New documentaries explore 'Oklahoma Standard,' Thunder's bond with OKC
Two new "Oklahoma Standard" documentaries, one from ESPN and one by Isaiah Hartenstein, explore the Thunder's bond with OKC after the 1995 bombing.
As the OKC Thunder continue to fiercely defend their title as reigning NBA champs, "The Oklahoma Standard" is getting a second cinematic moment of the 2026 playoffs . "Two documentaries and one standard," said National Memorial & Museum President and CEO Kari Watkins . "We're thrilled — THRILLED in all caps — to be sharing this story with different audiences, different generations, through different storytellers.
" ESPN, through its award-winning storytelling brand E60 , will debut a moving new feature documentary "The Oklahoma Standard" at 10 a. m. Sunday, April 26, on ESPN.
After its broadcast bow, it will be available for on-demand viewing on the ESPN App. Chronicling the special bond between the OKC Thunder and the Oklahoma City community, which was devastated by the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building , the E60 film will premiere one week after the 31st anniversary of the bombing and one week after the Thunder tipped off Round 1, Game 1 of its playoffs run.
The ESPN film also is debuting one week after the premiere of a powerful new short documentary also titled “The Oklahoma Standard . " The 14 1/2-minute short film is executive produced by Thunder starting center Isaiah Hartenstein through his Hartenstein Foundation and is available to view for free via Hartenstein's YouTube channel . "We're honored that two different groups wanted to share the story we're teaching in this museum," Watkins said.
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