How Bootleg Is Oklahoma City Thunder’s Logo?
The NBA’s worst-kept secret is a secret no more: the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics (before chairman Clay Bennett stole it) has officially been renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. It even has an unimpressive color scheme and uninspiring logo to go with its underwhelming name!
At least there’s a explanation for the lame name and colors. Thunder is a reference to the devastating storms in the region known as Tornado Alley, to the Oklahoma City-based 45th Infantry Division (nicknamed Thunderbirds for the state’s American Indian heritage), and also to Oklahoma douchebag Garth Brooks, who once wrote an ode to spousal abuse called “The Thunder Rolls.” The light blue, yellow, and reddish-orange team colors represent the state flag, the sun, and the sunset, respectively (apparently the color of coagulated blood to represent Bennett stabbing loyal Seattle fans in the back was shot down).
But what gives with the logo? Millions of dollars invested in a team and this is the best OKC could come up with? We expect bootleg designs from the NBA’s National Basketball Development League, but this is the pros! Take a look at five janky D-League logos and vote to determine if the OKC Thunder’s is any better…
COLORADO 14ERS
Finally, Colorado pedophiles who love basketball have a freak flag to fly!
IOWA ENERGY:
Providing solar power makes the sun constipated.
BAKERSFIELD JAM:
You can almost picture a slow white center stumbling into a dunk. Jammalicious!
SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE:
We think they meant airborne life force. Nutty.
FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS:
This one is actually pretty fresh…if you’re trying to intimidate a picnic spread.
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looks like a WNBA team logo smh
Comment by De$ — September 4, 2008 #
the first thing i said when i seen OKC Thunder was: this looks like a wack D-league logo and the name is wiggidy wiggidy wiggidy wack doesn’t make me jump jump (shouts out to Kris Kross) this name needs to be totaly crossed out.
Comment by dazlm — September 4, 2008 #
FYI, the local ad agency actually had a few decent logos for Clay and his yes men to look at, and they destroyed all them and grabbed random pieces, and now we have the grotesque, MS Paint, early 1990s joke you see. Textbook example of Design By Committee, and of an ad agency caving in instead of giving their client a solid solution.
Comment by Boomer — September 9, 2008 #
I think the more important question is, which site does your rip off from? Because this site is a pile of shit. haha
Comment by Jack Mehoff — September 9, 2008 #
Absolutely the worst logo design i have ever seen in professional sports. As an oklahoma city resident and graphic design artist, I would have gladly graced the NBA with a better logo for free, just to save OKC the embarrassment of confirming that we were not ready for the NBA.
Comment by Cody Rains — September 12, 2008 #