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  • July 2008

    • Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

      Seattle Times  |  Jul 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

      (Newser) - The Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times . The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena lease, will give the city $45 million now and $30 million more if it has no new NBA team within five years. More »

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      NBA  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Howard Schultz  • Clay Bennett

  • May 2008

    • More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

      Seattle Times  |  May 25, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

      (Newser) - Some of Aubrey McClendon's emails to his fellow SuperSonics owners have been revealed in a transcript of his April deposition, and they don't appear to help his case. The inquiry into whether the Oklahoma City-based investment group made good-faith efforts to keep the team in Seattle turned up two relatively damaging messages, reports the Seattle Times. More »

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      NBA  • lawsuit  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

    • Sonics' Durant Named Rookie of the Year

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 10:05 PM CDT

      Sonics' Durant Named Rookie of the Year

      (Newser) - Kevin Durant was so excited to learn he had just won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, he went back to sleep. That's what seven months and 82 games—more than double the amount the lanky 19-year-old had played in any previous season—can do to a teenager. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • LeBron James  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Kevin Durant

  • April 2008

    • Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 23, 08 12:59 PM CDT

      Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle

      (Newser) - Howard Schultz filed a suit yesterday seeking to reverse the sale of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma-based investor Clay Bennett. The Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner cites email evidence that Bennett's ultimate goal was always to bring a basketball team to his hometown. The lawsuit asks the court to void the sale and help transfer the team to "an honest buyer," reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. More »

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      lawsuit  • fraud  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Howard Schultz  • Clay Bennett

    • Sonics Spat Heats Up

      Seattle Times  |  Apr 18, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Sonics Spat Heats Up

      (Newser) - SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is now taking a swing at Seattle, accusing Mayor Greg Nickles of a "Machiavellian plan" to turn the basketball team back over to local ownership. The Oklahoma billionaire claims the city has misled the public and mischaracterized reasons for the lawsuit it filed to keep the Sonics at Key Arena, reports the Seattle Times . More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

    • At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom

      USA Today  |  Apr 14, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom

      (Newser) - Amid a playoff-type atmosphere, the Seattle SuperSonics rallied to win their final game of the season—and, USA Today reports, likely their final game in Seattle. If the NBA's board of governors gives owner Clay Bennett the go-ahead this week, the team will be on its way to Oklahoma City after Bennett was unable to solve stadium issues in the Emerald City. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Dallas Mavericks  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Kevin Durant  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

    • Sonics Beat Mavericks 99-95

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 12:55 AM CDT

      Sonics Beat Mavericks 99-95

      (Newser) - Rookie Kevin Durant scored twice in the final 45 seconds, and the Sonics rallied from a six-point deficit in the final three minutes to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-95 on Sunday night. It was quite possibly the last time the Sonics took the floor in Seattle and this squad will be remembered record-wise as the worst in franchise history. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Dallas Mavericks  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Dirk Nowitzki  • Kevin Durant  • Jason Terry  • Nick Collison  • Earl Watson

    • Rockets Beat SuperSonics 103-80

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 08 10:29 PM CDT

      Rockets Beat SuperSonics 103-80

      (Newser) - Rafer Alston scored 18 points and Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Houston Rockets, playing without Tracy McGrady, easily beat the Seattle SuperSonics 103-80 on Wednesday night. McGrady sat out with a sore left shoulder that's bothered him for more than a week, but the Rockets didn't miss him against the Sonics. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Houston Rockets  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Kevin Durant  • Rafer Alston

    • Terry Helps Mavs Pull Away From Sonics

      Associated Press  |  Apr 8, 08 11:17 PM CDT

      Terry Helps Mavs Pull Away From Sonics

      (Newser) - Jason Terry scored 22 points, Josh Howard added 17, and the Dallas Mavericks crept closer to a playoff berth with a 99-83 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night. The Mavericks came into the game with a two-game lead over Denver and Golden State in the race for seventh place in the Western Conference. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Dallas Mavericks  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Dirk Nowitzki  • Jason Terry

    • Rockets Hold Off Sonics 79-66

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      Rockets Hold Off Sonics 79-66

      (Newser) - For the second straight night, Tracy McGrady carried the Houston Rockets in the second half of a game they couldn't afford to lose. McGrady scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Rockets kept pace in the wild Western Conference playoff race with a 79-66 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Houston Rockets  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Tracy McGrady

  • March 2008