Four things to know about new 'Oklahoma Standard' documentaries
Two new documentaries explore 'the Oklahoma Standard,' connecting the OKC Thunder to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing legacy.
As the Oklahoma City Thunder make another playoff run, two new documentaries are putting renewed attention on a phrase many Oklahomans know well: “the Oklahoma Standard. ” Both films connect the Thunder to Oklahoma City’s response to the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and both are debuting around the bombing’s anniversary and the team’s 2026 postseason.
One is a 48-minute ESPN E60 documentary aired on ESPN Sunday, April 26, and is now available to stream on the ESPN App. The other is a 14 1/2-minute short film executive produced by Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein through his Hartenstein Foundation and released for free on his YouTube channel. Together, the films revisit the city’s history, the memorial’s role and how the Thunder organization says it has tried to carry that legacy forward.
More: New documentaries explore 'Oklahoma Standard,' Thunder's bond with OKC What are the two documentaries? There are two new films titled “The Oklahoma Standard,” but they come from different groups and have different lengths and formats. ESPN’s E60 documentary is a 48-minute feature designed for an hour-long time slot.
It is scheduled to debut at 10 a. m. Sunday, April 26, on ESPN and then be available on demand on the ESPN App.
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