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The hockey executive who helped bring the NBA to OKC

Gary Desjardins looked up from his massive, paper-covered desk to see Brad Lund hurrying into his office.

Lund was wearing a suit and tie; the CEO of Oklahoma City's minor-league hockey team never did that. And coming to see Desjardins unannounced? That only happened when Lund was mad with the man who oversaw operations at the downtown arenas.