As someone who currently lives in Seattle, I get a daily reminder of how bitter NBA fans in the city still are after their beloved Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City back in 2008.
After being the team that actually drafted Kevin Durant with the No. 2 overall pick in 2007, the entire city was then lied to by team owner Clay Bennett about not moving, then saw the franchise pack up and head East.
With the news that Durant was bolting OKC for the Golden State Warriors, there might not have been people more happy, cruel and ruthless as Seattle hoops fans, who tossed some serious shade on Twitter following the news.
https://twitter.com/jamesisanerd/status/750099401058635776
All of Seattle celebrating Kevin Durant leaving OKC like…#OnRepeat #SonicsGate #ThunderDown pic.twitter.com/cYhmwX2sxY
— Faisal (@fz206) July 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/lusignan_z/status/750015834697834496
Can't resist any longer…Ha! Zombie Sonics…Get whatcha deserve. Hell yes still salty. #sonicsgate
— Wyatt Palmateer (@HoldYourMud) July 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/FelixForever34/status/750141860107038720
https://twitter.com/BigBellyBo32/status/750031412082814977
Drinking #OKCThunder tears all day today like…#SonicsGate pic.twitter.com/k37KshSgym
— Faisal (@fz206) July 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/BillKIRO7/status/750164344269221889
Dear Oklahoma City:
That feeling you're experiencing? Like your heart has been ripped out of your chest? Get used to it.
Love,
Seattle— Bill Wixey (@BillWixey) July 4, 2016
#Seattle Celebrating the departure of Kevin Durant from #OKC. It's a good night in #Seattle. #ThunderDown pic.twitter.com/RU8yKZIUXw
— Sonicsman 🇺🇸 (@sonicsman) July 5, 2016
Goodbye OKC! I hope your team implodes in the offseason like it did in Game 7. #sonicgate #FOKC
— Rob Smith (@RSMITHWA) May 31, 2016
Go #OKC #Thunder fans, light it up! Burn those #Durant jerseys! Woohoo! BURN BURN BURN!!! And have a wonderful day. #Sonicsgate #ClayBennett
— Cy sighs when Keystone Cops appear on the field 😬 (@SeatownCyclops) July 5, 2016
LOL watching the news with my dad an out of the blue he just yells "Fuck the Thunder" #sonicsgate
— Guy Godefroy (@mrfatlace) July 5, 2016
#NeverForget #sonicsgate #sonicsdurant #sonicskarma #GoldenStateWarriors #nba #nbaplayersreact pic.twitter.com/lWWOTvaGUU
— Serenade (@toxictoddler) July 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/pinwheelempire/status/750114012004691969
They say that pain heals all wounds, but, even after eight years, it sure doesn’t sound as if Sonics fans have forgotten how the team left—and they’ll continue trolling the Thunder franchise until they, rightfully, get their own organization back in town.