OKC Thunder have no legitimate claim or ownership over the Sonics 1979 Championship

[doogie_hauser]

Might have been the same licence that moved to OKC from Seattle but I am absolutely furious and perplexed that historic franchise stealing and plastic organisation that is Oklahoma City Thuneer apparently now claim 'ownership' to the Sonics 1979 NBA Championship
.
What a blatant case of Sporting Misappropriation history and legacy theft

Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years.

This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis/LA Lakers debate btw.

OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy ...

[mkot]

I thought the trophy is still in one museum in Seattle no? I read somewhere that if the franchise comes back (the name Supersonic) then all the history and will go back to Seattle.

[zimpy27]

The franchise was moved from Seattle to OKC.

If Seattle ever get a Sonics franchise then they can take back their history and records. For now they belong with OKC.



Charlotte Hornets was moved to New Orleans Hornets with the history.
Charlotte Bobcats were created but didn't have the Hornets history.
About 10 years ago New Orleans became Pelicans and Charlotte took back the Hornets name and got all the Hornets history with it.

[Mavrelous]

The Hornets might have not won a ring, but classifying who is a Hornet historically and who is a Pelican is a fun exercise.

[Duffman100]

...okay?

[TheCage4]

Might have been the same licence that moved to OKC from Seattle but I am absolutely furious and perplexed that historic franchise stealing and plastic organisation that is Oklahoma City Thuneer apparently now claim 'ownership' to the Sonics 1979 NBA Championship
.
What a blatant case of Sporting Misappropriation history and legacy theft

Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years.

This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis/LA Lakers debate btw.

OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy ...

Are you okay? There's some breathing exercises that may prove to be very helpful.

[Lo Wang]

Might have been the same licence that moved to OKC from Seattle but I am absolutely furious and perplexed that historic franchise stealing and plastic organisation that is Oklahoma City Thuneer apparently now claim 'ownership' to the Sonics 1979 NBA Championship
.
What a blatant case of Sporting Misappropriation history and legacy theft

Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years.

This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis/LA Lakers debate btw.

OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy ...

Are you okay? There's some breathing exercises that may prove to be very helpful.

I think he's going to need more than breathing exercises. OKC not only stole their franchise, but their championship banner as well. On top of that, the group that bought the Sonics was only able to buy it if they kept it in Seattle, which they never intended to.

Damn OKC did them dirty.

[justinriley11]

Might have been the same LICENSE that moved to OKC from Seattle but I am absolutely furious and perplexed that historic franchise stealing and plastic ORGANIZATION that is Oklahoma City THUNDER apparently now claim 'ownership' to the Sonics 1979 NBA Championship
.
What a blatant case of Sporting Misappropriation history and legacy theft

Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years.

This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis/LA Lakers debate btw.

OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy ...

the same way the celtics have these 13 other banners they have hanging up that they shouldn't be claiming since yall were playing against 11 other teams

[Hornet Mania]

It's already a done deal, OP. OKC is contractually obligated to give back the Sonic name and history to the new Seattle franchise as soon as it exists. I'm sure OKC will take down the championship banner around that same time.

You guys are actually in a better spot than Charlotte was after the Hornets left. We had to rely on New Orleans giving the history back for free out of the goodness of their hearts, they didn't actually have to do it at all. Seattle already has it sorted out, just need the new franchise to carry on the old legacy.

[Potential]

Will the Charlotte Hornets ever win an NBA Championship? That's the biggest question of the year

[Fencer reregistered]

Will the Charlotte Hornets ever win an NBA Championship? That's the biggest question of the year

Any version of the Hornets?

[Fencer reregistered]

The NFL/Cleveland Brown situation in the NFL was handled pretty well, legacy-wise.

They even got the nuances right. The old Browns became the Baltimore Ravens, an accomplished franchise. The new Browns, however, kept the records, artwork, fans and tradition of ineptitude.

[Hellcrooner]

Nice try.
Celtisc Op.

minnie didnt make any contract when selling the team.
So, the lakers are still the same franchise with the same honors and the history.


Okc did make a contract on the subject, they are NOT the same franchise and once the sonics are back they will keep their history and accolades as if it was all a bad dream that never happened.

[Hornet Mania]

Will the Charlotte Hornets ever win an NBA Championship? That's the biggest question of the year

Super relevant to this thread.

[VA_Funaki]

Uh... When the gold championship tabs on the back of the jerseys were made available to indicate a franchise has won an NBA championship, the Thunder opted not to include the tab. This tells you everything you need to know. No Thunder fan counts that as a franchise championship.

[The Servant]

Nah, it doesn't count. A very small amount of fans may say it, but majority of fans and everyone else know we dont have one yet.

[MrGoat]

Agreed. Even if this is a transparent agenda thread by a Celtics fan about the Lakers claiming Minnesota's early championships

[jkvonny]

Will the Charlotte Hornets ever win an NBA Championship? That's the biggest question of the year

2038.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Might have been the same licence that moved to OKC from Seattle but I am absolutely furious and perplexed that historic franchise stealing and plastic organisation that is Oklahoma City Thuneer apparently now claim 'ownership' to the Sonics 1979 NBA Championship
.
What a blatant case of Sporting Misappropriation history and legacy theft

Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years.

This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis/LA Lakers debate btw.

OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy ...

And ironically enough neither do the Celtics have any damn right to Celtics history. Technically the Clippers have 13 titles in Boston and the Celtics have 5.

https://archive.nytimes.com/offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/freaky-friday-n-b-a-style-when-the-clippers-were-the-celtics/

https://celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-boston-celtics-cebraves-swap/

[jkvonny]

Will the Charlotte Hornets ever win an NBA Championship? That's the biggest question of the year

Any version of the Hornets?

2038 and 2040