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An Oklahoma City-based company Monday pulled a T-shirt that mockingly thanked Seattle for giving them the NBA’s Thunder franchise after it claimed it received death threats from angry fans.

 

The Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, after the team’s ownership group reached a settlement with the City of Seattle to get out of a lease at KeyArena.

The Thunder have become one of the feel-good stories of the NBA since relocating, with young All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook turning them into genuine title contenders.

Some fans, though, still have an issue with how the team left Seattle, and the shirt deriding the franchise’s roots became a hot topic Monday.

The front of the shirt, created by War Paint Clothing Company, shows what appears to be the former SuperSonics logo transformed from green and yellow to blue with "OKC THUNDER" written underneath.

On the back of the shirt, a message reads, "Thank you Seattle — OKC."

Seattle’s KING 5 News alerted its audience to the shirts Monday, causing a huge backlash that led War Paint to pull the item from its website.

"After receiving death threats we have decided to take the shirt down offline. Sorry if we offended you Seattle," the company tweeted.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/death-threats-cause-oklahoma-city-company-to-yank-shirt-mocking-seattle-about-thunder-052112

[CynthiaParticipant]

That’s a bit rude to say the least. It’s one thing to be thankful that you received a team, but you don’t need to mock the former fans in the process, especially since Seattle still has a pretty big fanbase.

I hope Seattle gets a team again eventually. Just imagine what Seattle vs. OKC games will be like, that will be quite the rivalry.

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

WTH is wrong with the people that came up with the idea for that shirt ?

[Toronto16Participant]

 ^ My thoughts exactly.  That is not funny at all.

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

Deep down I’ll never forget how they left Seattle and their fans high and dry

 

This team will forever be known as The Hijack City Thunder…  

[WTF I’m BANNED]

 hilarious, specially the tweet

[DurantsWingspan]

You guys are such losers. Are you kidding  me? You don’t want OKC to win because of this? What is wrong with people who came up with this? What is wrong with you? Get a personality and a sense of humor. Laugh a little. Enjoy life. Get a friend.

This is hilarious.

[boffacheeriosParticipant]

I guess having a great team isn’t enough for the people of Oklahoma City. It’s one thing to be glad to have a team, but it’s another to add insult to injury. Outside of having one of the best NBA teams Oklahoma City is a total dump, so count your blessings OKC.

[F_DA_POParticipant]

Seattle is a miserable city. Highest suicide rate in the country, horrible sports teams and generally rainy weather. I’m not surprised people from a city like that would send death threats over a t-shirt. 

[OldSkoolBasketballParticipant]

I like Seattle. One of the smartest and healthiest cities in our country.  

[boffacheeriosParticipant]

Personally I’d rather live in a city with a statistically high suicide rate, than a city who shares the distinction of highest percentage of gang  related homicides with the likes of Long Beach, Oakland, Newark, and Los Angeles.  But that’s just me.

[DurantsWingspan]

I love Seattle. I love that oceanic climate and it really rains no more rain than all of the east coast. Florida rains more than Seattle along with the rest of the Gulf Coast. Still, this is a joke, get a life.

[cabbycabParticipant]

 "Seattle is a miserable city "

Have you ever been there?  It’s absolutely gorgeous there.  You could live in a lot worse places. 

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