Proposed KISW Men's Room Rule (in honor of Sonics vs. Seattle lease trial beginning today)
In the event the Sonics leave (or any other team leaves) :
*** Under no circumstances is it acceptable for a Sonics fan to ever root for Portland.
It is okay to choose a new NBA team to root for. However, given the manner in which the Sonics will have relocated it is no longer acceptable to root for the relocated team itself. It is also not acceptable to root for one of the Sonics' closest former rivals. This means that under no circumstances can Sonics fans become Trailblazers, Lakers, or Jazz fans. The rivalries and emotions regarding those particular teams make up an NBA Axis of Evil and it is unacceptable to move in that direction, in spite of everything. It is otherwise acceptable to root for other Western teams like the Warriors, Kings, or Suns; teams for which there is little emotional baggage. The Nuggets are a 50/50 proposition in this matter.
** The one caveat is that Seattle fans may root for a local player or former Sonic to do well such as Brandon Roy, but not to the extent that they actually root for Portland.
(This rule is in some ways adapted from Bill Simmons' sports fans rules on ESPN.com to apply to Seattle and Sonics fans.)
Should this rule be adopted an update to this post will be added.
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