bizofbasketball.com - 7/3/2008
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That laughter you’re hearing is the owners of the Seattle SuperSonics. Or rather, the owners of the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics as a settlement has been reached between ownership and the City of Seattle for as much as $75 million. Here's why, as slimy as Bennett is, he comes out smelling like a rose, even after paying as much as $75 million to relocate the Sonics
Seattle moves down in this Draft, up in another
sports.yahoo.com 6/26/2008 — Seattle GM Sam Presti has pulled off another masterstroke.
It may not be the most exciting news SuperSonics fans will
hear all day, but Presti just sent the fourth pick in tonight's NBA Draft to
the Los Angeles Clippers for the seventh pick, and ...
Sonics Draft: It's all just OK(C)
assistbythemitten.com 6/27/2008 — I couldn't help but notice the background image read nothing of the city in which Russell Westbrook may be playing his next two seasons. But there stood the fourth overall pick of the Seattle SuperSonics in this year's NBA draft, shaking hands with the hated David Stern, mere minutes after the city of Seattle and the Sonics wrapped up final arguments in their federal court lease dispute case.
The unofficial blog of the SEATTLE Supersonics. Oklahoma is not OK.
supersonicsoul.com 6/26/2008 — This Thursday, arguments between the City of Seattle and the Sonics come to a close, and the decision as to whether the team remains in Seattle for the foreseeable future falls into the hands of Judge Marsha Pechman. There are other factors involved – ...
A Shot to the Gut of Seattle Fans
myespn.go.com 7/2/2008 — It's official. The City of Seattle has settled its case with the Seattle Supersonics. The Sonics have been released from their lease, and will be on their way Oklahoma City, in exchange for $45 million in immediate payments to the city. In addition, ...
Saying Good Bye To An Old Friend
indycornrows.com 7/3/2008 —
A part of my basketball soul is left empty tonight. The minute I heard the City of Seattle had settled their lawsuit with the current Supersonics' ownership group, the realization hit home hard. The team of my youth was gone. The fact that I ...
These Go To Eleven: Seattle Supersonics
brahsome.com 7/3/2008 —
With the death and unwarranted molestation of the Seattle NBA franchise — and the L itself — we thought we’d celebrate (because really, protest is futile at this point) the 11 greatest Supersonics. Sure, the franchise will be back ...
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE SONICS' MOVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY
epiccarnival.com 7/3/2008 — By: Jarrett Carter, Stet Sports Blog It's official: the Seattle SuperSonics are no longer in Seattle . With my only experience of a local team leaving being the Baltimore Colts in the 80's, I can only imagine how much it sucks. Despite how much the ...
S.O.S. - Sonics outta Seattle —
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries
The Seattle Supersonics are no more. The organization has announced that the team will be moving to Oklahoma City. It’s really a shame. I hate to hear about teams that have moved cities, especially when you hear stories from diehard fans. Many fans tried to save the team, however, it did not work and now Seattle is without an NBA franchise for the first time in 41 years.
There are ...
Seattle Supersonics: Timeline of Events —
BallerBlogger.com
From 1993 — to 1998 — the Seattle Supersonics averaged 60 wins per season. But from 1998 to the present day, the Sonics averaged just 37 wins per year.
According to Forbes.com, the Sonics were valued at $269 million dollars for the 2006-2007 season. Only the Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trailblazers were valued less.
Here is a [...]
Woe Is Hardwood Seattle —
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One less set of green and gold unis -- keep packin 'em up
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First They Came For the Sonics... —
Upside and Motor
Photo from Sonics Beat . I've tried to remain quiet on the subject of the Sonics possible (and now certain) departure from Seattle for a couple of reasons. First, I don't really know anything about the team's dealings with the city of Seattle that better, more informed sources haven't already told you. My opinions on the subject would only be rehash and repeat of the angst that a lot of ...
The Fundamentals —
BallerBlogger.com
Seattle Supersonics Move
The Sonics slideshow (Via Darrin Beene of the News Tribune)
Grand Theft Hoops (Dave Zirin of SLAM)
Loss of Innocence (Supersonicsoul)
What do I say? (SonicsCentral)
A long road to get the NBA back (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A look back at better days in Seattle, featuring Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp (from Marcel Mutoni of SLAM)
Warning: this video contains [...]
