Senators ask NBA to delay vote on Sonics' move

 
Washington's two U.S. senators are asking the NBA to delay its scheduled vote on whether the Seattle SuperSonics can move to Oklahoma City. [link]

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Dear Maloofs, re: Seattle ...

Please vote against Clay Bennett's relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics. The circumstances are so sleazy , and the existing questions so profound , it would behoove you (and the league) to wait for existing legal concerns to be resolved before casting your lot with these hustlers. We fans have little representation at the league's governing table.
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U.S. Senators Ask NBA To Delay Sonics Vote

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the two U.S. Senators from the state of Washington, have requested that the NBA postpone their vote approving the move of the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.
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