Hair Jordan 4-Ever

Nick Collison will have his jersey retired tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, finally getting the respect he deserves 314 long days after hanging up his Air Monarchs. Life has gone on in Oklahoma City — though, there’s far less appreciation for perfectly coiffed hair and textbook backdoor bounce passing. Collison’s reign in the Sooner State is the stuff of legends, often bringing 18,000+ to their feet by simply removing his warm ups. It wasn’t the feverish type of superstar love enjoyed by Russ, Kevin, and later, Paul, but rather a relationship forged on the blue collar ideals people subscribe to in these parts. As far as hard hats, lunch pails, and fun-da-mentals are concerned, Mr. Thunder provided those traits in spades.

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