Accounting for humidity, the heat index at the peak of the parade was 101 degrees according to AccuWeather. Thick air didn't slow down the party for the Thunder or the thousands of fans assembled for a celebration that started in Midtown on Tuesday morning. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gestures to the crowd as the team celebrates its first NBA Finals title win with a parade through downtown Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Thunder fans packed close to the stage, and again Gilgeous-Alexander entered the crowd, bringing the team trophy through throngs of supporters for pictures and an up-close opportunity with the NBA's championship prize. "There was a point where they tried to call us the black hole of the NBA," Wiggins said.