For Christmas, Susan bought me an OKC Thunder Hoodie. It’s blue and had the Thunder logo along with the words “Oklahoma City” printed across the front. I enjoy wearing it, but over the past month I have enjoyed wearing it more than usual.
Last month I spent a week in Dallas — home of the Dallas Mavericks, one of the Thunder’s rivals. When the NBA voted on whether or not the Seattle Sonics should/could relocate to Oklahoma City, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was one of two owners who voted no. The Thunder returned the favor by knocking the Mavericks out of the playoffs. You’re welcome, Mark. Anyway, I had a great time wearing my hoodie around Dallas for a week, representing the Thunder.
This week I’m in Seattle. If you want to know how much Seattle hates the Thunder, just know that while I was standing outside the airport waiting for my ride with my hoodie on it took all of two minutes for someone to drive by, honk, and flip me off.
Tonight we had dinner at a local pub that happened to be showing the Thunder game. I was the only person in the pub wearing a Thunder hoodie. That’s not surprising. I’m probably the only person in Seattle wearing a Thunder hoodie. Fortunately the Thunder won the game, which made it easier to gloat on my way out.
My favorite comment of the night: “Hey, our baseball team’s doing pretty good right now if you want to steal that too.”
You never know, we just might. :)