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Stern. The league also claimed that
Schultz signed a release forbidding him to sue Bennett's ownership group as a condition of the NBA's approval of the original sale. Weeks later, Schultz requested that two separate trials be used to determine whether Bennett's group committed fraud and subsequently determine a remedy. On August 29, 2008, shortly after the court denied his request and ruled that the NBA could intervene in the case, Schultz said his legal team no longer believed the case could be won. He announced he would drop the lawsuit, saying in a prepared statement, "The prevailing wisdom of many in the Seattle community and the advice of key members of the BCOS is that Seattle's best chance for a professional basketball franchise is to end this litigation and allow the City, State Legislature and other parties to begin the necessary fence mending with the NBA."
86:. A condition of the sale was that PBC execute a "good faith effort" to secure a suitable arena in the Seattle area for the team. After failing to persuade local governments to pay for a new $ 500 million arena complex, Bennett's group notified the NBA that it intended to move the team to Oklahoma City and requested arbitration with the city of Seattle to be released from its lease with KeyArena. When the request was rejected by a judge, Seattle sued Bennett's group to enforce the lease that required the team to play in KeyArena through 2010. On July 2, 2008, a settlement was reached where PBC would pay $ 45 million in exchange for breaking the lease, and an additional $ 30 million if Seattle was not given a replacement team in five years, among
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of each team, the claim that the SuperSonics' lease with KeyArena was financially unworkable, and the league's involvement in requiring PBC to make a good-faith effort to stay in
Seattle. On April 28, the trial's presiding judge, Loretta Preska, ruled that the NBA must supply the internal documents about the possible relocation of the Sonics that the city of Seattle had requested. In addition, the judge said that Stern could be deposed at a later day should the need arise. The city hoped the documents would aid in building its legal case, and cited an email conversation among members of the ownership group that suggested they were privately discussing intent to move the team while publicly insisting that they would not attempt to do so.
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argue that ownership failed to negotiate in good faith and as a result, Schultz filed a lawsuit seeking to rescind the sale of the team and transfer the ownership to a court-appointed receiver. The NBA claimed the lawsuit was void because
Schultz signed a release forbidding himself to sue Bennett's group but also argued that the proposal would have violated league ownership rules. Schultz dropped the case before the start of the 2008–09 NBA season. Ten years later, in 2019, Schultz accepted full responsibility for the sale. "Selling the Sonics as I did is one of the biggest regrets of my professional life. I should have been willing to lose money until a local buyer emerged. I am forever sorry."
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Seattle was not given a replacement team in five years. According to the conditions of the settlement, the Sonics' name and colors could not be used by the team in Oklahoma City, but could be taken by a future team in Seattle, although no promises for a replacement team were given. The Oklahoma City team would retain the franchise history of the SuperSonics, which could be "shared" with any future NBA team in Seattle. The team moved to Oklahoma City immediately and announced it would begin play in the 2008–09 season.
401:, lead attorney for the city, responded by pointing out that it was PBC that started the fight that led to the lawsuit when they filed for arbitration to break the lease. The motion was denied by the presiding judge, who said the team failed to make a "good-faith effort" to resolve the dispute and that it failed to show that trial preparations were hindered by the records not being made public. However, the ruling also said the team could bring up the issue again if it could prove the relevance or the confidentiality of the records.
243:(an Oklahoma City newspaper) that the team was not purchased to keep it in Seattle but to relocate it to Oklahoma City. Bennett later denied such intentions, saying McClendon "was not speaking on behalf of the ownership group". Due to his comments, McClendon was fined $ 250,000 by the NBA. More than ten years later, in 2019, Schultz accepted responsibility for the sale. "Selling the Sonics as I did is one of the biggest regrets of my professional life. I should have been willing to lose money until a local buyer emerged."
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Superior court to reject the arbitration request and enforce the
Specific Performance Clause of the Sonics' lease, which required the team to play at KeyArena through 2010. United States District Court Judge Ricardo Martinez denied the request for arbitration on October 29, saying that the "arguments ignore the clear language of Article II, which states that PBC’s use and occupancy rights with respect to the Premises and the Term of this Agreement shall end on September 30, 2010.”
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relocate to
Oklahoma City at the end of the KeyArena lease regardless of who owned the team. The letter stated that the city had "valid and enforceable agreements with the Team requiring it relocate to Oklahoma City at the end of the current lease with the city of Seattle." Schultz's attorney replied to the letter saying the lease agreement was with PBC, not BCOS, and that the city began improvements on Ford Center at their own risk prior to conclusion of the pending litigation.
