Title: The Sonics are takin' their show to Oklahoma City
hankaaron44 - November 2, 2007 10:12 PM (GMT)
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SEATTLE -- Sonics owner Clay Bennett says he'll file with the NBA to relocate the team to Oklahoma City.
Bennett says he notified commissioner David Stern that he wants to move as soon as the team can get out of its Key Arena lease or at the end of the lease in 2010.
Bennett says the Sonics have been losing money and there's been no progress in building a new arena.
Earlier today a group led by a former Sonics minority owner said it's interested in buying the franchise. Dennis Daugs is an investment manager who says his group wants to save the Sonics for Seattle and keep the team playing in the Key Arena.
Bennett has said the team is not for sale. His group of Oklahoma City businessmen bought the Sonics last year for $350 million. |
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP..._Ownership.htmlAt least people will be in a comfortable arena when they're watching Kevin Durant. Sorry Seattle but there's too much to look forward to next year when their opener will most likely be against the Hornets.
Crushed Optimism - November 3, 2007 02:24 PM (GMT)
Element - November 3, 2007 07:46 PM (GMT)
Bloss - November 5, 2007 12:00 PM (GMT)
hankaaron44 - July 3, 2008 05:02 AM (GMT)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-s...ov=ap&type=lgnsMoney solves many problems...especially when there's $75 million reasons.
steveox - July 3, 2008 05:23 AM (GMT)
IM PISSED OFF ABOUT THIS!!! Not About the Sonics moving BUT THEY can't TAKE THEIR NAME WITH THEM!!! NOW CLEVELAND AND SEATTLE ARE THE ONLY CITIES ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR NAME AND COLORS AQND TRADITION. BALTIMORE WASNT ALLOWED TO KEEP THE NAME COLTS WHEN THEY LEFT TO INDIANAPOLIS!!!
Bo_ - July 3, 2008 02:25 PM (GMT)
UH OH STEVEOX IS PISST>
does anyone in Seattle even care?
BaseballKnowledge - July 3, 2008 03:53 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (steveox @ Jul 3 2008, 12:23 AM) |
| IM PISSED OFF ABOUT THIS!!! Not About the Sonics moving BUT THEY can't TAKE THEIR NAME WITH THEM!!! NOW CLEVELAND AND SEATTLE ARE THE ONLY CITIES ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR NAME AND COLORS AQND TRADITION. BALTIMORE WASNT ALLOWED TO KEEP THE NAME COLTS WHEN THEY LEFT TO INDIANAPOLIS!!! |
OMFGZOSH!!!!!111 steve r mad!!!!1111111
Tribe No 1 Fan - July 3, 2008 05:26 PM (GMT)
Yeah, this sucks for Seattle.
But wtf is it with Oklahoma getting an NBA team like every other year and then leaving?
hankaaron44 - July 3, 2008 11:49 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Tribe No 1 Fan @ Jul 3 2008, 01:26 PM) |
Yeah, this sucks for Seattle.
But wtf is it with Oklahoma getting an NBA team like every other year and then leaving? |
Well the thing with the Hornets was temporary. This one's here to stay.
As for the records, who cares? At least they can say that the last time they had a team, they also had the rookie of the year.
Crushed Optimism - July 4, 2008 06:00 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Bo_ @ Jul 3 2008, 09:25 AM) |
does anyone in Seattle even care? |
nope haha
Yeah we had a small venue. But the team was so fucking shitty that it was never filled anyway. Not like it even mattered hahaha.
hankaaron44 - July 4, 2008 01:08 PM (GMT)
But what steve said sort of got me thinking that this might be like Cleveland where the city was going to build a new stadium...just not for Art Modell. Is it the same here where people just hate Clay Bennett but they'd be happy to start building the second he leaves town?