It was a sad bit of nickname confluence that meant the mascot had to go .
A trampoline - bouncing , basketball - dunking , uniform - wearing superhero , Thunder was banished to the mascot junkyard in 2008 when the Oklahoma City Thunder were set to debut .
Thunder was a sad bit of nickname confluence that meant the mascot had to go .
A trampoline - bouncing , basketball - dunking , uniform - wearing superhero , Thunder was banished to the mascot junkyard in 2008 when the Oklahoma City Thunder were set to debut .