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Death of a Sports Generation
I truly hope that people came out for last nights Tuba Man memorial. A last minute appointment combined with the rain to make it impossible for me. The symbolism of his tragic death is really amazing. People loved him for no particular reason other than that he was entertaining. I know that ...
Fan Free Agent
weekendamerica.publicradio.org — Comment | Refresh By Conner McCall From Minneapolis, MN, 11/18/2008 As a Timberwolves fan anytime someone willing... joins our downtrodden fan base it is welcome. Of course we haven't lost our team so we don't know pain like Sonics fans. If you do ... (more) Fan Free Agent
NBA pitch is no 'slam-dunk'
seattlepi.nwsource.com — The latest plan to bring pro basketball back to Seattle now that its team has been sold... and moved to Oklahoma City may faces enormous challenges as it heads to the 2009 legislative session. (more) NBA pitch is no 'slam-dunk'
Already, Thunder Isn't Selling Out in OKC
Already, Thunder Isn't Selling Out in OKC
nba.fanhouse.com — by Tom Ziller We're less than two weeks into Oklahoma City's first real NBA season, the first... two weeks the fans of OKC have had a team that's really their own. OKC hosted the Hornets famously well, selling out the Ford Center and giving Chris ... (more) Already, Thunder Isn't Selling Out in OKC
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Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... story of the team's move from Seattle in a setting where teams really have a mandate to be sunny and positive. That would take some spin! The truth is, they punted. They get to the historic Land Run of 1889, there is rich talk of the Ford Center's Victory Cafe and Bar, and there is a non-trivial description of how the D-League's Tulsa 66-ers joined the fold. But how the Sonics became the Thunder? Thats's missing entirely from the team's official public account of the franchise. And, the tuba man is dead. ...

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