SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
The Thunder’s owner was named Man of the Year . Why, of course he was: “No one came close to Clay Bennett as we set about selecting this year’s Oklahoman of the Year,” says Louisa McCune-Elmore, Oklahoma Today editor in chief. “His accomplishment presents an extraordinary moment in the life of Oklahoma, probably among the most important achievements in our capital city’s history.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Three former Sonics season ticket holders are continuing to pursue their lawsuit against Clay Bennett, seeking the opportunity to buy tickets in Oklahoma City for the same price and priority that were guaranteed when they renewed their KeyArena seats.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Clayton Bennett, owner of the transplanted Seattle SuperSonics reinvented as the Oklahoma City Thunder, will always remember ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
OKLAHOMA CITY -- David Stern shook hands with the mayor, shared laughs with Clay Bennett and officially terminated the Seattle SuperSonics by christening the Oklahoma City Thunder before their inaugural game Wednesday night at Ford Center.
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
A lot has been written about Clay Bennett, Oklahoma City, and the demise of NBA basketball in Seattle. But there have also been all kinds of gaps in the story (for instance, did you know that the whole process was touched off by a phone call from David Stern to Clay Bennett, who was standing in a janitor's closet as they spoke?). Many of those gaps are filled by a remarkable Bruce Schoenfeld article...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Season tickets for Oklahoma City's new NBA franchise have sold out in just five days. Chairman Clay Bennett says the last of approximately 13,000 Thunder season tickets were sold Friday, and the team has put names on a waiting list for games at the Ford Center. About 4,000 seats have been withheld for single-game, group and partial-season ticket sales. Tickets to individual games are to be sold next...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Season tickets for Oklahoma City's new NBA franchise have sold out in just five days. Chairman Clay Bennett says the last of approximately 13,000 Thunder season tickets were sold Friday, and the team has put names on a waiting list for games at the Ford Center. About 4,000 seats have been withheld for single-game, group and partial-season ticket sales. Tickets to individual games are to be sold next...
The Biz of Basketball (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics has dropped his lawsuit against the current owner of the team, thus ending an attempt to keep them in Seattle. Howard Schult z, the CEO of Starbucks Corp., and the former owner of the Sonics who sold the team to Clay Bennett has dropped his suit. As reported by The AP : "As a result of these developments, our legal team and I no longer believe we can be...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz said he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz said he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he’s dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City. The Starbucks Corp. CEO filed a motion for dismissal Friday in federal court in Seattle. In a letter to former members of his ownership group. Schultz says two recent rulings in his lawsuit have convinced...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that has moved to Oklahoma City. The Starbucks Corp. CEO filed a motion for dismissal Friday...
