Toolsview all


Jenni Carlson: Nick Collison loves 'adopted hometown' of Seattle

 
By Jenni Carlson | Published: August 11, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Nick Collison gushes about his adopted hometown, raving about how great it is, telling how much fun he has and wondering why anyone would live anywhere else.

photo - Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison is an Iowa native, but loves to live in Seattle. Photo by Hugh Scott, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison is an Iowa native, but loves to live in Seattle. Photo by Hugh Scott, The Oklahoman

Multimedia

Yep, the Thunder big man sure does love Seattle.

That much is obvious from his Twitter account.

Collison is back in Seattle this summer, and he’s been having a virtual lovefest over his off-season home on the social networking site. There have been tweets about the weather and the activities, the sites and the sounds, the beauty and the grandeur.

If you didn’t know better, you’d think he was cashing checks from the King County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sure, the folks in the Thunder front office love it, too.

That one of the team’s veterans is talking up the city that fought the franchise tooth and nail can’t be all that popular. But before anyone gets any crazy ideas — Twitter bans have become all the rage in the sports world, after all — the Thunder’s top brass needs to remember one thing.

Collison’s right.

Seattle is a great place.

Truth be told, it’s one of the best American cities. It has culture, character and charm. Seattle isn’t as big or as glitzy as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or Miami, but none of them are less than two hours from the beach and the mountains.

And during the summer, it is absolutely beautiful there.

The locals don’t like to publicize that. They’d like to have everyone believe that it’s always cloudy and rainy there.

Page 1 of 2

Toolsview all



Related Topics: Basketball, Sports, Science and Technology, Technology, Football, Internet, Social Software and Tagging, Men's Professional Basketball, Professional Football



Leave a Comment

Thank you for joining our conversation on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy. Please help by flagging comments that violate these guidelines. Posts that contain obscene or vulgar language will be immediately flagged and not posted.

If you prefer your thoughts to appear in The Oklahoman, we encourage you to submit a letter to the editor.

Would you like to leave a comment?

Log in or sign up (it's free).

comments powered by Disqus

Ads by Yahoo!

Woman is 53 But Looks 24
Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
ConsumerLifestyles.org
FHA Cuts Refi Requirement
Rates Hit 3.01% APR! Calculate New Mortgage Payment Now.
www.MortgageRatesExperts.com

Sports Photo Galleriesview all