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    And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3568051

    Just awful. Minor league name for a minor league city. The logo isn't even minor league quality.

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    And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

    Extraordinarily lame.

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      And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

      That devalues the whole NBA.

      edit: At least the Orlando Thunder had memorable uniforms:

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        And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

        It hadn't really sunk in that the Sonics had been killed off. As a 'Frasier' fan and admirer of the team's excellent logos this is awful news.

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          And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

          What? The Seattle Supersonics are no more?
          Blimey ... I mean it won't rock my world or owt (as is evident by my not knowing) ... but still ...

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            And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

            I take it the coach is underwhelmed

            "The guys in the jerseys, if they play, the jerseys are going to look real good," coach P.J. Carlesimo said.

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              And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

              The sad story of the Sonics' demise.

              One of the most shameful "franchise re-locations" in North American sports history (and we are not lacking competitors for that title).

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                And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

                I can't believe it's the Supersonics that have gone. I mean, as a Trailblazers fan, I used to hate them (when I was a bit NBA-obssessive, in the early 90s). However, with Gary Payton it was a bit of a love-hate thing - he's one of those players that you hate being on your opponent's side, but would just love to have on your own. I'd be interested to see what he's had to say on this topic.

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                  And the new NBA franchise is.....the OKC Thunder..

                  ``It's sad,'' said Gary Payton, an All-Star guard known as ``the Glove'' during 13 seasons with the Sonics, who flew from his home in Las Vegas to attend the last game. He said he can't imagine seeing his jersey retired in Oklahoma City.

                  ``I was drafted when I was a young kid by Seattle and I grew up there,'' Payton said, remembering fans who baked cookies for him and still send his now-teenage kids Christmas cards.


                  Article here; and video clip here.

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