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The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle.The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and later as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific (1970–2004) and Northwest (2004–2008) divisions.
It was remodeled and renamed KeyArena in 1995, then remodeled again and given its current name in 2021. KeyArena was the home of the SuperSonics from 1967 to 2008, the duration of the NBA team's existence in Seattle. The SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 2008 and are currently known as the Thunder.
During his nearly 60 years on the air, Blackburn called over 7,000 sports events and 2,359 NBA games; the vast majority with the Seattle SuperSonics. As a broadcaster, Blackburn received comparable honors for his contributions to the SuperSonics over 25 years and, since he didn't actually have a "number" to be retired, the SuperSonics retired ...
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Bennett is the chairman of the Oklahoma City-based Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), which owns the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.Formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics, the team was purchased from Howard Schultz in 2006 for approximately $350 million with Bennett promising a good-faith effort to keep the team in Seattle, provided there would be a public commitment to a new arena.
Root Sports Northwest, sometimes branded simply as Root Sports, is an American regional sports network owned by the Seattle Mariners.Headquartered near Seattle in the city of Bellevue, Washington, the channel broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Seattle and Portland.
[7] [8] [9] Terms of the sale required the new owners to "use good-faith best efforts" for 12 months to secure a new arena lease or venue in the Seattle metropolitan area. [10] Further complicating matters, the voters of Seattle passed Initiative 91, [11] a measure that virtually prohibited the use of public money on sporting arenas. [12]
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