Sonics Memorabilia

Here's a great Sonics Memorabilia site you should check out:

The Seattle SuperSonics—or Sonics to their legions of fans in Washington—play in the Northwest Division of the NBA’s Western Conference. Founded in 1967, the Sonics are Seattle’s fist professional sports team and the only Seattle franchise to win a championship. Naturally, the possibility of the team’s move to Oklahoma City has fans of the Green and Gold up in arms. The biggest draw for Sonics fans right now is 19-year-old superstar Kevin Durant. The Sonics drafted the 6’9” shooting guard in 2007 after Durant finished his freshman season at the University of Texas.

Seattle fans can get their fix on autographed sports memorabilia, including merchandise signed by their favorite players, by checking out sportsmemorabilia.com. One of our favorite items is the autographed Kevin Durant basketball. Named NCAA Player of the Year after only one season with the Longhorns, Durant has hand-signed this piece and added the “07 NCAA POY” inscription. While you’re there, check out all our autographed basketballs—chances are we’ve got one with your favorite player’s name on it.

For your home or office, you might want to consider a framed, autographed photograph of Durant holding his #35 jersey or a Kevin Durant photomint. The photomint, which features a shot of the athlete in action, also comes with two 24KT gold coins—one for the SuperSonics and another for the NBA. Our authentic NBA logo patch featuring the green and gold S makes a great touch to any Seattle scrapbook or memorabilia collection. Or, make it a part of your wardrobe by sewing onto a bag or piece of clothes! Let us be your source for your basketball gear and Sonics memorabilia!

Sonics New Owners: Jerks and Bigots

I really want to write some good news about the Sonics.

I'm a life-long fan. I've been with them through the ups and downs. I considered naming my first-born Xavier. Every day I wake up hoping there will be something positive to write about the team and the new owners. Instead, I have to read this:

Two members of the new Sonics ownership group are heavyweight financiers of a national political group dedicated to banning gay marriage.

Together, co-owners Tom Ward and Aubrey McClendon donated more than $1.1 million to Americans United to Preserve Marriage, a conservative Christian group that opposes gay marriage.

The group is led by Gary Bauer, an outspoken leader of conservative groups including the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family.

According to the group, gay couples "flout marriage by using it for their own political agenda (and) cheapen the institution."

Read the rest in today's Seattle P.I.
(originally reported in The Stranger)

Yes, we wouldn't want to "cheapen" an institution that has a 50% rate of failure!

As much as I hate bigoted right-wingers like McClendon and Co., the one we should be aiming our pitchforks at is former owner Howard Shultz. He pissed and moaned about how much money he was losing on the team (while living it up on millions of dollars of shareholder-funded perks), then knowingly sold the team to a group he knew had no chance (and probably no desire) to keep the team in town. Why? Because the city dared say no to his demand to build more luxury boxes for his rich friends.

The new owners, of course, claim they have every desire to "make things work" in Seattle, but if they can't win over a basketball slut like me, what hope do they have?

In other crappy news, Rashard has turned down a contract extension. At least the Sonics beat Portland last night--take that Nate!

Reason to Hate Oklahoma, #478

Like I needed another reason to hate Oklahoma.

It appears that at least one sleaze-ball sportscaster in Okie-town is referring to our team as the "Oklahoma/Seattle Sonics".

(Thanks to Ian for the tip!)