withleather.uproxx.com - 9/4/2008
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Yesterday, the cockholster who moved the Seattle Sonics to the dust bowl unveiled the team’s new name, which was leaked six weeks ago, and the team’s new logo, which was leaked over the weekend. So it surprised precisely no one when they both sucked.
You know, when I root against the Steelers or the Yankees or whoever, I merely want the team to lose. In a way, I need the ...
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My dislike for everything about how the Oklahoma City Thunder came to be is documented pretty well, so I’m just going to skip ahead to the part about how the “enthusiastic” and “deserving” Okie fans are dealing with a team that doesn’t have Chris Paul:
With 2:50 remaining in the third quarter Wednesday night, Thunder fans no longer could contain their frustration.
So they did the unthinkable.
They booed.
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Well finally one of the worst kept secrets in sports is official. The NBA team in Oklahoma City is going to be called the Thunder .
Clay Bennett unveiled the team name, Thunder, and colour on Wednesday.
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In THE OKLAHOMAN, Mike Baldwin writes "with thunderstruck' blaring over speakers inside Leadership Square, NBA players Desmond Mason and Damien Wilkins and a group of kids unveiled the Thunder logo Wednesday afternoon. While there was little suspense ...
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Well, this is it. This is the day of for everyone that gave a crap about the Seattle SuperSonics to start rooting for the Blazers.
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The worst-kept secret in the history of professional basketball is out the bag. Oklahoma City has been placed under a Thunderstorm Warning until further notice.
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