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Bitter Sonics fans have a right to be angry

The Oklahoma City Thunder reached the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.

The city of Seattle feels cheated.

Following the 2007-08 season, the Seattle Supersonics controversially relocated to Oklahoma City and rebranded the franchise as the “Thunder”.

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Sonics fans have been angry and in denial ever since, bouncing back and forth between the first two stages of grief. The loss of their beloved franchise is going to take years to overcome.

Oklahoma City defeated the San Antonio Spurs 107-99, coming back from a 2-0 series deficit and winning four straight games. Seeing the Thunder reach the Finals with Kevin Durant (a player they drafted) stings more than most fans can imagine.

The movement to bring the franchise back to Seattle is strong, so much so that a movie called Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team was released in 2009 and aired on CNBC this past April.

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Meanwhile, while the Pacific Northwest shed their lonely tears, the rest of America is ecstatic for the Thunder.

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Check out Serge Ibaka’s Instagrammed NBA Finals hat.

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