Commissioner David Stern Statement on Settlement Between Sonics, City
Published 7/3/2008 at NBA.com: News
"We are pleased that the Sonics and the City of Seattle have settled their litigation. While the decision has been made to relocate the Sonics to Oklahoma City, the NBA continues to regard Seattle as a first-class NBA city..."
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