Stern stands behind Sonics owner despite e-mails

• RedBaron

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  Shocking.  It's almost as if Stern's salary is paid by the owners.

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• Ben Q. Rock

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  Unintentionally punny title there, ESPN. I always figured Stern as a catcher...

  Posted 4/14/2008 [reply] [flag]

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UPDATED AT 12:01 PDT Monday: Where Were YOU Last Night, Mr. Stern, When the Joint Was Jumpin’?
Published 4/14/2008 at Real Sports Bloggers
... Sonics fans all over the US and the rest of the world. What do you have to say for yourself and the NBA, Mr. Stern? We would like to hear it. (In a side note, I personally (and I’m sure many of my fellow fans) would like to let Mark Cuban and (most likely) Paul Allen, who may be the only two owners to vote against this relocation at the Board of Governors’ meeting later this week know just how much your sentiments are appreciated, even if it is mostly for business reasons)). See what Mr. Stern has to say about this today. What an ...

Links: Raising the Steaks?
Published 4/14/2008 by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... Meanwhile, the David Stern Robot says Clay Bennett did nothing wrong…even though he was secretly sending emails about trying to move to Oklahoma City while publicly saying he had no plans to move. ...

Random Ramblings – Monday 4/14
Published 4/14/2008 by iwatchthenba at My Swog is Phenomenal
... Mr. Stern. So you're saying that despite all those emails, you believe Clay Bennett acted in good faith? Really? In that case, I have some swamp-land to sell you. It's only in the 104th biggest media market, but you don't seem to give a crap about that, as you graciously rip away a storied franchise from the only place they have called home. You, Mr. Stern, are a liar and a thief. I mean seriously folks, we've all known those OKC businessmen wanted the team out of Seattle, we finally have the sorta smoking gun to prove it, and Stern is ...

Does This Make Sense to You?
Published 4/14/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... had never talked to his partners about moving the team Oklahoma City when in fact he had -- indeed made a good faith effort to keep the team in Seattle. At this point, every Sonic owner who has been heard from on the topic -- Clay Bennett, Tom Ward, and Aubrey McClendon -- has expressed in writing their preference to get the team to Oklahoma City as soon as possible, even during the period when they were contractually bound to make an effort to keep the team in Seattle. From the Associated Press: "I haven't studied ...

The Oklahoma City Sonic Boomers? Ugh
Published 6/4/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... and Friends made "good faith" efforts to stick in Seattle, and no one ever talked about OKC. The sheer volume of blatant dishonesty involved here is astounding. ...