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Howard Schultz plans to sue Clay Bennett to get Sonics back
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 4/14/2008
Howard Schultz plans to sue Clay Bennett to get Sonics back
— seattletimes.nwsource.com — Howard Schultz says he wants the Sonics back. Nearly two years after selling Seattle's NBA franchise to... Oklahoma City investors, the Starbucks mogul is preparing to file a lawsuit against current Sonics chairman Clay Bennett to rescind the July 2006 sale. (more) Howard Schultz plans to sue Clay Bennett to get Sonics back

2 Comments vote down SonicsCentral.com - Massive Monkeys Representing found this 4/14/2008found this
GOODBYE, SONICS
withleather.com - 7/3/2008
GOODBYE, SONICS
— withleather.com — The most eloquent reaction you'll read. (more) GOODBYE, SONICS

Comments vote down tziller tziller posted 7/3/2008posted this
Running on "Good Faith": Why Sonics Ownership Will Slip Out the Door on a Flagrent Foul
bizofbasketball.com - 4/17/2008
Running on "Good Faith": Why Sonics Ownership Will Slip Out the Door on a Flagrent Foul
— bizofbasketball.com — With the NBA Board of Governors voting on relocation the Sonics to OKC, I'm trying to remain... dispassionate about it. OK, I lied. There's no way you can look at the Sonics situation and not be mad. (more) Running on "Good Faith": Why Sonics Ownership Will Slip ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 4/17/2008posted this
Howard Schultz Claims Clay Bennett Breached Sonics Sale Contract
bizofbasketball.com - 5/22/2008
Howard Schultz Claims Clay Bennett Breached Sonics Sale Contract
— bizofbasketball.com — Former SuperSonics owner and Starbucks Corp. chairman Howard Schultz has amended his lawsuit against Clay Bennett and... the group that purchased the Sonics saying that they breached the contract on the sale of the franchise by not making an effort to keep the Sonics in Seattle. As reported by The AP : "Mr. Bennett wrote to Mr. Schultz that 'it is our desire to have the Sonics ... continue ... (more) Howard Schultz Claims Clay Bennett Breached Sonics Sale ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 5/22/2008posted this
Meet the New Challenge to Seattle Arena Plans
sports.aol.com - 7/5/2008
Meet the New Challenge to Seattle Arena Plans
— sports.aol.com — Hint: it's the same as the old challenge to Seattle arena plans! Niki Sullivan of the Tacoma... News Tribune reports on early sentiments out of the Washington State Legislature regarding the only hope to get the funds necessary to renovate Seattle's KeyArena in hopes of being ready to receive the next relocating NBA franchise. House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown and ... (more) Meet the New Challenge to Seattle Arena Plans

Comments vote down And One And One posted 7/5/2008posted this
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/27/2008
Sonics Fix Was In
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Former Sonics owner Howard Schultz said Stern told him "that if I did not join in the... settlement ... I should realize that it will become very expensive for me and my partners, and he implied that I should reconsider my position." Schultz said the settlement did not contain strong enough assurances about the NBA locating a team in Seattle and that Stern told him "the NBA would offer no further... (more) Sonics Fix Was In

Comments vote down RedsArmy RedsArmy posted 7/27/2008posted this
Two Damaging Emails From Sonics Minority Owner Deposition Conflict With Testimony
bizofbasketball.com - 5/25/2008
Two Damaging Emails From Sonics Minority Owner Deposition Conflict With Testimony
— bizofbasketball.com — Two more damaging emails between the Oklahoma-based ownership group that currently owns the Seattle SuperSonics have been... released within a deposition with Aubrey McClendon, a minority owner for the Seattle SuperSonics who was fined last year by the NBA for saying in the Oklahoma Journal Record that "we didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here." McClendon said during ... (more) Two Damaging Emails From Sonics Minority Owner ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 5/25/2008posted this
Please let me off this Sonics Ride
assistbythemitten.com - 7/9/2008
Please let me off this Sonics Ride
— assistbythemitten.com — On the commute into Seattle for my real job I let the possibilities wash over me. True,... the city of Seattle sold out its basketball fans for $45 million. But Howard Schultz could be the long-awaited white knight. Albeit, a heavily-stained white knight covered in f-bombs and used coffee grounds. (more) Please let me off this Sonics Ride

Comments vote down And One And One posted 7/9/2008posted this
David Stern Not Doing Much to Help That Buddy-Buddy Image with Clay Bennett
nba.fanhouse.com - 7/11/2008
David Stern Not Doing Much to Help That Buddy-Buddy Image with Clay Bennett
— nba.fanhouse.com — As we've mentioned before , there is significant evidence to believe that David Stern and Clay Bennett... are good friends (I think actually, it's a fact, if that is a provable statement). This friendship took another convenient twist with the latest news re: hijacking Seattle. How else can you explain the subsequent timeline of events : Bennett signing a settlement that agrees to return the ... (more) David Stern Not Doing Much to Help That Buddy-Buddy ...

