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'''Clayton "Clay" I. Bennett''' is an [[United States|American]] businessman from [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], USA. Clay is the husband of [[Louise Gaylord Bennett]], the daughter of Oklahoma City media [[mogul]] [[Edward L. Gaylord]]. |
'''Clayton "Clay" I. Bennett''' is an [[United States|American]] businessman from [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], USA. Clay is the husband of [[Louise Gaylord Bennett]], the daughter of Oklahoma City media [[mogul]] [[Edward L. Gaylord]]. |
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Bennett is the [[chairman]] of [[Dorchester Capital]], as well as the chairman [[emeritus]] of the [[board of directors]] of the [[Oklahoma Heritage Association]]. Most notably, however, he is the [[chairman]] of the Oklahoma City-based [[Professional Basketball Club LLC]] (PBC), which owns the [[NBA]] [[Seattle SuperSonics]] franchise and has told NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] that he plans to move the team to Oklahoma City.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3091416 ESPN - Sonics tell NBA of intent to move SuperSonics to Oklahoma City - NBA</ref> |
Bennett is the [[chairman]] of [[Dorchester Capital]], as well as the chairman [[emeritus]] of the [[board of directors]] of the [[Oklahoma Heritage Association]]. Most notably, however, he is the [[chairman]] of the Oklahoma City-based [[Professional Basketball Club LLC]] (PBC), which owns the [[NBA]] [[Seattle SuperSonics]] franchise and has told NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] that he plans to move the team to Oklahoma City.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3091416 ESPN - Sonics tell NBA of intent to move SuperSonics to Oklahoma City - NBA.</ref> The effort to keep the Seattle Supersonics in Seattle has been spearheaded by SOS - <ref>[http://www.saveoursonics.org/Save our Sonics</ref>, a group of Seattle fans led by Brian Robinson and Steven Pyeatt. |
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Bennett was one of the principal owners of the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in the mid-[[1990s]], where he represented the team on the NBA Board of Governors. Immediately prior to the [[2005-06 NBA season]], Bennett, along with [[Aubrey McClendon]] of [[Chesapeake Energy]], [[Tom L. Ward]] of [[SandRidge Energy]], and [[G. Jeffrey Records Jr.]] of [[MidFirst Bank]], partnered with the City of [[Oklahoma City]] and the State of [[Oklahoma]] in providing a revenue guarantee for the [[NBA]]'s [[New Orleans Hornets]]. This resulted in the temporary relocation of the Hornets to Oklahoma City for two seasons. |
Bennett was one of the principal owners of the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in the mid-[[1990s]], where he represented the team on the NBA Board of Governors. Immediately prior to the [[2005-06 NBA season]], Bennett, along with [[Aubrey McClendon]] of [[Chesapeake Energy]], [[Tom L. Ward]] of [[SandRidge Energy]], and [[G. Jeffrey Records Jr.]] of [[MidFirst Bank]], partnered with the City of [[Oklahoma City]] and the State of [[Oklahoma]] in providing a revenue guarantee for the [[NBA]]'s [[New Orleans Hornets]]. This resulted in the temporary relocation of the Hornets to Oklahoma City for two seasons. |
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Revision as of 17:31, 20 March 2008
This article is about the Oklahoma City businessman; for the cartoonist, see Clay Bennett.
Clayton "Clay" I. Bennett is an American businessman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Clay is the husband of Louise Gaylord Bennett, the daughter of Oklahoma City media mogul Edward L. Gaylord.
Bennett is the chairman of Dorchester Capital, as well as the chairman emeritus of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Heritage Association. Most notably, however, he is the chairman of the Oklahoma City-based Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), which owns the NBA Seattle SuperSonics franchise and has told NBA commissioner David Stern that he plans to move the team to Oklahoma City.[1] The effort to keep the Seattle Supersonics in Seattle has been spearheaded by SOS - [2], a group of Seattle fans led by Brian Robinson and Steven Pyeatt.
Bennett was one of the principal owners of the San Antonio Spurs in the mid-1990s, where he represented the team on the NBA Board of Governors. Immediately prior to the 2005-06 NBA season, Bennett, along with Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake Energy, Tom L. Ward of SandRidge Energy, and G. Jeffrey Records Jr. of MidFirst Bank, partnered with the City of Oklahoma City and the State of Oklahoma in providing a revenue guarantee for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. This resulted in the temporary relocation of the Hornets to Oklahoma City for two seasons.
Bennett has been keenly interested in bringing the NBA to Oklahoma City over the years. He had offered to purchase at least a minority controlling interest in the New Orleans Hornets until July 2006, when he formed PBC LLC that purchased the SuperSonics franchise.
References
- ^ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3091416 ESPN - Sonics tell NBA of intent to move SuperSonics to Oklahoma City - NBA.
- ^ [http://www.saveoursonics.org/Save our Sonics