Is Skirvin Hotel really haunted? Know all about the Oklahoma hotel which terrifies multiple NBA play
Several NBA players have admitted to having a terrifying experience in Skirvin Hotel. The hotel is situated in Oklahoma City and the visiting NBA players were usually made to stay in Skirvin. However, after stories of paranormal experiences from NBA players, hotel staff, and other guests, the players have stopped going to the hotel, when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder for road games..
Oilman W.B. Skirvin constructed the Skirvin Hotel in 1910 with the ambition of having the best hotel in the Southwest. It was rumored that W.B. Skirvin had an affair with a hotel maid. The maid allegedly became pregnant quickly, and in order to avoid a scandal, she was concealed in a room on the hotel’s top floor.
The lonely girl quickly developed depression, and even after giving birth, she was not permitted to leave the room. The legend says, frustrated in the enclosed space, she ultimately grabbed the baby and jumped out the window. People say, while she was being kept in the room, lonely on the top roof, she went crazy. The maid’s name is still unknown, but is known to past staff as “Effie.” Effie is still said to be haunting the guests in the hotel, and sometimes sexually assaults them.
Despite the fact that the old hotel closed in 1988, prior visitors frequently mentioned a constantly crying infant. Both staff and visitors reported hearing other unusual noises and seeing things move around on their own, such as the maid’s cart being wheeled down the hall when no one was around. Many NBA players who have stayed at the hotel have frequently claimed to experience her presence.
NBA players with experience in the haunted Skirvin Hotel
Lou Williams and Larry Nance Jr., then with the Lakers, left the Skirvin Hotel after several players claimed to have seen spirits there. At the nearby Colcord Hotel, they rented rooms and paid with their own money. “I prefer to stay away from the supposed supernatural,” Nance said. He also added, “I just don’t want any issues.”
In 2010 NBA New York Knicks players alleged that their performance in the game was bad after a night of haunts at the hotel. According to a 2014 New York Times article, several NBA players who have stayed at the hotel, have experienced the same outcome themselves. However, the greatest of all ghost stories was saved by none other than Metta World Peace.
According to the testament given by Metta, the ghosts were haunting him all night and even had one on him when he went to the court. “The ghosts were all over me. I just accepted it,” former Lakers forward said. “They touched me all over the place. I’m taking one of the ghosts to court for touching me in the wrong places.”
Eddy Curry, a former Knicks big, was one of the first NBA players to experience the horrors of Skirvin. Curry was given a room on the tenth floor, where the maid Effie and her infant are rumored to spend the most time. Allegedly, Curry got so terrified by the night that he had to spend the night in Nate Robinson’s room.
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