WNBA Tulsa Franchise Keeps Shock Name, Unveils Colors And Logo

The WNBA's new Tulsa franchise will keep the Shock nickname that it used in Detroit. The club's colors will be black, red and gold (WNBA). In Tulsa, Lynn Jacobsen noted the team's logo "features a basketball on top of 'Tulsa Shock' with a lightning bolt through it." The "Tulsa" lettering has an "Art Deco inspiration which was influenced by the city's rich history in Art Deco architecture." Jacobsen noted the decision to keep the Shock nickname came after a "shockingly close vote." The Shock moniker received 38% of the vote, followed by 32% for the Tempo and 30% for the Fire (TULSA WORLD, 1/24). The team's uniforms "have not been finalized as yet, and will be unveiled sometime in the spring" (TULSA TODAY, 1/24).