The Daily Roundup: Thursday —
ACC BasketBlog
The BEST ACC Sports Coverage!!! Getting your mind right: So Long, SuperSonics : "The SuperSonics and Seattle reach an agreement Wednesday that will allow the franchise to relocate to Oklahoma City starting next season." That's too bad.... For all of you gear heads: Midseason grades: Busch well ahead of classmates : "Report card reflects Cup performance, not necessarily drivers' ...
Sonics Doom —
Mac Gs World
I have no personal attachment to the Seattle Supersonics other than loving to play NBA Jam with Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schremp. Also, I enjoyed watching the "Glove" aka Gary Payton play lock down d and talk trash during his Sonics career. There is no sane reason that an American city with 3.2 million area residents and a 41 years history of fervent fan support should lose their basketball ...
OK C YA Seattle; Sonics Will Move For 2008-2009 Campaign —
Slam Dunk Central
The “ Associated Press ” reported Wednesday that the end of an era took place in the city of Seattle as the team formerly known as the SuperSonics will be moving to Oklahoma City for the 2008-2009 season. A settlement was reached that will pay the city of Seattle possibly as much $75 million will allow the team to terminate it’s lease immediately. The deal will allow the ...
Sonics move to Oklahoma, the Okie City Sonics? —
NBA Obsessed
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kevin Durant skips for joy on learning his game is going to Oklahoma
Image details: Seattle SuperSonics v Denver Nuggets served by picapp.com
Maybe it was the okey dokey, but Seattle had to let them go.
The agreement ends a contentious relationship that culminated in a recent six-day federal trial over terms of ...
Sonics to Seattle: Fans Wait 50 Years For Owner Named Fred —
The Mets Police
I feel bad for fans of the Seattle Sonics. (For you non NBA fans, the Sonics are moving to Oklahoma. No really, Oklahoma.)
The good news is 50 years from now you will have a new team and an owner named Fred. Fred will do everything he can to pretend that the Seattle Starbucks are really the Sonics. He will even build you a new arena that will resemble ...
OKC new team name to be revealed soon —
InsideHoops
The Sonics are officially moving to Oklahoma City, but the team name will remain with the city of Seattle. I just spoke with an Oklahoma City-based representative of the team, and was told that they will reveal the new name “soon.” I was told they haven’t actually decided on a final new name yet, and [...]
Sonics Officially Moving To Oklahoma City —
Sharapova's Thigh
This is sad news for the city of Seattle and the SuperSonics fans, but certainly not a surprise. Oklahoma City's going to enjoy watching Kevin Durant for a long time. Any suggestions for the new team name?
SuperSonics reach settlement with Seattle, will move to Oklahoma City
The Associated Press
July 2, 2008, 7:37 PM CDT
SEATTLE -- The SuperSonics will move to
Sanity in Seattle —
Sports Law Blog
About 45 minutes before the scheduled release of a verdict in the case pitting the City of Seattle and the owners of the SuperSonics, the parties announced a settlement, whereby the team would pay the city a sum of at least $45 million, with a possibility of another $30 million payment if the city does not secure a new NBA franchise within the next five years. The settlement paves the way for ...
Sonics Sooner State Bound After Lawsuit Settled —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
The Supersonics can now move to Oklahoma Sooner than later, as a settlement has been reached with the city of Seattle .
The SEATTLE TIMES reports that city officials have reached an agreement with the NBA club over a lawsuit cocnering the team’s current lease with KeyArena. The city was suing the Sonics to force them to finish out the final two years of the lease, meaning the team ...
Sonics, Seattle Might Have a Settlement —
FanHouse
Two reports coming out now -- less than two hours before a federal judge is set to decide the fate of the Seattle SuperSonics -- indicate the city and the NBA team might have reached a settlement agreement. The mayor of Seattle, Greg Nickels, has a press conference set for 5 p.m. Pacific, just 60 minutes after U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman is set to deliver her decision on the court's ...
KD's DVDs: Seattle at Houston, 1997 —
Ball Don't Lie
Seattle
SuperSonics at Houston Rockets, May 17 th , 1997
So, I've an old DVD
of Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals, the bracket featuring the
Houston Rockets , and the WC's defending champs, the Seattle SuperSonics . And I
figured we'd do a little running diary.
Houston
was rebuilt before the season for one last go at a ring for Hakeem Olajuwon,
Clyde Drexler, and Charles ...
Seattle hopes to lure NBA back (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle. But meeting those requirements will be no easy ...
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