The OKC...Thunder

It has been known since around mid-July that the team moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City would be nicknamed the "Thunder." Today it was made official. From TrueHoop:

Thunder Chairman Clay Bennett made a very low-enthusiasm presentation, saying how enthusiastic he was. There was some talk about how hard it is to keep a secret, and even a line about character. I smirked at this man, whose double-dealing e-mails and bold-faced lies have been well-documented, telling me about character. I felt all that bitterness at how things went down in Seattle.

And for Sonic fans, today was the day that they really lost their team. For much of the summer, to me, it seemed like the Sonics had been stolen, and were out there somewhere, perhaps to somehow be returned.

Obviously the way that Bennett handled this was wrong, and now the city of Seattle is left cheering for the Mariners, which is basically just like cheering for the Sonics seeing as how both teams are at the bottom of the standings.

Anyway, the logo is absolutely horrible. It looks like a WNBA logo. The Thunder text is too boring and I really don't understand why there is so much light blue in there. When you hear thunder, isn't the sky dark?

The name is alright with me. I know that thunder is a part of Oklahoma, with all the tornadoes and Indian heritage. We got the Lightning teams, why not have Thunder.

The AC/DC song "Thunderstruck" was played during the ceremony, which is fitting I guess.