Sonics banner to fly in Olympia
For the second time in a month, an airplane banner has been purchased by Sonics fans in an attempt to raise awareness of their fight to keep the team in Seattle.
The banner will be flown from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday around the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. The banner will read “Save Our Sonics: Next Year Is Too Late!”
The message is aimed at state leaders who said Monday that they will not approve $75 million in funding for a KeyArena renovation before the current legislative session ends Thursday. State officials have said that they remain open to looking into a proposal next year.
Sonics fans in Seattle, however, are trying everything to sway the minds of state officials. On Saturday, more than 300 fans held a rally on the steps of the capitol. Fans have also organized to flood the capitol with letters, e-mails and phone calls.
During the All-Star Weekend festivities in New Orleans last month, the same fan group, Sonics Fans United, purchased an airplane banner that read “Stop Clay–Sonics Must Stay.”
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Props to the fans for caring.
If Stern is as smart and as good as he thinks he is he’d find a better path than what’s happened so far or what is likely to happen the next 2 years.
You guys weren’t expecting this much of a fight when your boy Clay first swooped in, did you? Thought it was a slam dunk?
This team isn’t yours until they lose the KeyArena lease case and are forced to stay in town another two years….then are they really gonna be your team for much longer?
TV coverage here: http://www.kirotv.com/video/15577121/index.html
most excellent!
dmayberry, thanks for the unbiased blog article. You da man! 
Cheers from Seattle
AND ITS ALL GETTING NATIONAL EXPOSURE. OKC SURE LOOKS POPULAR THESE DAYS. FUNNY, I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM ONE OF YOUR SPORTS COMMISH’S TO SEE IF WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE 2 SOFTBALL TOURNEY’S WE COME TO EVERY SUMMER OVER THERE. WE INFORMED THE POOR GUY, NONE OF THE WASHINGTON TEAMS ARE COMING. LOOKS LIKE AROUND $20,000 IN MOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER EXPENSE BEING SPENT IN TEXAS THIS YEAR. WE WIL NEVER BE BACK!! THANK YOUR MAYOR DARNELL!! SEE YA IN JUNE OKC!!
MIKE U.
SO LONG SEATTLE!! We here in OKC cant wait!! Durant, first round picks, etc! The NBA in OKC! Ask G Shinn where he’d like to be?? We will fill OUR arena (new one) and take your team to the playoffs! You had your chance! Face it–you BLEW it! We will get a new name for the team and the Sonics will be just a memory! Hey, at least ya got the Seahawks and Mariners! Enjoy the Storm! Thats what you’ll have to settle for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the Legislators don’t approve the use of extra Hotel/Motel tax dollars they won’t be around next year to take it up.