“We could have had this in New York. We could have had this in L.A. But we wanted to do this right here in OKC.”
The M.C. of the evening shouted the message to high school teams from Douglass, Mustang, ASTEC Charter and Westmoore High Schools as the crowd waited eagerly for the man of the night, the man of the year in Oklahoma City.
The M.C. was right. Russell Westbrook could have had his Jordan Why Not? Rally anywhere, but last year's NBA Most Valuable Player chose the 8th Street Market three days before the start of this highly-anticipated season.