Oklahoma Newspaper Pulls Jewish Writer’s Op-Ed Praising OKC Thunder and Israel for Thriving Against Bigger Rivals

Comparing the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder to Israel did not go over so well.

A Monday op-ed in The Oklahoman, the state’s largest daily newspaper, made that comparison and was quickly sent into limbo.

“On May 18, we mistakenly published a guest opinion piece that did not meet our opinion standards,” the newspaper wrote Tuesday by way of explanation.

“The op-ed has been removed, and we deeply regret any distress this may have caused,” the newspaper wrote.

Although the newspaper sought to nix the op-ed, the internet ensured it was still around.

“It’s NBA Playoffs season, and once again as fans are glued to their televisions. There is something strangely familiar abrew between the online keyboard warriors and the voices of punditry as they respond to the continued dominance of the Oklahoma City Thunder,” Eitan Reshef wrote, according to Yahoo Sports.

“A young, disciplined, strategically crafted organization, impeccably drafted