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Seattle Supersonics and Oklahoma City Thunder

All about the Oklahoma Thunder, a team that was originally the Seattle Supersonics. The Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City in the 2008-2009 NBA season and officially became the Oklahoma City Thunder. Includes questions about their roster, their front office, and their playoff runs.

74 Questions

How did the Oklahoma City thunder get their name?

The University of Oklahoma is NOT called the Boomer Sooners; they are called the Sooners after the enterprising settlers who sneaked into Oklahoma Territory before the official start of the run at noon on April 22, 1889 (i.e., sooner than they should have).

The boomers were a group (most notably David L. Payne, for whom Payne County, OK is named) who agitated for more than ten years for opening Oklahoma to settlement.

The University of Oklahoma fight song, "Boomer Sooner," was fashioned after the Yale fight song, "Boola Boola" and the University of North Carolina fight song, "I'm a Tar Heel Born."

How many nba games in the regular season?

There are 34 games in a WNBA season, not including playoffs. The most there could possible be in a season, including playoffs, would be 43.

Who are the starting 5 lineup for Oklahoma City thunder?

PG: Russell Westbrook

SG: Kevin Durant

C: Kendrick Perkins

PF: Serge Ibaka

SF: Thabo Sefolosha

Is Kevin durant Haitian?

Hell yeah he resides Biennale, Haiti, Then he moved in Miami Dade at age 15, changing the name to "Wade County" due to his Super Haitian Skills.

How did the supersonics get their name?

When the expansion franchise in Seattle joined the NBA in 1967, Boeing, the airplane manufacturer then headquartered in Olympia, Wash., was working on supersonic jet that would rival the Concorde. The plane never took off, but Seattle fans voted for the name anyhow.

Who owns the Oklahoma City thunder?

The Professional Basketball Club, LLC owns the Oklahoma City Thunder. They also own the Tulsa 66ers in the NBA Development League. The group is composed of of Oklahoma City businessmen and is led by Clay Bennett.

What is the percentage of three pointers scored by the average NBA player?

1outof100 but dirk will make 3s all the time and will never miss so he is the best player that ever lived :) GO MAVS LAKERS SUK LIKE MIAMI HEAT AND CHICAGO BULLS MICHAEL JORDAN IS A WANNA BE

Why would the SuperSonics Move to Oklahoma?

Oklahoma city never had pro basketball nba brfore. it wants to have new nba team in it Jesse

Why is seattle named after chief seattle?

Chief Seattle often helped the white settlers in the area. Thankful settlers named their town Seattle after him.

What year did the Seattle Supersonics win the NBA championship?

Through the 2007-08 season, the Supersonics have played in three NBA finals: 1978 - lost to the Washington Bullets

1979 - defeated the Washington Bullets

1996 - lost to the Chicago Bulls

What is supersonic sound?

It is an oxymoron, a self-contradiction, in that sound must travel at the speed of sound (which does vary by the medium or material). Supersonic means "faster than sound."

You might, however, describe vibrations as being supersonic, meaning that they are traveling faster than sound would in air.

How did the Seattle Supersonics get their name?

The airplane manufatuer Boing is operated out of Seattle and at the time of the Sonics inception it was thought that all planes would soon be Super Sonic, or faster then sound, this has not come to pass. But the Sonics are basically named after the areo space industry.

How tall is Key Arena?

The height of the Key Arena is about 135 feet tall. This arena is located in Seattle, Washington at Seattle Center.