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Don't Let Social Media Outcry Steal Joy From OKC Thunder Playoff Run
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Don't Let Social Media Outcry Steal Joy From OKC Thunder Playoff Run

Oklahoma City Thunder On SI·Rylan Stiles·29 days ago
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The series hasn't even started yet but the bellyaching on social media has. The Oklahoma City Thunder are embarking on their second round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA''s biggest brand. The Thunder are attempting to be the first team since the 2018 Golden State Warriors to go back-to-back as NBA Champions. Oklahoma City's rise to the top of the NBA mountain has come with plenty of outcry and largely made up narratives. This has left residents of Oklahoma City and Thunder faithful across the world spending their time combating the National Media, the opposing fan bases and opposing local media at length. The dirty secret is, if the Thunder were not consistently beating their favorite teams, no one would have a problem with the way Oklahoma City plays. How do we know this? Not only do teams like the irrlevant Wizards not field hate but look at how the Bricktown Ballers play basketball. They are a largely homegrown team.…

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