The NBA Comes to Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is a buzz this morning with the news that we’ve finally landed our own NBA franchise. Within hours of the announcement this leaked image showing the new team name and mascot was discovered:
That’s right the new team will be called the “Oklahoma City I Love this Basketball Team!”s. In a snippet from the press release leaked with the image, I Love this Basketball Team owner, Clay Bennett commented on the selection of Oklahoma celebrity Toby Keith as the team’s mascot:
“Toby is a local legend. With his love of chest hair and barbeque, Toby represents the hopes and dreams of Oklahomans and, indeed all Americans. I can’t think of a more meaty face to represent what is sure to be America’s team.”Clay Bennett, owner, Oklahoma City I Love this Basketball Team!
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
This a joke? I love Toby Keith as much as anyone, and I knew that OKC was supposed to be landing the Sonics, but surely we’re not calling them this. T.K. is a legend for now. What are we gonna do in 3 generations when nobody knows who he is?
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
LOL – beautiful logo, I *almost* with this was true…
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
for the win
:)
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:31 pm
This is wonderful. He is an Oklahoma legend and a true American Patriot! What an honor to have him as our logo and right before July 4th. What great timing! I love seeing him on the football fields. Too bad for Garth Brooks. If he would’ve had a restaurant and be on the OU field maybe we could have named it after him. Those are good colors too. I was hoping OKC wouldn’t mess this up and they surely didn’t. Way to go OKC and way to go Toby Keith.
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Micah, LOL I can’t believe you think this is real. Jason, Great Job
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
And what is more Oklahoma than the love of chest hair and bbq?
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Looks like he has a dip in.
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
@Granata – does he come any other way?
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Cute, very cute. Me like.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Egads. Don’t scare us like that!
July 6th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I’d like it better if we were the Chuck Norris’
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July 31st, 2008 at 3:18 pm
awesome!
way to go, loved it.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
If you’re gonna make the team name about Toby Keith why don’t you call the team the “Oklahoma City Annoying Ford Commercials” or the “Oklahoma City Rednecks.”
July 31st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
If you’re going to name the team after Toby Keith, you should name them the “Oklahoma City Annoying Ford Commercials” or the “OKC Rednecks.”
August 4th, 2008 at 10:26 am
This name will be the best thing ever in the whole wide world.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I think this would be a great ad campaign for the team. Certainly the team name and logo wouldn’t go over with everyone, but I could se ehim being a great first spokesperson. They could have a Toby Keith night.
P.S. I hate Clay Bennett. I hope you guys set a record for losses in a season. But congrats on the team.
August 7th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Toby Keith is nothing to be proud of for Oklahoma. He is a very rude person when you see him in public. He doesnt contribute to any special organizations and he plans on turning our great country side into golf courses and restaraunts…Not to mention the embarassment he brings with his upcoming acting attempts. This is just plain stupid and anyone that agrees that this is a good idea in anyway is the kind of person you see on the news after a trailor gets hit by a wild storm or a domestic dispute
August 9th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Hehe, relax, Joshua. This is all just a bit of satire. Of course the team will not actually be named after Mr. Keith. All in good fun, man.
August 24th, 2008 at 10:12 am
9fThank’s.2t I compleatly agree with last post. dkl
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