NBA approves Sonics' move to Oklahoma City

• RedBaron

  +1

  Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks and Paul Allen of the Portland Trail Blazers were the only votes against the move.

  In other words, the two guys rich enough to not give a damn what anyone else thinks.  What a bunch of sheep.

  Posted 4/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Ben Q. Rock

    +1

    Cuban has logical arguments for keeping the team in Seattle, and Allen is a Seattle native.

    Posted 4/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

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It's Official
Published 4/18/2008 by PN at Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
... and here. Note that the approval is pending the "lease litigation" coming up this June, so, as expected, it's a "Yes, but" approval. ...

Owners Vote to Approve Sonics' Move
Published 4/18/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... The Seattle Times' Percy Allen reports Paul Allen and Mark Cuban were the only owners to vote against approving the move. ...

Props to Mark Cuban
Published 4/18/2008 by Wes Cox at Mavs Moneyball: Front Page Posts
... Mark Cuban was one of just two owners who voted against moving the Sonics to OKC at an owners meeting this afternoon.  ...

Random Linkage Before The Fun
Published 4/19/2008 at MavsCentral.com
I have about 2-3 more updates coming tonight as I enjoy this Fat Tire (good beer I tell you), but here are some random links and other chatter before I dive in. Mark Cuban was one of only two owners who voted against the Sonics moving to Oklahoma City. Good for Mark. Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks and Paul Allen of the Portland Trail Blazers were the only votes against the move. Allen was not in New York for the meeting, represented by team president Larry Miller. If something ever happened like this in Dallas, I would be sick for many years. Dirk Nowitzki always ...