As some of you may know, I was not a very big fan of the Seattle Supersonics moving to Oklahoma City. The deal was shady, manipulative, and borderline illegal.
But even then, I was starting to accept it and say, "OK, I can live with Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City for two more years before he inevitably splits to a real city."
However, that's no longer the case.
Because of the Oklahoma City Thunder's inability to come up with any kind of decent team name, they're now forcing the Golden State Warriors to ditch their beloved mascot Thunder - who legend has it was fully responsible for them beating the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs two seasons ago.
Yep, the Warriors were just forced to give Thunder his walking papers because obviously so many people were going to be confused by a mascot named Thunder on a team based in Oakland in comparison to a franchise in Oklahoma. I can hardly tell the difference!
I'm wondering what parents will tell their kids this season when Thunder doesn't show up. Maybe they'll just tell the kids that he was taken "out back" just like Fido was.
Just so you know, it will now be my mission to slam both Oklahoma City and their sucktastic new team from now until eternity for taking the Warriors mascot.
But rather than focus on my pure unadulterated hatred, let's instead remember what Thunder brought to the table - insane break dancing skills. Harry the Hawk never had a chance.
Warriors fire Thunder [Golden State of Mind]
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