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Sonics Are Renamed Oklahoma City Thunder

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:06:00 CDT

Thunder can be heard from miles away, an early warning that a storm is about to arrive. So, perhaps it's only fitting that a full 6 weeks after the name first surfaced, Oklahoma City's NBA officials announced today that the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics would be known...

Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:06:50 CDT

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...

More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT

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...

Sonics' Durant Named Rookie of the Year

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:05:46 CDT

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.

Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle

Katherine Thompson — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:59:47 CDT

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...

Sonics Spat Heats Up

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:45:08 CDT

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...

At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:52:47 CDT

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...

Sonics Beat Mavericks 99-95

Mike Buss — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:55:47 CDT

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...

Rockets Beat SuperSonics 103-80

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:29:11 CDT

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...