How social media reacted to Sonics news that left Ballmer ‘horribly disappointed’

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By now, you’ve probably heard how the NBA relocation committee unanimously voted Monday afternoon to block Seattle’s bid to buy the Sacramento Kings and bring the NBA back to the Emerald City. An investment group led by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and hedge fund manager Chris Hansen had already reached an agreement with the Maloof family (current… Read More…

Sonics update: 44K season-ticket requests and a music video featuring Macklemore

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Lots going on with the Sonics today, from a “stunning” season ticket priority wait list to a Sacramento group trying to block an arena being built in their city. But first, important to note that tomorrow is a huge day. The two leaders of the Seattle investment group trying to bring NBA basketball to Seattle… Read More…

Sonics update: It’s turning into a Silicon Valley vs. Seattle investor showdown

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By now, you’ve likely either read or had a discussion about the Seattle vs. Silicon Valley entrepreneurial debate. Heck, the good folks over at Killer Infographics even designed the badass poster you see above that artistically describes the different characteristics of each region’s geeks. Now that discussion is moving to the basketball court. For a while, it seemed as though… Read More…

Sonics update: NHL owner and fitness guru to challenge Seattle’s NBA bid

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In his annual State of the City address, Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson named two equity investors as part of the fight to keep the Sacramento Kings in town. 24-Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and Rob Burkle, co-owner of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, are the two investors. Mastrov will lead the bid to buy the team from… Read More…

Sonics update: Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson outlines plan to keep Kings

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While the deal to bring the NBA back to Seattle is extremely close to completion, Sacramento still has a chance to keep its team in town and mayor Kevin Johnson outlined his plan Tuesday afternoon. Johnson, a former NBA point guard, spoke with confidence that the city would come up with an offer to keep… Read More…