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'''Save Our Sonics''', or '''SOS''', is a [[Seattle]] activist group that is trying to permanently secure professional basketball in the [[Seattle]] area. They were founded in 2006 in reaction to [[Howard Schultz]]'s sale of the [[Seattle Supersonics]] to [[Clayton Bennett]], who had proclaimed only a few |
'''Save Our Sonics''', or '''SOS''', is a [[Seattle]] activist group that is trying to permanently secure professional basketball in the [[Seattle]] area. They were founded in 2006 in reaction to [[Howard Schultz]]'s sale of the [[Seattle Supersonics]] to [[Clayton Bennett]], who had proclaimed only a few months earlier that he and his fellow investors were "100% committed to finding a team for this city in the long term." <ref>{{cite news |
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Brian Robinson and Steve Pyeatt founded the group and continue to push Seattle's civic leaders to bring |
Brian Robinson and Steve Pyeatt founded the group and continue to push Seattle's civic leaders to bring professional basketball back to Seattle <ref> {{cite web |
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| url = http://www.saveoursonics.org/ |
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| title = Save Our Sonics& Storm |
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Revision as of 16:25, 5 September 2008
Save Our Sonics, or SOS, is a Seattle activist group that is trying to permanently secure professional basketball in the Seattle area. They were founded in 2006 in reaction to Howard Schultz's sale of the Seattle Supersonics to Clayton Bennett, who had proclaimed only a few months earlier that he and his fellow investors were "100% committed to finding a team for this city in the long term." [1]
Brian Robinson and Steve Pyeatt founded the group and continue to push Seattle's civic leaders to bring professional basketball back to Seattle [2]
See also
Sources
- ^ "Oklahoma investors group seeks stake in NBA franchise". USA Today. 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Save Our Sonics& Storm". Official web site. SOS. Retrieved 2008-09-03.