https://sports.yahoo.com/former-nba-com ... 16601.html
Out of respect for the dead all I'll say is I'll never forgive him for what he orchestrated with the Sonics
sdog1981 wrote:It was done out of pure spite too. Even in the late 2000's Seattle's population and economy was growing. Moving a team from there to OKC was stupid.
chris98251 wrote:sdog1981 wrote:It was done out of pure spite too. Even in the late 2000's Seattle's population and economy was growing. Moving a team from there to OKC was stupid.
Yes, because the Mayor made him wait and they didn't roll out the Red Carpet for him. He had a huge ego and this just played into Clay Bennett's hands, add to this the City Councils stupidity and agenda, remember Poet readings in the Coliseum statement etc.
Crizilla wrote:As I've posted before, Stern wasn't the sole reason Sonic's left. He made a business decision that at the time benefited the NBA. The city of Seattle is to blame. No doubt about it. A new arena wasn't on their agenda. They were pushed and pushed to finally accept a new keyarena + hockey team a decade later to shut everyone up (gee thanks should have made a deal at the time!). People of Seattle got brainwashed into thinking it was all the NBA 's fault. Stern and the new owner would have loved a brand new arena in Seattle but didn't happen.
SanDiego49er wrote:It's a sad loss. He was good for the NBA for a long time.
SanDiego49er wrote:It's a sad loss. He was good for the NBA for a long time.
byau wrote:"The lasting importance of David Stern’s Seattle SuperSonics heist"
The former NBA commissioner leaves a complicated legacy. Just ask Seattle fans."
https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2020/1/6/2 ... upersonics
"He was largely a beloved commissioner ....
"One of the notable exceptions where Stern is not beloved is, of course, in the city of Seattle...Stern shares the top spot with Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO and Sonics team owner."
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