In 2006, Oklahoma businessman Clayton Bennett purchased the Sonics with the intentions of keeping the team in Seattle. Key Arena was outdated and undersized, but the owners could not seem to win over government officials to fund a new arena. Bennett moved the team to Oklahoma City in 2008 renaming the team to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The relocation of the Supersonics was devastating to the fans in Seattle. Just watch a Sonics game. Listen to the crowd. Its rare to find an arena as electric as Key Arena. Whether the Sonics were up 20 or down 40, the fans always made themselves known, and it is unfortunate that the franchise had to move.
Gary Payton, Sean Kemp, and head coach George Karl
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