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Published: August 25, 2008
What's in a NBA nickname?: Make a decision, make it work for Oklahoma City
Any day now we'll have a name for our NBA franchise. Promise.
I'm pretty sure.
I hope so.
The name, Thunder I presume, will be met with mixed reviews, as it should be. There are better names out there. There also are worse.
Yes, Thunder sounds a little silly. But what nickname doesn't sound silly if you think about it? What nickname passes any kind of smell test?
Mets, Jets, Nets? If those hokey...
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