Oklahoma City Thunder T-Shirts Pulled After Death Threats From Bitter Seattle Fans
by Free Britney at .The manufacturer of a popular set of Oklahoma City Thunder t-shirts has become a target for apparent death threats from some bitter Seattle fans.
Why? Warpaint Clothing used the former Seattle SuperSonics logo and took a cheap shot at the fact that the franchise left the Pacific northwest for OKC.
The team left Seattle in 2008, but anger remains, and Warpaint has decided to stop selling the shirts because of death threats sent its way in reaction.
The current Oklahoma City Thunder may be the former Seattle SuperSonics - some of their roster members are - but the franchise is not really in earnest.
Then-owner Howard Schultz sold the NBA team needing a new stadium to an ownership group from a city that wanted it way more than Seattle. Period.
With a new stadium at its disposal and a fan base eager for a franchise, OKC effectively bought one from an owner all too willing to make a buck and get out.
Seattle's loss. Oklahoma City advanced to the Western Conference Finals last night by eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers. Thank you, Seattle, indeed.
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Comments (5 Total)
And instead of the "fans" of the Sonics being mad at the wrong group of people - you need to look at the FORMER owner of the Sonics, your city leaders who upgraded your baseball and football BUT NOT your basketball, etc. You should, however, be happy that it's not the OKC SONICS (which they could have done)- because you can still have your franchise on the next expansion.
uh - actually, this article IS on base. The Sonic fan base was mostly missing for the last few years.... The owner KNEW that it was going to be moved to OKC and didn't care -UNTIL AFTER HE started getting backlash. In all actuality, the Thunder management handled the buyout better than most other deals in pro sports.i.e. The SONICS name is unattached AND the Sonics colors are not being used. Whenever the Sonics gets a new owner AND a new stadium AND some fans who care - then the Sonics can be reborn. Ask the Minnesota Lakers' fans; the New Orleans Jazz' fans; the St. Louis Cardinals' fans, etc., etc., etc. - how they feel about their team being MOVED across the country. The Sonics is really on a hiatus - they are NOT the team in OKC.
Your article is completely off base. Seattle fans were devastated when the Sonics left. You may not be aware of this, but most of us don't have millions of dollars to save a team from leaving once the owner decides to sell. It's also pretty asinine to blame an entire city for death threats from a few people.
Clay Bennett is a liar and a thief and OKC deserves him. Howard Shultz tried to sue to void the sale after it was learned that Bennett was planning to move the team privately all the while he was claiming to wanting to keep it in Seattle publicly, and more importantly, lying to Shultz about keeping the team here. Shultz wanted to sell to someone who would keep the franchise in Seattle. We have a new arena coming and we will have a team soon. Probably the Sacramento Kings. You can rest assured 8 people wont be getting shot around our arena. You can have them, Ghetto City, Oklahoma.
Your opinion of Seattle fans is misguided. The CITY wants the Sonics and wants an owner who wants to spend some money for a quality franchise. Not an owner who is in it merely forthe profit of it. We aren't mad at Oklahoma. We are mad that Howard was disinterested in making the team better. We are seriously bitter at him still and want our sonics back. Not necessarily the players. Just our team. We lost it because no one wanted to watch a team lose all the time. Your article is like blaming movie goers for a movie being pulled after a week because it was crap. Then the movie gets remade better somewhere else and makes millions and you want to say that the original fans didn't want to see the movie. Ignorant.