The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise made its debut on July 7 with its entry in the Orlando Pro Summer League, featuring an assortment of second-string players, rookies, and free agents. The players wore generic black-and-white jerseys reading OKC-NBA against an outline of a basketball. The temporary practice facility for the Thunder was at Southern Nazarene University's Sawyer Center. The same facility was used by the New Orleans Hornets. The Thunder played several pre-season games before the 2008–2009 regular season, but only one of these games was in Oklahoma City. The Thunder made its first appearance in Billings, Montana on October 8, 2008 in an 88–82 preseason loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Durant took and made the first shot in the relocated franchise's history. (*)
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