Sports: How Thunder Impact Oklahoma City

Though people in Oklahoma were looking for a high-profile team representing state basketball, Thunder has succeeded in unimaginable help with becoming a city today. Today, Oklahoma City has many fans who can join the Thunder game and regain their energy. The Thunder team influenced Oklahoma City in various ways, such as economic improvement, business benefits, state-wide promotion. After Thunder dominated the National Basketball Association, the Oklahoma economy has reached new heights.

Thunder's NBA G Alliance is owned by Oklahoma City Blue. Thunder is the only team in Oklahoma's major professional North American sports league. Oklahoma City hosted New Orleans Hornets (the current team) for two seasons after the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This team was formed as the Seattle SuperSonics team, which was originally an extension team joining the NBA during the 1967-68 season. In the lawsuit, SuperSonics relocated in 2008 after a settlement with Clay Bennett owned group and a member of Seattle, Washington State. In Seattle, Sonics advanced 22 NBA playoffs, 6 division championships and 1979 NBA championships. In Oklahoma City, Thunder won the first postseason seat of the 2009 - 10 season.

Oklahoma City Thunder is an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thunder joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the alliance's west-northwestern part. The team played home games at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Thunder's NBA G Alliance is owned by Oklahoma City Blue. Thunder is the only team in Oklahoma's major professional North American sports league. Oklahoma City received New Orleans Hornets (current team) after two seasons of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

The overall goal of this survey was to judge whether the professional sports franchise affected the regional economy. Specifically, the focus of the research is Oklahoma City, lightning in the metropolitan area of ​​the professional basketball team in the metropolitan area. As a member of the American Basketball Association (NBA), Thunder is the only four major sports team in Oklahoma City: basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey. Oklahoma City was chosen as the subject of the case study. Because Thunder's economic impact is because it is the only franchise in this city. The data analyzed throughout this paper covers the period from 2001 to 2015 and provides the same period of time after the organization has arrived in 2008 and 7 years after arrival. The variables considered in this study show the economic situation of Oklahoma City from 2001 to 2015.