Stern stands behind Sonics owner Bennett despite e-mails
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Despite the release of e-mails that SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett exchanged last year with partners about moving the team to Oklahoma City, NBA commissioner David Stern says he is convinced Bennett made a good-faith effort to keep the team in Seattle.
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Published 4/15/2008 by Mustafa Redonkulous at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
Looks like cover ups are contagious. Roger Goodell says well done, Stern.
See You in Court, Clay Bennett
Published 4/15/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni
David Stern, curiously enough, sees nothing wrong with the fact that Clay Bennett lied to everyone about his true intentions when he purchased the Seattle Sonics. Thankfully, not everyone feels the same way.
Howard Schultz, the Starbuck mogul who sold the Sonics in 2006, is planning a lawsuit against Clay Bennett in the latest attemp to keep the team in Seattle.
“It’s not money damage. It’s to have the team returned. The theory of the suit is that when the team was sold, the ...
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