Thunder: Lil Wayne welcome but needs ticket

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Thunder: Lil Wayne welcome but needs ticket



FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, Rapper Lil Wayne sits courtside during an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks, in Miami. The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else. The rapper created a stir Thursday, May 31, 2012 by posting on Twitter that he was "going to go to the Thunder game tonight but was denied by the team to be in their arena." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else.









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