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Cover your eyes SuperSonics fans, Oklahoma City is finally set to unveil its new mascot next week.
The team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics is expected to make the announcement Sept. 3, having applied for trademarks for the following six names:
• Thunder
Is it just me, or do these mascots sound like really bad Arena Football League names?
According to Oklahoma City television station KOCO, the Thunder is supposed to be the frontrunner. Maybe Oklahoma City will hire these dudes to be their mascot.
If Thunder Down Under isn’t your thing, maybe Wind or Energy will make the cut. Nothing says “Let’s Go Oklahoma City” like a wind turbine as your mascot. But that would also be a bad PR move as wind turbines have been contributing to high mortality rates in bats of late.
At least the Marshalls, Barons and Bison sound somewhat original, until you do some digging a find out the Bison is the mascot of emerging Division I-AA football powerhourse North Dakota State. And Marshalls might be confused with a cheap department store that sells old size 22 Shaq sneakers and XXXL Shawn Kemp jerseys, so that’s not going to happen.
That leaves the Barons, which is fitting since Oklahoma City jacked their team from the poor folks up in the Pacific Northwest. I can see the Baron’s first chant now: “Put your hands in the air, and give away your team like you just don’t care.”
Come on SuperSonics fans, I know you have some comments on this one. What would you like to name the NBA’s newest squad?
Best name gets a free trip to Oklahoma City.
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