The Ford Center's overhauled interior is nearly complete less than two months before it will be unveiled to Thunder players and fans.
The arena is currently covered in thin layers of plastic, hiding new leather courtside seats, improved suites and courtside clubs.
"It's fun to see it develop," Oklahoma City's special projects manager Tom Anderson told the Associated Press.
The Ford Center also has a sparkling new scoreboard that stands several stories tall.
The price tag on the project is $100 million, and tax collection figures for July were $1.1 million below projections.