The popcorn at a concession stand at Oklahoma’s Lloyd Noble Center got a tad too toasty on Saturday.
The Sooners’ men’s basketball game against Georgia was delayed briefly early in the first half after a popcorn machine caught fire. Seriously.
Take a look.
The Georgia-Oklahoma game had a brief delay due to an actual fire in the arena.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 14, 2026
"We've got a full-blown fire going on right now!"
"A popcorn machine, it looks like!... Goodness gracious!"
Here's what the scene looked and sounded like on the SEC Network broadcast. 🏀🔥🎙️ pic.twitter.com/79inO4ZYLB
The fire happened during the first TV timeout of the game and sprinklers quickly put it out.
That video might not accurate represent how big the fire was in its early stages, either. Here’s a closer angle.
Uh oh… Oklahoma Basketball is serving burnt popcorn at today’s game 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/0YkF8miqeY
— Random SEC (@therandomsec) February 14, 2026
Given how much we all know how a burnt popcorn smell can linger, fans in the sections near that concession stand probably had to deal with the smell of that fire for a while after it was put out. Thankfully (in this case), the arena didn't appear to be at max capacity, so fans could easily have found other seats to watch the game.
Oklahoma came back to win the game, too. Georgia led 43-41 at halftime, but the Sooners outscored the Bulldogs 53-35 in the second half for a 94-78 win. It was just Oklahoma’s third SEC win of the season and the loss dropped Georgia to 5-7 in SEC play.