Clay Bennett's a Terrible Liar

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Clay Bennett's a Terrible Liar
Intentional Foul found this 4/15/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]
What's that? Oh, Clay Bennett was not actually negotiating in good faith with the city of Seattle and the Washington State Legislature to work out a deal to get a new building for the Sonics in the Emerald City? Oh, that's surprising. Really surprising . The Seattle Times has released emails from the Sonics owner indicating that no, Bennett did not want to find a workable solution in ... [link]

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Has David Stern Become Completely Inept?
Published 4/15/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Not only has he allowed Bennett to run roughshod over the Sonic fanbase, he’s shows very little remorse for a team/city that’s actually produced an NBA title. As for Oklahoma City, well, ...

Dear Maloofs, re: Seattle ...
Published 4/16/2008 by Ziller at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
... 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. You know we can't boycott, you know we're loathe to protest. Don't use that against us. Fans across the nation have almost unanimously squealed at the horror of Bennett's bad faith negotiations with the ...

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