Published 10/1/2008
by Pete Treperinas
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Clay Bennett's first words at a press conference in July, confirming the Sonics move to Oklahoma were "We made it".
Well, they made it all right—but I can't imagine a worse jersey design to put the exclamation point on the debut of the NBA in Oklahoma City.
Bennett finished stealing the Seattle SuperSonics franchise, and now he's decided to steal from a couple of the other teams in the NBA.
The road jerseys rip off the old Pistons teal jerseys of the nineties, which were just awful. Take away the numbers and word "Thunder" on the home jerseys, and you've got yourself a Warriors jersey. Not to mention, their logo is a bit Warriors-esque, and the Warriors mascot is named Thunder.
Above all, Bennett probably thought he was sneaky stealing the basic design of one of the oldest NBA franchises—the Knicks. New Yorkers should be appalled.
I see a hint of Nuggets and Bobcats in these jerseys as well. You would think that with two years to plan and design a jersey and ...
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