The Shocker! Howard Schultz to sue Bennett to get Seattle Sonics back!!!

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Episode V: The (Starbucks) Empire Strikes Back
Published 4/15/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
... stay! *Schultz leaves. Bennett: Sucker. 2007: Bennett: I'm bringing the Sonics home, boys! Bennett's partners: Wahoo! Sh*t howdy! Seattle: Boo! You shouldn't have to sell out your arena to keep your team! Boo! OKC: Um...thanks? This is... kind of awk...ward...Clay... April 14, 2008: Schultz: Hey, what a second! DO-OVER!!!!!!!!

Starbucks CEO Wants the Sonics Back
Published 4/15/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: SuperSonics, SeattleThis story falls in the "holy s#!%" category, as well as those denoted above. From the Seattle Times's Percy Allen, via SonicsCentral: Howard Schultz says he wants the Sonics back. Nearly two years after selling Seattle's NBA franchise to Oklahoma City investors, the Starbucks mogul has hired a lawyer and is preparing to file a lawsuit against Sonics chairman Clay Bennett to rescind the July 2006 sale.Schultz's lawyer says the "good faith" clause in the sale ...

Save the Sonics
Published 4/16/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... the owners to the remaining two years of the team’s KeyArena lease, lawyers for the city obtained several e-mails in which owners expressed an intent to move to Oklahoma City shortly after the sale. Wow. While Schultz probably should’ve held on to the team if he had any doubts, it’s good to see him try to keep the team in Seattle. Fans shouldn’t lose their team because the taxpayers won’t pay for a new stadium. (Hat-tips to Sonics Central and Ballhype.) ...