David Stern: Seattle Needs a Miracle

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David Stern talked about a lot yesterday, and in a conference call with reporters, he had this to say about the arena situation in Seattle: We had a full report on what's going on in Seattle. It wasn't a very uplifting report. The reality is that the legislature there, when asked to consider whether to extend the tax by which the baseball and football stadiums are up kept and funded in ... [link]

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NBA Commish: Only a "Miracle" Will Keep the Sonics in Seattle
Published 10/26/2007 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
I'd held out hope that, seeing as how the Oklahoma City-based owners of the Sonics flat out admitted they never intended to keep them here, that NBA commissioner David Stern would use his influence to throw the suckers out and find local ownership in Seattle. Looks like that isn't going to happen. Stern has given up on us. As he told reporters yesterday:Miracles can always happen, and I'm an optimist by nature, but that optimism is waning under a generally poor response. You know, so be it. We'd love to find a way to salvage Seattle and the NBA's ...

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