OKLAHOMA CITY—A long-standing rule to protect Oklahoma City residents from “excessive and sinful joy” could be temporarily suspended if some Oklahoma City Thunder fans get their way.

Since the founding of Oklahoma City in 1889, an ordinance has banned citizens from “partaking or observing the scandalous acts of covorting, frollicking, prancing, or dancing.” Mayor Mick Cornett has proposed a temporary lift on the rule immediately following any Oklahoma City Thunder post-season victory.

The ordinance also bans “horseplay, rough housing, and monkeying around.” Mayor Cornett assured the public that this portion of the rule will be enforced during the dancing holiday. “We don’t want chaos in the streets, but I don’t see the harm in a few Jitterbugs or a Cakewalk or two.”

The plan is not without its critics. The most notable and surprising is Oklahoma City Thunder star forward, Kevin Durant. Durant wrote a scathing op-ed in The Oklahoman. “We don’t need any distractions right now. Everyone needs to be locked in and not up all night doing the boogie-woogie or the Bop. (OKC Center Steven) Adams doesn’t need to get busted for horseplay again. Russell (Westbrook) already spends seven hours a day picking his post-game outfits. We can’t afford to lose him while he learns the foxtrot.”

The city council is expected to fast track this new rule, despite Durant’s objections. “You will not see me doing the obscene Charleston. I plan to maintain the spiritual integrity of Thunder basketball and the great state of Oklahoma,” said Durant.