Team Leaving
supersonicsoul.com 7/3/2008 — Well, it appears that $75 million is the magic number. The City of Seattle accepted a cash payout of $75 million from the PBC to allow the Sonics to leave their home of 41 years and move to Oklahoma City. That amount may or may not be repaid by Clay Bennett, et al if the city were to receive another team in the Sonics' stead. As you would imagine, more to come.

GOODBYE, SONICS
withleather.com 7/3/2008 — The most eloquent reaction you'll read.

Clay Bennett Didn't Exactly Give Up that Sonic Legacy
myespn.go.com 7/4/2008 — It has been widely reported that the City of Seattle gets to keep all the Sonics name, history, banners, colors, and all that. Not exactly. The name, colors, and the uniforms, they're safe. But the other stuff? That's trickier. The evidence ...

R.I.P. Seattle Supersonics
seatownsports.net 7/4/2008 — A volcano erupts, as a Sonics fan lets it all out.

GOODBYE, SONICS
withleather.uproxx.com 7/3/2008 — Welp, that's all for the Seattle Sonics. The city of Seattle caved and settled with Clay Bennett's ownership group to the tune of $75 million, so the team will play its games in Oklahoma City next season. While the city keeps the rights to the ...

Divorce done, Seattle cruising for new NBA love — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 7/4/2008
What a sweetheart: Clay Bennett left the SuperSonics name, championship banners and 41 years of memo...

Sonics settlement leaves former owner Howard Schultz alone in court battle — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/4/2008
Shortly after Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels outlined the parameters of the 11th-hour deal with team owner Clay Bennett, Howard Schultz indicated he would continue fighting on behalf of the Sonics' former owners, the defunct Basketball Club of Seattle. ...

Steve Aschburner: Sonics turn their back on history — SI.com - NBA 7/4/2008
Amazing. Without a single revision, no call for updates and nary a shift in tenses from present to past, the Seattle SuperSonics' 2007-08 media guide was transformed, overnight, into a history book.

Sonics need Okla. City practice facility (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/4/2008
When the New Orleans Hornets arrived in Oklahoma City weeks before the 2005-06 season, one of their first priorities was to find a place to practice. It's also a major concern for the Seattle SuperSonics, who -- unlike the Hornets -- will be moving ...

Clay Bennett ready for team to begin Oklahoma City transition — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 7/5/2008
SEATTLE - Clay Bennett wants to immediately move the team formerly known as the Sonics to Oklahoma City. Most of the front-office staff at the team's downtown office,...