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Plane Carrying Oklahoma City Thunder Hit What, Exactly? (Photos)
Several Thunder players took to social media to post photos of the plane following the collision.

CHICAGO, IL — A charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Chicago, Illinois, apparently encountered a bird early Saturday as it landed, Delta Airlines officials said. The incident on Delta 8935 to Midway International Airport prompted several players, including Carmelo Anthony, Josh Huestis and Steven Adams, to post photos on social media showing the caved-in nose of their plane.
Adams Tweeted "we had a rough flight to say the least."
The Boeing 757-200 landed without incident and maintenance is evaluating the situation, Delta Airlines spokeswoman Elizabeth Wolf said Saturday morning.
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All of the Thunder players, staff and coaches are safe, a spokesperson for the team told The Oklahoman newspaper. The team is slated the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
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My best guess pic.twitter.com/CbVptb16qJ
— Josh Huestis (@jhuestis) October 28, 2017
Hey @NASA @neiltyson @BillNye
We had a rough flight to say the least.
30000 feet in the air.
Flying to chicago.
What caused this? pic.twitter.com/uEVrEm7noi
— Steven Adams (@RealStevenAdams) October 28, 2017
Photo credit: Jim Mone/Associated Press