WHAT DID YOU SAY? HE SAID HE LIKED TOOK A MINUTE TO THINK AND HE SAID, YEAH, A MILLION. THE VIDEO OF HER POPPING THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CIRCULATING ON TIKTOK AND HAS GOTTEN NEARLY 80,000 LIKES. HOLMGREN ENCOURAGING TRACTION WITH A COMMENT, READING QUOTE LIKE THE VIDEO, Y’ALL. BUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TEAM GOES BEYOND THE SCREEN. SHE’S AT EVERY HOME GAME AND EVEN ATTENDED A BASKETBALL CLINIC WITH CHET. BUT FOR THE SKIATOOK STORM, IT’S BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL. IT’S A COMMUNITY. EACH ONE OF THEM BRINGS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO THE TEAM AND ARE EACH SPECIAL IN THEIR OWN WAYS. HER COACH, KALYN, SAYS THE SUPPORT FROM CHET COULD BE LIFE CHANGING FOR THESE GIRLS. I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE ECONOMY THESE DAYS ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I PLAYED BASKETBALL. BUT THESE THIS MONEY COULD HELP, YOU KNOW, TAKE AWAY THE BURDEN OF PAYING FOR JERSEYS OR SHOES IF THEY’VE OUTGROWN THEIR TEAM WEAR OR EVEN THE COST OF TOURNAMENTS WHO LIVE UP TO THEIR STORM NAME, SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAMWORK, OPTIMISM, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND MOTIVATION. AND FOR CHET, AT LEAST HE’LL STILL BE THESE GIRLS NUMBER ONE MAN, BECAUSE THEY ALL CAUGHT CHET FEVER. I WOULD RATHER THEM CRUSH ON CHET THAN SOME OF THESE LITTLE BOYS THAT ARE AT THEIR SCHOOL. SO I CAN’T REALLY COMPLAIN. SO WHAT’S NEXT? IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE 11 YEAR OLD AND HER FAMILY. THEY’LL BE IN THE PAYCOM TOMORROW. WHEN THE THUNDER FACED THE PHOENIX SUNS IN GAME TWO OF THE PLAYOFFS. TIP OFF IS AT 830. WE’LL HAVE A LINK TO THE VID
Oklahoma girl challenges Chet Holmgren to sponsor basketball team if she gets 1M TikTok likes
An 11-year-old Oklahoma basketball player is working to get 1 million likes on TikTok to secure sponsorship from Thunder center Chet Holmgren for her travel team.
Updated: 4:32 PM CDT Apr 21, 2026
An 11-year-old Oklahoma basketball player is rallying for 1 million likes on TikTok to earn sponsorship from Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren for her travel basketball team.Brayleigh Pirpich, a player for the Skiatook Storm, made her pitch to Holmgren during the Thunder’s home game at Paycom Center last week. “If I get a million likes, will you sponsor my team?” Pirpich asked. She said Holmgren took a moment to think before responding, “Yeah, a million.” The video of her request has been circulating on TikTok, garnering nearly 81,000 likes so far. Holmgren encouraged the effort with a comment on the video, saying, “Like the video, y’all.” >> Video Below: Fans look ahead to Game 2 after Thunder dominate Suns in playoff openerPirpich’s connection to the Thunder goes beyond social media. She attends every home game and even participated in a basketball clinic with Holmgren. Her aunt and coach, Kalyn Pirpich-Atkins, emphasized the importance of Holmgren’s potential support for the Skiatook Storm, saying it could be life-changing for the team. “Everyone knows the economy these days isn’t what it used to be, especially even when I played basketball. This money could help take away the burden of paying for jerseys or shoes if they’ve outgrown their team wear, or even the cost of tournaments,” Pirpich-Atkins said. “Each one of them brings something different to the team and are special in their own way.” >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterPirpich-Atkins said that the team lives up to its name, embodying sportsmanship, teamwork, optimism, respect, responsibility and motivation. Pirpich-Atkins also joked about the team’s admiration for Holmgren.“I’d rather them crush on Chet than some of these little boys that are at their school, so I can’t complain,” she said. The Thunder’s next playoff game against the Phoenix Suns is at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Top Headlines Putnam City West transitions to virtual learning Tuesday after ‘serious incident’ on school grounds Do you qualify for a tariff refund? It depends on who or what you are Motorcyclist injured after crash involving pickup truck in northwest Oklahoma City Police TVI driver who took car being towed and sped through Moore church parking lot before chase Canadian killed, 6 Americans among injured in shooting at pyramids north of Mexico City
OKLAHOMA CITY —
An 11-year-old Oklahoma basketball player is rallying for 1 million likes on TikTok to earn sponsorship from Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren for her travel basketball team.
Brayleigh Pirpich, a player for the Skiatook Storm, made her pitch to Holmgren during the Thunder’s home game at Paycom Center last week.
“If I get a million likes, will you sponsor my team?” Pirpich asked. She said Holmgren took a moment to think before responding, “Yeah, a million.”
The video of her request has been circulating on TikTok, garnering nearly 81,000 likes so far.
Holmgren encouraged the effort with a comment on the video, saying, “Like the video, y’all.”
>> Video Below: Fans look ahead to Game 2 after Thunder dominate Suns in playoff opener
Pirpich’s connection to the Thunder goes beyond social media. She attends every home game and even participated in a basketball clinic with Holmgren.
Her aunt and coach, Kalyn Pirpich-Atkins, emphasized the importance of Holmgren’s potential support for the Skiatook Storm, saying it could be life-changing for the team.
“Everyone knows the economy these days isn’t what it used to be, especially even when I played basketball. This money could help take away the burden of paying for jerseys or shoes if they’ve outgrown their team wear, or even the cost of tournaments,” Pirpich-Atkins said. “Each one of them brings something different to the team and are special in their own way.”
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter
Pirpich-Atkins said that the team lives up to its name, embodying sportsmanship, teamwork, optimism, respect, responsibility and motivation.
Pirpich-Atkins also joked about the team’s admiration for Holmgren.
“I’d rather them crush on Chet than some of these little boys that are at their school, so I can’t complain,” she said.
The Thunder’s next playoff game against the Phoenix Suns is at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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