THAT’S RIGHT. USUALLY IT’S FANS LINING UP TO SEE THE THUNDER, BUT THIS TIME THE THUNDER PLAYERS THEY LINED UP TO SERVE IT WAS SGA. JWILL EVERYONE WAS HERE AT CITY RESCUE MISSION TO BRING SMILES TO THESE FAMILIES LIVING HERE AT THIS SHELTER. NOW THE THUNDER PLAYERS, THEY SWAPPED OUT THEIR JERSEYS FOR SOME HAIRNETS AND PLATED UP SOME MEALS. KIDS AND FAMILIES LIT UP WHEN THEY SAW THEIR FAVORITE TEAM AND OF COURSE, THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS, ALONG WITH SERVING MEALS. PLAYERS TOOK SOME PICTURES AND HELP KIDS CREATE PICTURE FRAMES. AS FAMILIES PREPARE TO SPEND THEIR THANKSGIVING HERE AT CITY RESCUE MISSION. THE PLAYER SAID THIS WAS THEIR WAY OF GIVING THANKS. JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BEING A PART OF THE CULTURE AND THE WORLD HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. SO IT’S AWESOME TO BE HERE, PASS OUT SOME FOOD, SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE KIDS AND AND JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CREATE RELATIONSHIPS AND MEET PEOPLE OUT HERE. THE HOLIDAYS ARE REALLY HARD FOR SOMEBODY WHO’S EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY. AND SO THE THUNDER PLAYER COMING OUT AND SPENDING TIME WITH THEM REALLY JUST RESTORES HOPE. I MADE A FEW PICTURE FRAMES WITH SOME KIDS AND WE WENT AND TOOK A PICTURE AFTER FOR IT TO GO IN. SO THAT WAS FUN. IT WAS SUCH A FUN DAY HERE AT CITY RESCUE MISSION. IT WAS MORE THAN JUST THE PLAYERS. RUMBLE WAS HER
Entire OKC Thunder team serves Thanksgiving dinner at City Rescue Mission
Usually, fans line up to watch the Thunder. But on Tuesday night, it was the players who lined up to serve.
Updated: 6:11 PM CST Nov 25, 2025
Every person on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster gave back to the community Tuesday. The team and coaches served Thanksgiving dinners to Oklahomans and spent time with children at the City Rescue Mission near Oklahoma City and Classen boulevards. Usually, fans line up to watch the Thunder. But on Tuesday night, it was the players who lined up to serve. Even NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was there to bring smiles to families at the shelter. “Just trying to make sure that we’re giving back to the community, being a part of the culture and world here in OKC. So, it’s awesome to be here, pass out some food and spend time with the kids and just kind of create relationships and meet people here,” Thunder player Aaron Wiggins said. >> Video Below: Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Hartenstein serves Thanksgiving lunch to families in needChildren and families lit up when they saw their favorite team and their favorite player. Along with serving meals, players took some pictures and helped children create picture frames. “I made a few picture frames with some kids and went to take a picture after for it to go in, so that was fun,” Thunder player Cason Wallace said. As families prepare to spend their Thanksgiving at City Rescue Mission, the Thunder players said this was their way of giving thanks. “The holidays are very hard for someone who is experiencing homelessness, and a little bit of hope goes a long way, so the Thunder players coming out and spending time with them really just restores hope,” Erin Goodin, president and CEO of City Rescue Mission, said. Even Rumble the Bison was there, along with some Thunder dancers. Top Headlines Motorcycle officer taken to hospital after crash in The Village, police say These 6 kitchen tools can make or break your Thanksgiving dinner The Walmart Black Friday deals on TVs, toys and more you need to know about The Village Police Department asking for prayers after motorcycle officer injured in crash ‘It’s a little shocking’: Birth control linked to 20-year-old Oklahoma woman’s stroke
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Every person on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster gave back to the community Tuesday.
The team and coaches served Thanksgiving dinners to Oklahomans and spent time with children at the City Rescue Mission near Oklahoma City and Classen boulevards.
Usually, fans line up to watch the Thunder. But on Tuesday night, it was the players who lined up to serve.
Even NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was there to bring smiles to families at the shelter.
“Just trying to make sure that we’re giving back to the community, being a part of the culture and world here in OKC. So, it’s awesome to be here, pass out some food and spend time with the kids and just kind of create relationships and meet people here,” Thunder player Aaron Wiggins said.
Children and families lit up when they saw their favorite team and their favorite player. Along with serving meals, players took some pictures and helped children create picture frames.
“I made a few picture frames with some kids and went to take a picture after for it to go in, so that was fun,” Thunder player Cason Wallace said.
As families prepare to spend their Thanksgiving at City Rescue Mission, the Thunder players said this was their way of giving thanks.
“The holidays are very hard for someone who is experiencing homelessness, and a little bit of hope goes a long way, so the Thunder players coming out and spending time with them really just restores hope,” Erin Goodin, president and CEO of City Rescue Mission, said.
Even Rumble the Bison was there, along with some Thunder dancers.
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