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Found June 26, 2009 on True Hoop:
PLAYERS: James Harden
TEAMS: Arizona State Sun Devils

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An anonymous TrueHoop reader, and former die-hard Sonic fan writes about his complicated relationship with NBA basketball as of last night: How is it even possible for an Arizona State fan to not enjoy NBA Draft night 2009? Let me tell you. As a big Seattle Sonics fan for two decades (1987 to 2008), the last couple of years have obviously not been that fun. One of the most painful aspects of the transformation of my team into the Zombie Sonics has been the fact that Sam Presti has constructed something pretty good in the town-that-shall-not-be-named. A welcome sight for Sam Presti. A welcome sight James Harden. A death of sorts for a former Sonics fan with season tickets to Arizona State. (Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE/Getty Images) He's had some old school Sonic luck (jumping into the second pick to get Durant, just like they did with Gary Payton), and he's put together a fun group of young talent. I would really enjoy rooting for this team in Seattle wearing green. But I ca...
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