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285:, promised that his investor group would pay half of the $ 300 million needed for an extensive renovation; the rest was to be provided by the city and county. However, when the state legislature did not give approval for the county to provide funds by an April 10 deadline, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said that the effort had failed and the city's hopes rested in its lawsuit.
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attempt to alienate the
Seattle fan base and follow through on his plan to move the team to Oklahoma City ... Making this move now continues the current ownership's insulting behavior toward the Sonics' dedicated fans and the citizens of the city." Bennett also reiterated that the team was not for sale and dismissed attempts by local groups to repurchase the team.
210:. Further complicating matters, the voters of Seattle passed Initiative 91, a measure that virtually prohibited the use of public money on sporting arenas. This lack of taxpayer or government financial support for the team, combined with earlier losses under recent ownership groups, "likely doomed the Sonics' future in the city".
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announced that she would issue her ruling on the following
Wednesday. On July 2, hours before Judge Pechman was to release her ruling, it was announced that the team and the city had reached a settlement where PBC would pay the city $ 45 million immediately in exchange for breaking the lease, and an
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Seattle. He said it was "highly unlikely" that the Sonics would stay and indicated the city should instead focus on gaining a replacement team, but noted that local governments would need to
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September 23, 2007 in an attempt to keep the Sonics from leaving before the end of their lease in 2010. The trial was set for June 16, 2008. On April 10, 2008, Seattle asked the Federal District Court to order the NBA to release documents related to the financial situation
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The release of email conversations between members of Bennett's group prompted former Sonics' owner Howard Schultz to file a lawsuit that sought to rescind the sale of the team and alleged that Bennett's group used fraud and misrepresentation to purchase the Sonics without making a "good faith best
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In months prior to the settlement, Seattle publicly released email conversations that took place within Bennett's ownership group alleging they indicated that some members of the group had a desire to move the team to Oklahoma City prior to its purchase in 2006. The city used these conversations to
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on March 3, 2008, including construction of a new NBA practice facility. After a tour of downtown Oklahoma City, a subcommittee of three NBA owners recommended that the league approve the move. On March 14, Bennett reached a preliminary agreement with Oklahoma City on a 15-year lease of the Ford
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In 2006, a group of Seattle residents created Save Our Sonics and Storm ("SOS") to rally support for a permanent professional basketball presence in Seattle. The "and Storm" portion of the name was dropped when the WNBA Storm was sold to local ownership. On June 16, 2008, the group organized a
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that the ownership group intended to move the Sonics to Oklahoma City as soon as it was legally possible. The timing of the announcement, one day after the Sonics' home opener, drew critical comments from Tom Carr, Seattle's attorney, who said "Mr. Bennett's announcement today is a transparent
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On May 9, 2008, Oklahoma City officials declared intent to sue for damages and a forced relocation of the SuperSonics if Schultz's lawsuit succeeded and the subsequent ownership did not relocate. In a legal letter to Schultz, Oklahoma City's attorney said that the Sonics were legally bound to
461:. It sought, among other things, an injunction to prevent the Sonics from being relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City. The suit further requested that the franchise be placed in a constructive trust and no longer in the ownership of PBC. On May 20, 2008, Schultz's attorney added alleged a
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On February 15, 2008, the Sonics' ownership group gave the city of Seattle a one-day deadline to accept a $ 26.5 million offer that would buy out the Sonics' lease in KeyArena and pay off what the ownership group claimed was the value of debts on the arena. The city rejected the offer.
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When Bennett's group requested that the trial also decide the team's financial obligations to KeyArena should its lease be broken, Seattle's lawyers requested a six-month delay in the trial date in order to prepare for the additional issues, arguing that the ownership group's request would
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The ownership group filed a motion saying that the lawsuit and the release of the emails by the city were meant to drive up the cost of leaving Seattle and force the ownership group to sell the team. The motion requested that all emails and other records be released to the team.
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of Seattle. After failing to reach a deal by the end of the legislative session, Bennett gave up his attempt in April 2007. On November 2, 2007 the team announced it would move to Oklahoma City as soon as it could get out of its KeyArena lease. Seattle's mayor,
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senior writer Lester Munson said that while the remedies Schultz sought were "without precedent in the sports industry", he did believe that both the Schultz case and Seattle's lease case presented "serious problems" for Bennett.
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for $ 350 million was approved by NBA owners on October 24, 2006. Terms of the sale required the new ownership group to "use good faith best efforts" for a term of 12 months in securing a new arena lease or venue in the
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effort" to keep them in Seattle as mandated by the original sales contract. Bennett said the emails were misinterpreted and that he had spent millions of dollars in attempting to keep the team in Seattle.
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1984:"Two years later, pain of losing Sonics still stings Seattle"
2023:(Press release). City of Seattle, Washington. July 2, 2008.
