OKC Thunder: Time to reap the rewards of team's growing pains

 
BY JOHN ROHDE, Staff Writer, jrohde@opubco.com
Published: January 28, 2012

LOS ANGELES — Don't look now, but the Thunder is getting old(er).

The franchise that relocated from Seattle four seasons ago quickly became the new kids on the NBA block.

Located smack-dab in the middle of a college-crazed state, Oklahoma City finally turned pro and had done so with a bunch of college-aged kids.

Gone are the Thunder's growing pains of youth. As sole owners of the NBA's bes...


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