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NBA owners give approval of a potential Seattle SuperSonics' relocation to Oklahoma City in a 28–2 vote by the Board of

NBA owners give approval of a potential Seattle SuperSonics' relocation to Oklahoma City in a 28–2 vote by the Board of Governors

On July 2, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics, an American professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA), relocated from its original city of Seattle to Oklahoma City. The team began to play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008–09 NBA season. The SuperSonics were the third NBA team to move from one metropolitan area to another in the 2000s.

After the SuperSonics' ownership group, led by Howard Schultz, failed to persuade Washington state government officials to provide $220 million in public funding to update KeyArena, Schultz sold the team to the Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), an investment group headed by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett.

Historical Significance

On July 2, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics, an American professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA), relocated from its original city of Seattle to Oklahoma City.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on April 18, 2008?
On July 2, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics, an American professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA), relocated from its original city of Seattle to Oklahoma City. The team began to play as the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2008–09 NBA season. The SuperSonics were the third NBA team to move from one metropolitan area to another in the 2000s.
Why is NBA owners give approval of a potential Seattle SuperSonics' relocation to Ok... significant?
On July 2, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics, an American professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA), relocated from its original city of Seattle to Oklahoma City.

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