1859:"Slade Gorton: Goal now is finding a replacement for Sonics"
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chronicled the story from Oklahoma City's perspective.
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1112:Allen, Percy (August 23, 2007).
1019:Johns, Greg (November 2, 2007).
493:Museum of History & Industry
80:Professional Basketball Club LLC
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2145:Allen, Percy (April 15, 2008).
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2114:Brunner, Jim (April 24, 2008).
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1920:"Judge rejects Sonics' motion"
1857:Johns, Greg (April 21, 2008).
1828:"Sonics: Papers remain sealed"
1280:Rudman, Steve (July 2, 2008).
1143:Schultz, Howard (2019-01-28).
1050:Brunner, Jim (July 27, 2007).
813:
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577:
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2276:Johns, Greg (June 10, 2008).
853:Brunner, Jim (May 21, 2008).
544:
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345:Popular opposition in Seattle
55:. The team began play as the
2630:Professional Basketball Club
1826:Brunner, Jim (May 9, 2008).
1795:Brunner, Jim (May 8, 2008).
1577:"David Stern loves KeyArena"
1395:Clay, Nolan (May 10, 2008).
289:Oklahoma City's preparations
135:Washington State Legislature
7:
3156:Basketball in Oklahoma City
2772:relocation to Oklahoma City
2422:Ogle, Kelly (May 2, 2012).
1918:Johns, Greg (May 7, 2008).
1887:Johns, Greg (May 1, 2008).
1636:Raley, Dan (16 June 2008).
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63:, after becoming the third
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1924:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1893:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1863:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1675:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1643:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1341:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1286:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1255:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1226:. ESPN. November 3, 2007.
1025:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
894:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
628:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
316:Oklahoma State Legislature
117:In 2001, ownership of the
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352:U.S. District Courthouse
16:NBA franchise relocation
3017:Kansas City–Omaha Kings
3001:Kansas City–Omaha Kings
2594:Seattle Center Coliseum
2521:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
78:, sold the team to the
53:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2951:San Francisco Warriors
2666:NBA G League affiliate
2310:. ESPN. July 9, 2008.
956:"Sonics choose Renton"
486:Distribution of assets
450:
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3113:Oklahoma City Thunder
2947:Philadelphia Warriors
2897:Tri-Cities Blackhawks
2485:Oklahoma City Thunder
2212:BCOS, LLC v. PBC, LLC
585:"NBA Team Valuations"
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3051:Los Angeles Clippers
1994:on December 16, 2010
827:. October 24, 2006.
593:. January 25, 2007.
469:-based attorney and
233:On August 13, 2007,
228:Seattle City Council
3161:Relocated NBA teams
3146:Seattle SuperSonics
3109:Seattle SuperSonics
3099:New Orleans Hornets
3081:New Orleans Hornets
3067:Vancouver Grizzlies
2767:Seattle SuperSonics
2510:Seattle SuperSonics
1587:on October 29, 2013
768:on November 8, 2006
187:New Orleans Hornets
119:Seattle SuperSonics
49:Seattle, Washington
41:Seattle SuperSonics
3176:2008–09 NBA season
3047:San Diego Clippers
3031:San Diego Clippers
2971:Philadelphia 76ers
2967:Syracuse Nationals
2941:Los Angeles Lakers
2937:Minneapolis Lakers
2917:Fort Wayne Pistons
2673:Oklahoma City Blue
2183:The New York Times
1457:"Letter of Intent"
1433:. March 26, 2008.
923:(April 14, 2015).
516:In 2012, the book
463:breach of contract
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447:breach of contract
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240:The Journal Record
215:Renton, Washington
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61:2008–09 NBA season
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3151:NBA controversies
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3071:Memphis Grizzlies
3057:Kansas City Kings
3021:Kansas City Kings
3007:Baltimore Bullets
2997:Cincinnati Royals
2987:San Diego Rockets
2961:Baltimore Bullets
2931:Cincinnati Royals
2852:
2851:
2802:It Was a Good Day
2728:NBA championships
2339:The Seattle Times
2157:on April 19, 2008
1739:The Seattle Times
1617:on April 21, 2008
1581:The Seattle Times
1550:The Seattle Times
1373:on March 29, 2008
1156:978-0-525-50945-5
1118:The Seattle Times
1087:The Seattle Times
1056:The Seattle Times
960:The Seattle Times
859:The Seattle Times
794:The Seattle Times
734:. July 19, 2007.
570:978-0-525-50945-5
414:Marsha J. Pechman
247:Relocation effort
195:Hurricane Katrina
121:transferred from
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3061:Sacramento Kings
3037:New Orleans Jazz
2927:Rochester Royals
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88:other conditions
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23:The interior of
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