Breakout rapper Macklemore of "Thrift Shop" acclaim, a Seattle native, has taken to Twitter to blast the Oklahoma City Thunder for using his popular song "Can't Hold Us" inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, according to reports.
The Thunder, formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics, were abruptly relocated to the dismay of Sonics fans, long known for being one of the loudest, most passionate fanbases in the NBA. The rapper tweeted the following when informed the Thunder were using his music to hype up the fans: "So apparently the OKC blunder are using @macklemore 'Can't hold us' as a song to hype up the crowd in their arena <-OH HELL NO!"
The SuperSonics final season in Seattle was 2008, the rookie year of Kevin Durant. Durant's rapid ascent to becoming one of the NBA's elite players likely puts a sour taste in the mouth of former Sonics fans like Macklemore.
Making matters worse for the NBA-starved city, a Seattle group's bid to purchase the Sacramento Kings has been voted down after optimism about the return of the Sonics reached a fever pitch.
That battle still has not reached it's conclusion, however. The Seattle bid, led by Chris Hansen, has been increased by 45 percent, which pushes the organization's value from $550 million to $625 million. The Maloof brothers, who are selling their 65 percent stake in the Kings and are seeking nothing but the highest payday, according to reports.
In the wake of Hansen's new offer, the Maloofs have told the NBA if they do not approve the sale to Hansen, they will withdraw their offer to sell the 65 percent stake and instead sell 20 percent to Hansen for $125 million.
A team ownership broker, Marc Ganis, said the upped offer from Hansen's group "reeks of desperation." He went on to say, "They may have concluded this was their one shot at a team. But if so, they should not have lowballed their original offer. As they say in the N.B.A., they should have gone strong to the hoop."
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