By FOX23.com News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is congratulating the New York Knicks for their championship victory with a look back at the two cities’ “Shared Experience”.
The museum pointed out that the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship occurred during the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and the Knick’s championship happened in the 25th anniversary year of the September 11 attacks.
“Over the years, we have worked together on many projects,” the musem posted. “New York Task Force 1 stood with us in our darkest hour in 1995, and we stood with them at Ground Zero in 2001. In 2020, during the 25th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the OKC National Memorial & Museum and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum joined forces at Madison Square Garden to discuss memory and education on center court as we exchanged jerseys. Beginning tomorrow, we will display that jersey in our Archives Exhibit.”
The museum also shared a picture of a Knicks t-shirt that was left on the fence by the basketball team when they visited Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. They say the shirt has been on display in the museum as they call “a symbol of the enduring connection between our two cities.”
“Today we celebrate the resilience of two cities torn apart by terrorism and how sports and honoring the memory of those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever will always unite our cities.” the museum posts.
