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E-mails reveal Sonics owners intent to move franchise
E-mails obtained by the city of Seattle for its lawsuit against the Sonics show the owners were planning to move the franchise to Oklahoma City last April.
That's when they were still telling the public they were interested in keeping the franchise in Seattle.
The Seattle Times reports the city cited the e-mail in a motion in federal court in New York seeking to subpoena records from the NBA. The city is suing in an attempt to force the Sonics to play out the two years remaining on its Key Arena lease.
A spokesman for Sonics owner Clay Bennett, Dan Mahoney, and NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined to comment.
Seattle City Attorney Tom Carr says the e-mails show Bennett's group never intended to keep the Sonics in Seattle.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
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