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- Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 2:18am #39348
McDunkinAn 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 2:24am #672464
CynthiaParticipantThat’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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 2:39am #672468
For_Never_EverParticipantWTH is wrong with the people that came up with the idea for that shirt ?
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 3:42am #672473
Toronto16Participant^ My thoughts exactly. That is not funny at all.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:18am #672478
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantDeep 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…
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 6:45am #672527
WTF I’m BANNEDhilarious, specially the tweet
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 7:41am #672551
DurantsWingspanYou 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:19am #672564
boffacheeriosParticipantI 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:58am #672571
F_DA_POParticipantSeattle 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:11am #672580
OldSkoolBasketballParticipantI like Seattle. One of the smartest and healthiest cities in our country.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:26am #672590
boffacheeriosParticipantPersonally 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:59am #672606
DurantsWingspanI 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.
0 - Posted on: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 10:04am #672608
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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