Charles Spargo

Sam Presti on the fans & OKC being one of the best places to play: “And the last thing I thought I would say is people talk all the time about how Oklahoma City is one of the best places, if not the best place to play. And a lot of times when they say that, they really start thinking about, well, it's the greatest place because when it's when it's firing on all cylinders, you got the crowd going crazy, the t-shirts on the seats, it's warm outside, you got playoff games, you're having celebrations for players getting awards and things like that. It really is a great place, but I also think it's considered one of the best places to play because the fans are awesome when the wind isn't at your back also. And that is something I think is going to be really important for us as we, you know, work through the next steps. And why I think from a community standpoint, from our fans, all around t he world, quite frankly, but especially here, you know, I understand how disappointed they are. I understand, really, how hurt they are because they care so much about our players. And they want everybody to do well. And we love them for that reason. And these types of situations are where you really see the connection between a team and a group of athletes. And I'm very confident that as we take the next steps, we're going to learn a lot about each other, we'll learn about a lot about our community. But I know how that's going to end up. It's going to be a continuous love affair. So we'll wrap our arms around these guys, we'll get them back, we'll get them healthy. But we have a lot of basketball to play in front of us. And we got to, you know, put it together, figure out what the next steps are because this is part of the business that we're in."