Comments vote down And One And One posted 7/11/2008posted this
Loyalty in the NBA
ballerblogger.com - 8/1/2008
Loyalty in the NBA
— ballerblogger.com — Lost in all of the Josh Childress and Brandon Jennings to Europe talk has been the number... of people who have signed up for the Okalahoma City ‘Whatchamacallits’ ticket request list. Team chairman Clay Bennett said yesterday that the list is approaching 18,000 . That’s about a thousand more people than the capacity of the dilapidated KeyArena (17,072). KeyArena was the ... (more) Loyalty in the NBA

1 Comment vote down And One And One posted 8/1/2008posted this
nbarumors.info - 8/18/2008
Oklahoma Outrage
— nbarumors.info — There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the new franchise in Oklahoma City. It started when... Howard Schultz, the former owner of the SuperSonics, decided to sue Clay Bennet, the current owner, to regain control over the franchise. Schultz claims that he was promised by Bennett that the franchise was not going to relocate if he sold it to him. The lawsuit is scheduled for trial in June 2009. (more) Oklahoma Outrage

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Howard Schultz Drops Lawsuit Against Sonics Owner Bennett
bizofbasketball.com - 8/31/2008
Howard Schultz Drops Lawsuit Against Sonics Owner Bennett
— bizofbasketball.com — The former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics has dropped his lawsuit against the current owner of the... team, thus ending an attempt to keep them in Seattle. Howard Schult z, the CEO of Starbucks Corp., and the former owner of the Sonics who sold the team to Clay Bennett has dropped his suit. (more) Howard Schultz Drops Lawsuit Against Sonics Owner Bennett

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 8/31/2008posted this
sonicscentral.com - 4/15/2008
The Shocker! Howard Schultz to sue Bennett to get Seattle Sonics back!!!
— sonicscentral.com — The Shocker!!! Howard Schultz, the often reviled, sometime punching back, steps up BIG! (Dear reader, you are... asked to imagine the voice of Morgan Freeman when reading the words below, thanks.) Nearly two years after selling Seattle’s NBA ... (more) The Shocker! Howard Schultz to sue Bennett to get ...

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seattlepi.nwsource.com - 4/16/2008
Legal experts call Schultz suit a long shot
— seattlepi.nwsource.com — If Howard Schultz tries to get the Sonics back by filing a bad-faith lawsuit, legal experts agree:... It's an audacious long shot. (more) Legal experts call Schultz suit a long shot

Comments vote down Enjoy the Enjoyment found this 4/16/2008found this
Douchebags of The Week: A SuperSonic Bust
sportsyenta.blogspot.com - 7/8/2008
Douchebags of The Week: A SuperSonic Bust
— sportsyenta.blogspot.com — Sometimes life gives us so much unadulterated douchebaggery that it makes your head spin. Walking into an... Abercrombie & Fitch store. Going to a picnic with oil company executives. Attending a fraternity party at Duke. Talking to anyone from Naperville, Ill. Yet one could still argue that none of the above can hold a candle to the cast of clowns responsible for the demise of the once ... (more) Douchebags of The Week: A SuperSonic Bust

Comments vote down gmcdowel gmcdowel posted 7/8/2008posted this
The Battle In Seattle Continues
sportsagentblog.com - 8/20/2008
The Battle In Seattle Continues
— sportsagentblog.com — The Seattle Supersonics are no longer in existence. However, former Sonic owner Howard Schultz is still making... a lot of commotion. This past Friday, August 15th, Federal Judge Marsha Pechman set a June 15, 2009 trial date for Schultz’s lawsuit, which seeks to overturn his 2006 sale of the team to Clay Bennett. (more) The Battle In Seattle Continues

Comments vote down heitner heitner posted 8/20/2008posted this
bleacherreport.com - 5/14/2009
Indiana Pacers to Vancouver? Canucks Owner Makes Pitch to Simon
— bleacherreport.com — Rumors are starting to spread that Francesco Aquilini , owner of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks is reportedly... expressing interest in purchasing the Indiana Pacers and moving the team to Vancouver, BC. Pacers owner is working as hard as he can ... (more) Indiana Pacers to Vancouver? Canucks Owner Makes Pitch ...

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seattletimes.nwsource.com - 4/15/2008
Howard Schultz has only fans' admiration to gain
— seattletimes.nwsource.com — It was already a fiasco. Now it's a soap opera. On Monday, the Oklahoma Raiders' efforts to... steal the Sonics veered further into the bizarre... (more) Howard Schultz has only fans' admiration to gain

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Will Starbucks save the Sonics?
supersonicsoul.com - 4/15/2008
Will Starbucks save the Sonics?
— supersonicsoul.com — We at Supersonicsoul have bashed former Sonics owner Howard Schultz in the past, but if this story... turns out to be true, I am going to buy Starbucks every day for the rest of my life: SEATTLE -- Former Sonics owner Howard Schultz plans to sue to get ... (more) Will Starbucks save the Sonics?

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