They almost pulled off the impossible, eliminating a team that went 73-9 in the regular season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t finish it off despite taking a 3-1 lead in the best of 7 after game four.
So it’s back to the NBA Finals for the Golden State Warriors, setting up a re-match of last years final with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, the championship will once again be the Best of the West vs whoever Lebron is playing for.
If Oklahoma City won tonight the following caps, t-shirts, and others would have been up for sale almost immediately, this is the Oklahoma City Thunder 2016 “Phantom” West Champs merchandise, beginning with the “locker room” gear:
And now the retail-only merchandise:
And now a look at some of the “duelling” phantom merchandise, these are various items for the Finals matchups which didn’t happen (Raptors/Warriors, Raptors/Thunder, Cavs/Thunder), grouped by item type:
To take a look at our other “phantom” champs posts, including the Toronto Raptors 2016 East Champs merchandise, check out our entire collection here.
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