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July 16, 2009
Stern vs. Stern
NBA Commissioner David Stern on saving the Seattle Sonics, November 8, 2007:
"I'd love to find a way to keep the team there. Because if the team moves, there's not going to be another team there, not in any conceivable future plan that I could envision, and that would be too bad."
NBA Commissioner David Stern on replacing the Seattle Sonics, July 13, 2009:
"I hope someday, whether on my watch or a successor's watch, that we again have a team in Seattle. ... I think ultimately there will be. I really do."
The lesson here: Don't take threats by sports league commissioners seriously. If you really needed any more reminding.
Posted by Neil deMause in Seattle arena
