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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

You Know What, Clay Bennett?

posted by on June 10 at 18:05 PM

After today’s NBA game-fixing allegations, and the NBA’s Scott McClellan-esque rebuttals, I think I finally understand your Oklahoma City motives. Doesn’t matter whether or not today’s allegations are true (and from the sound of it, former ref Tim Donaghy isn’t saying anything too outlandish). The reputation for NBA iffiness is beginning to stick, and league commish David Stern is going for low blows on Donaghy to fight the charges. As if the whole affair isn’t WWE enough? Stern might as well get in the middle of the wrestling ring and deliver those low blows via 10-minute Vince McMahon monologue.

Bennett, at this point, you’re looking like a smart businessman. You’re taking the initiative and moving your basketball team to a city that’s too attention-starved to care about integrity in sports. Tip of the hat.

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First game in OKC Bennett will choke on a piece of popcorn, slicing his windpipe and choking to death with tears in his eyes. That is my prayer, this is my mantra.

Posted by KevinDurant | June 10, 2008 6:21 PM
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Testicular cancer, four rounds of unsuccessful chemotherapy.

Posted by ChrisWilcox | June 10, 2008 6:22 PM
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He'll get stabbed to death in an alley, the only one in Oklahoma.

Posted by LukeRidnour | June 10, 2008 6:24 PM
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Brain aneurism at the first game, doomed to a life of eye blinks, shit pants and grunt grunt grunts for his IV Drip...

Posted by JeffGreen | June 10, 2008 6:25 PM
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Plane Crash, Train Crash, Car Wreck, Bike Accident, Rolled over by a Steam Roller...

Posted by NickCollison | June 10, 2008 6:28 PM
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Dear Clay Bennett:

I hope that during the first game in OKC, a shard of glass from the shattering backboard lodges itself in your scrotum.

Love,
Greg

Posted by Greg | June 11, 2008 8:02 AM
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stern's taking the typical GOP logical fallacy route to adressing these (completely plausable) charges: ad hominem attacks.

how long are the owners going to put up with this bullshit?

Posted by max solomon | June 11, 2008 9:11 AM
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They should also be looking at the Suns/Sonics 1993 Western Conference Final Game 7, when the Suns shot SIXTY FOUR free throws, ensuring a Barkley vs. Jordan NBA Finals.

Posted by DOUG. | June 11, 2008 10:15 AM
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Here's something for the budding OKC NBA fan to ponder: the OKC Sonics vs. Kobe and the Lakers in the 2010 western conf. finals ... which team do you think Stern is going to let into the Finals?

Posted by Felix | June 11, 2008 10:51 AM
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haha, i remember that Sun/sonics series also! that series was definitely predetermined. no doubt about it.

Posted by erchi | June 14, 2008 3:05 PM

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