OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The fans who go see Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are pretty
good shooters, too.Forthe second straight game, and the fifth time during the 2013 calendaryear, a Thunder
fan hit a half-court heave to win $20,000 during asecond-quarter promotion sponsored by MidFirst Bank.Brad
Brucker,a 33-year-old business teacher at Piedmont High School, made themidcourt shot Thursday night during
the Thunder’s 105-91 win over theLos Angeles Clippers. Two days earlier in a game against the DenverNuggets,
fan Cameron Rodriguez won from long range at Chesapeake EnergyArena.Brucker was congratulated by recording
stars Beyonce and Jay-Z, who watched from courtside seats next to Durant’s family.Brucker says the
experience "didn’t feel real."Durantenjoys seeing fans take the lucky shot. After the win, the
Thunder starjoked that "we might go broke after these guys, they’re hitting everyhalf-court
shot."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The fans who go see Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma
City Thunder are pretty good shooters, too.Forthe second straight game, and the fifth time during the 2013
calendaryear, a Thunder fan hit a half-court heave to win $20,000 during asecond-quarter promotion sponsored
by MidFirst Bank.Brad Brucker,a 33-year-old business teacher at Piedmont High School, made themidcourt shot
Thursday night during the Thunder’s 105-91 win over theLos Angeles Clippers. Two days earlier in a game
against the DenverNuggets, fan Cameron Rodriguez won from long range at Chesapeake EnergyArena.Brucker was
congratulated by recording stars Beyonce and Jay-Z, who watched from courtside seats next to Durant’s
family.Brucker says the experience "didn’t feel real."Durantenjoys seeing fans take the lucky
shot. After the win, the Thunder starjoked that "we might go broke after these guys, they’re hitting
everyhalf-court shot."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.
