SuperSonics
Jul 3 2008, AP

Clay Bennett finally found a dollar amount that would sever his contentious relationship with the city of Seattle _ $75 million.As a result, the SuperSonics are headed to Oklahoma City with Bennett leading the way, leaving behind the team name, colors...

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Yonah Tripp, 7, of Tulsa, Okla., clutches a Seattle SuperSonics’ Kevin Durant jersey as he and his dad, Charles Tripp, shop in the team store Thursday, July 10, 2008, in Seattle. One week after the settlement allowing the Sonics to move to Oklahoma...