Has the Skirvin Hotel really been abandoned by ghosts? NBA players talk about their spooky Skirvin Hotel experiences in Oklahoma
The mamba mindset of Kobe Bryant, the unyielding stoicism of Derrick Rose, the black-magic handles of Kyrie Irving, and the 300-pound bulk of Eddy Curry. Things from another planet historically. All of it, though, was powerless in the face of the infamously spooky Skirvin Hotel’s ghosts and NBA players’ haunted experiences at the hotel.
Speaking about terrifying occurrences that persist despite multiple horrifying claims… One of Chicago’s riskiest areas was where Derrick Rose was raised. James Johnson, a newcomer, had to share a room with him so that he might stay one night at the Skirvin.
Kyrie Irving claimed that although he never had a paranormal encounter at the Skirvin, bed bugs kept him from playing the next day in OKC. Ron Artest thought of bringing legal action against “Skirivin ghosts” for “touching him improperly.”
The story goes that William Balser Skirvin, the Skirvin’s first owner, was not quite a role model. He had an affair with a hotel maid, and once she became pregnant, he locked her up on the top level to keep her hidden.
A ghost story wouldn’t be complete without a tragic conclusion, and the maid, known by the hotel staff as “Effie,” never made it out of the building alive. Of (bleeping) course. According to the narrative, after giving birth, the woman became insane from being imprisoned in the hotel and hurled herself, along with her child, out of the window.
There is a mile-long list of NBA players who have had unpleasant encounters at the Skirvin Hotel. Wesley Johnson and Taj Gibson decline to stay there. Tim Hardaway Jr. had doubts about the ghost stories until he spent a night at the Skirvin Hotel. Lou Williams, a man with irrational confidence, won’t even enter there.