My choice for the new nickname.

Oklahoma Sexuals

True loyalty of all pro sports programs.

What dumbshits. Oklahoma City is one of the worst places to drive through. I don't know about Seattle but My word Oklahoma City?? That is fucking whacked.

Larry

The Okie Okie Dokies

Going from a Wet Climate to a Semi dry one is crazy. That is just DUMB.

Larry

Everything about the NBA is a joke. Grown men playing a boy's game and the lazy motherfuckers couldn't even win a gold medal. They belong in Oklahoma and should play in the pan handle.

So is Levon on the Olympic Team this time around?

And Larry--they don't play outside so the wet/dry climate wont matter--lol.

If I have only one week to live, I want to go to Oklahoma city, because it would seem like a lot longer.

lazy motherfuckers couldn't even win a gold medal.

It speaks volumes as to their skill and ability and working as a team. Tell us again how sports and politics follow each other.

How about The Sooner Orlaters?

Like the Vancouver Grizzlies afore them the Seattle Supersonics are going bye bye.

Meh, Spud finds he doesn't really give a rat's ass about it.

Now if they ever tried to sell off the Mariners franchise then Spud would shit puppies.

Ichiro fucking RAWKS!

Oklahoma Sexuals

FF fer Lee

Be Well.

How about The Sooner Orlaters?

~Dutch

Woo Hoo! A real treat from the Dutchman!

How about a FF?

Be Well.

Next step is some other NBA franchise goes to Seattle and demands a billion $ from the taxpayers to locate there.

Socialism--for the rich only--is alive and well.

Seattle has been well-raked over by these billionaire owners who love the taste of OPM (Other People's Money).

Seeing how pro sports is run, with all the owners having their hands out, they should call them the Oklahoma Panhandlers.

On the bright side, there will finally be blacks in Oklahoma.

I hope Kevin Durant keeps heading east till he hits Chicago. He'd look good next to Derrick Rose for the next decade.

Under the settlement, Bennett's ownership group will pay the city $45 million now and another $30 million in five years if the NBA doesn't place another team in Seattle. There's a hitch to that second payment: Bennett doesn't have to pay the extra $30 million if the Washington Legislature does not come up with an arena deal by the end of 2009.

Most cities could build an arena for 75 million.

Really? Staples Center (Lakers, Clippers) cost $375 million, and that was a few years ago.

They should call 'em the Oklahoma City McVeighs because like Tim they'll come to the city and eventually bomb.

Seattle spent like 60 million to fix the tiles in the hamburger dome when they fell onto the seats just before a Seahawk game.

Then they blew it up.

I"m sick of cities paying for arenas and stadiums, and then some ding dong corporation getting to slap their name on it for a pittance.

Let THEM build it.

When Boeing moved to Chicago, I guess they figured the SuperSonics may as well take off too.

That was an accidental pun, actually. I hate puns, and apologize to anyone who was offended.

How about this new name

"The Inbreeders"

The team motto-"Two heads are better than one".

I'm not sad to see them go, but $45 million doesn't seem like nearly enough. Hopefully this will be the impetus to remove Greg Nickels from the mayor's office.

I hope the legislature isn't dumb enough to fund a new arena in hopes that the NBA decides to grace us with their presence again, but you never know.

Seattle doesn't seem like a big enough town to support three professional sports franchises. Two and a half (with the MLS expansion team next year) sounds more realistic.

I loved the commissioner's extortion play of telling the citizens of Seattle that in order to get another NBA team they need to build a brand new state of the art arena.

Professional sports teams are a waste of money. Anyone who thinks they are part of the "team" is a fool.