In a move that I would describe nicely as "utterly stupid beyond belief", a local Oklahoma TV news Web site has already decided to put the Seattle Supersonics down as one of their local teams. Perhaps even more hilarious is that when you click on the Supersonics logo, it gives you a recap of the Sonics' last game - while still referring to the team as the Seattle Supersonics. Well, that was of nice of them. I'm glad they didn't put 'Oklahoma Gunslingers defeat Warriors' or whatever the hell they're going to call the team.
As far as I'm concerned, this team is going to fail miserably in Oklahoma City, and while there are totally rational reasons for that - no pro athlete would ever want to live there, it's not a basketball state, the Hornets were a novelty while they were there and not a true indication of the kind of fanbase the team will have - there's also a much more simple reason.
And that's karma.
Everything about this now inevitable move has been shady beyond belief, from Clay Bennet lying to David Stern about exhausting all options in Seattle before moving the team, to Stern not caring that Bennet lied (and more or less working with him to move the team), to Stern basically ignoring Seattle's pleas to keep the team, to crap like an insignificant TV station jumping the gun and already calling the Sonics their team.
So fine Oklahoma, take the Sonics. Just don't be surprised when Kevin Durant bolts as soon as his contract expires and you eventually wind up with a team on par with the former Vancouver Grizzlies.
Then we'll really see how excited you are about having an NBA team.
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