Six nicknames in the NBA in OKC team mix

 
By Mike Baldwin
Published: July 25, 2008

The NBA filed for trademark rights to six nicknames for Oklahoma City ’s franchise on Monday – Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind, according to the United States Patent and Trademark office.

There is more evidence Thunder could be the nickname. A search of Whois reveals the domain name Thunder.com was created for Thunder.Net Communications , based in California , in July of 1994 but the do...


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