News just released about the new Oklahoma City Basketball team is that the name will be the Oklahoma City Thunder sources close to the owner have leaked. This new era in NBA and Oklahoma City history are a big turning point in the cities much acclaimed MAPS project which sought to restore Bricktown area into a centralized entertainment hub for Oklahoma City.

The forthcoming basketball team, Oklahoma City Thunder, will play in the Ford Center where the Blazers and Yard Dawgs have played over the years. This venue for the new Oklahoma City Basketball team is ideal for bringing in new business and entertainment to the Oklahoma City metro area.

The Oklahoman had run a contest to see who would win their bracket style contest and it turns out that the Oklahoma City Thunder beat out over calling the team the Outlaws.

Reports say that more than 16,000 people signed up for a season-ticket request list for the new Oklahoma City Thunder team during a 16 day span. This Basketball Season could prove to be an interesting one for Oklahoma City Basketball fans.

We’ll keep everyone up-to-date on upcoming announcements for the Oklahoma City Thunder and any news going into the 2008-2009 Basketball Season.

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