The city of Seattle is pulling out all the stops to keep their NBA franchise, the Sonics. We’re currently bracing for a long and drawn out court proceeding that will decide the fate of the team: either staying in Seattle against David Stern and the NBA’s wishes, or ending up in Oklahoma City with Clay “Dickhead” Bennett. Yesterday’s Seattle Times article breaks down the whole situation nicely.

It might be too late though, as people are starting to jump ship to support their Northwest neighbors, the Portland Trailblazers. The team has a number of connections to Seattle - the Trailblazers’ owner is Paul Allen the owner of the Seattle Seahawks, the roster includes University of Washington grad and Seattle native Brandon Roy, as well as another local high school star Martell Webster.

Here’s another reason, not related to Seattle, the Blazers just confirmed that they’ll be importing Spanish sensation Rudy Fernandez to the roster next season. At first I didn’t care. But our friend at Enjoy The Enjoyment was nice enough to post this video:

Sure the soundtrack of “Smooth Criminal” helps, but Rudy is Filthy McNasty. Athletic, creates his own shot, can play D, fast, hops…total package. The Blazers are back!

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