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Seattle to NBA: Do We Get Our Sonics Back or Not?

Seth Kolloen — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:58:43 +0000

The biggest question remains unanswered: If the NBA cancels Hansen's purchase agreement, by what mechanism would the league force the current owners to sell to the Sacramento group? As I have written here before, this fact—that a purchase agreement has been signed, that the Kings are not a beef cattle up for auction—is the single strongest factor in the Seattle group's favor.

NBA in Seattle Inches Closer as League Gets Relocation Application

Seth Kolloen — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:21:00 +0000

At a news conference in Minneapolis yesterday, NBA commissioner David Stern announced that the Sacramento franchise has applied to move to Seattle and play this fall in KeyArena. This is step two of a process that will end in 70 days -- on April 18 (Mark your calendars!) when NBA owners will vote on the proposed sale and move.

What Makes Everyone So Sure the Sonics Really Are Coming Back?

Seth Kolloen — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:16:14 +0000

Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer’s plan to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle was presented as a done deal when the news came out earlier this week. However, Sacramento’s efforts to keep the team have dominated headlines ever since. What makes people so sure the Sonics really will come back? I'm here to tell you.

The Sonics (and the NBA) are Coming Back to Seattle!

Seth Kolloen — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:53:58 +0000

Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer have negotiated a deal to buy the Sacramento Kings. They'll ask and almost assuredly get permission to move the team to Seattle for the 2013-14 season. After five seasons without, Seattle will have an NBA team again.

City Council’s Two “No” Votes on Arena Justify Their Lack of Love

Michael van Baker — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:51:50 +0000

Conlin, who studied history as an undergraduate, sounds like a history major still when he argues that, "Only since World War II has it become customary for local governments to be primary funders--and the current trend may be away from public finance." That "only" refers to about 70 years.

City Council Covers Ass, Fans Get Free Beer in Seattle Arena Win-Win

Seth Kolloen — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:09:03 +0000

God bless Chris Hansen. After proposing one of the most generous arena investment deals in the history of American professional sports, he absorbed insults from anti-everything idiots, endured a misinformation campaign by the city's newspaper, survived a blindside hit by the myopic Seattle Mariners and finally swallowed his privacy just so City Council members don't have to explain capitalism to old ladies.