So transfixed by not only the team, but also the city, Anderson’s magazine story was the precursor to “Boom Town” — Anderson’s book, published in 2018, that intertwines the rise of Oklahoma City with Thunder basketball. “Boom Town” is equal parts historical and hysterical in telling the story of Oklahoma City.

Hundreds of people have gathered in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park Saturday morning to take part of the national No King’s Day protest and march.