Chinese sports media love single-character city abbreviations:
俄城 = Oklahoma City (full name
俄克拉荷马城),
洛城 = Los Angeles,
费城 = Philadelphia.
俄 alone usually means Russia, but in NBA / Thunder (
雷霆队) coverage
俄城 unambiguously means OKC. Note: NOT to be confused with
鹅城 (é chéng, 'Goose City'), the fictional setting of the film 《
让子弹飞》.
