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In 2008, Clay Bennett up and moved the Seattle Sonics to Oklahoma City in the final move of a well-orchestrated heist. Since then, Seattle has been trying to get a new NBA franchise (with no luck) all-the-while despising Bennett and his Thunder.
One OKC columnist noticed that we're pretty happy about the Seahawks making the Super Bowl and proposed that it's a good time for the two cities to be friends (again?).
Listen, you leave our basketball team alone and we promise not to come after your football team. We have a thing for football and playmakers named Russell W. in this city. The Seahawks would be a nice fit, though we'd probably have to change their name to the Barons or Energy or something like that. Kidding!
Seattle responded accordingly…
This twisted rationalization article by @NewsOK is hilarious! http://t.co/Sx5iwJ3pOD Response is posted on our FB: http://t.co/gu6QVcFZZL
— Sonicsgate (@Sonicsgate) January 23, 2014
We'll always root against the OKC Thunderp franchise, just like we rooted against our other Western Conf rivals the Utah Jazz & LA Lakers...
— Sonicsgate (@Sonicsgate) January 23, 2014
... but with a stolen team bonus that shoots this to the top of the rivalry hierarchy.
— Sonicsgate (@Sonicsgate) January 23, 2014
The success of our @Seahawks & the dominance of the #12thMan are not justifications for how our Sonics were stolen from us. #exactopposite
— Sonicsgate (@Sonicsgate) January 23, 2014
They took our team, but they gave us a rival to root against forever. #BeatOKC all day every day. This is how rivalries work. #NoLoveLost
— Sonicsgate (@Sonicsgate) January 23, 2014
Carry on, everyone.
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