Buh-Bye Sonics, And Good Riddance Too
Published Mon, Nov 13 2006 4:31 PM
Technorati Tags: Entertainment, Games
The Sonics are definitely going to leave Seattle. That's the word from Clayton I. Bennett, chairman of the group that owns the Sonics.
Seattle “turned its back on the N.B.A.,” Mr. Bennett said in a telephone interview, and gave up its chance to build a “multipurpose” arena suitable for basketball, hockey and conventions.
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The vote last week guarantees that the Sonics will leave their current home, KeyArena, in 2010, he said. The team may move to the Seattle suburbs and plans to talk to the State Legislature about that in coming weeks, but most people here think Mr. Bennett and his partners will move the team to Oklahoma City.
Read more in the New York Times.
All I can say is don't let the door hit you in the backside when you leave! The taxpayers in Washington have paid enough blackmail to petulant multi-millionaires with sports teams over the years. It's about time that it stopped.
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