Seattle SuperSonics
08/21/2008
Forward Donyell Marshall will not be making the transfer to Oklahoma City with the SuperSonics. The 14 year NBA veteran was waived Wednesday by the Oklahoma City franchise, which still has not been renamed after its relocation last month. Marshall was acquired by the franchise from Cleveland in a 3 team trade in February that sent Wally Szczerbiak and Ben Wallace to the Cavaliers.
08/21/2008
The championship banners and trophies from the SuperSonics' best days will be staying in Seattle. However, the flat screen TV in the coaches' locker room, that will Oklahoma City. The city of Seattle and Clay Bennett's ownership group have divvied up the artifacts of the NBA's past in the Pacific Northwest, with the details outlined in a settlement acquired Wednesday by The AP.
08/21/2008
2 more strikes against Howard Schultz in his long-shot attempt to void his sale of the former SuperSonics and undo their transfer to Oklahoma City. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled Wednesday that the NBA can intervene in Schultz's lawsuit.
08/16/2008
Former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz's court bid to regain control of the team must wait until after next season. Federal Judge Marsha Pechman has set a June 15 trial date for Schultz's lawsuit, which seeks to overturn his 2006 sale of the team to Clay Bennett.
08/02/2008
NBA commissioner David Stern fired back Friday against accusations from former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz, asserting in a court filing that he did not make threatening remarks to the Starbucks chief executive.
07/22/2008
Oklahoma City's team, formerly the SuperSonics, will be called the Thunder, as stated by a television report. KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City cited a source close to the ownership group for its report that the team's name will be the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to newspaper's Web site, team spokesman Dan Mahoney mentioned Saturday night no one with the basketball organization would comment on KOCO's report.
07/05/2008
When the New Orleans Hornets arrived in Oklahoma City weeks before the 2005-06 season, one of their 1st priorities was to find a place to practice. It is also a major concern for the SuperSonics, who, unlike the Hornets, will be moving permanently to Oklahoma before the upcoming season.
07/05/2008
As the SuperSonics pack for the transfer to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hoping that about the provisions of the team's departure deal that would lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle.
07/03/2008
Please use our Rumors Form to send us your NBA Rumors Clay Bennett in the end found a dollar amount that would sever his contentious relationship with the city of Seattle, $75 million. As a result, the SuperSonics are off to Oklahoma City with Bennett leading the way, leaving behind the team name, colors and 41 years of history.
07/02/2008
Starting point guard Earl Watson broken his right thumb will have surgery Thursday in L.A, the SuperSonics mentioned Tuesday. The Sonics mentioned the injury has a typical recovery period of 3-4 months. Last season, the 29 year old Watson averaged career highs in points (10.7), assists (6.8), rebounds (2.9) and minutes (29.1).
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