dimemag.com - 9/4/2008
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Jeff Green (photo. David Deal)
It wasn't much of an "unveiling" due to the numerous leaks that had happened dating back almost a whole month, but the Oklahoma City NBA franchise officially revealed their name and logo yesterday. "Thunder" won out over the Energy, Wind, Marshals, Barons and Bison, and like everyone's been saying, the blue/orange [...]
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