A City Left Behind 

I want Seattle to get a team again so them and OKC can have a rivalry

Honestly I didn't care too much they left, OKC had nothing to do in their town until they got a basketball team :'( At least they're happy and seem to enjoy it

Weird it’s been like 15 years and still nothing...

Like 200 something straight sell outs in Oklahoma City, yall won't be getting our team, trust me the Thunder are the best fan base in sports history, and the most loyal.

Seattle deserve a NBA team!

Looses NBA team, Wins the superbowl.

Bring back the Seattle Supersonics to the NBA!

Hoping with the renovations to KeyArena (now Climate Pledge Arena) and the addition of the expansion NHL team the Seattle Kraken, I hope this leaves the door open for the Sonics return.

Okc fans-loses 3 insane players. Okc fans-no one can feel our pain New jersey Vancouver-We lost our team u dont know anything Sonics fans-bitch they took away our team changed the logo name and the jerseys and everyone except okc fans want our team back and most people think the start of the down fall of the nba was when the sonics left.And they did not let us keep our mascot that was the best looking nba mascot ever.For a fucking bison.Coming from a wizards fan

back when sportscenter was still good

This is real hurt. Cleveland fans bitch and whine about ONE GUY leaving but they can rebuild around Kyrie Irving and the 4th pick in this year's draft. Seattle has no such resort. I feel for you, Seattle. Just like I felt for Charlotte when they took their Hornets. Those two teams were a big part of my childhood (Payton/Kemp and LJ/Alonzo).

The thunder are an abomination that never should have happened. It was a sequence of unfortunate events that led to the team just getting ripped out of their true home and it really started when coffee douche bought the team. If just a couple little things go differently we(Seattle) might have never lost them. There was supposed to be a senate vote to hold the team to their lease at key arena through 2010 that I think most people agree that if our mayor at the time hadn’t been a total bitch and caved to the nba before it could happen it would’ve passed. Had they been held to their lease for 2 more seasons, with the economy going to shit in 2008 there’s a good chance clay would’ve had to sell the team and it could have been rescued by someone who would keep it in Seattle, and I think the necessary facility upgrades would’ve happened in due time. Our mayor selling us out was a big part of it and it’s the one area where I’ll place at least a little bit of blame on Seattle.

Your not telling the whole story, Howard Schultz was a fan boy who thought he could run a basketball team. He traded all the talent for draft picks, in the future. The team was terrible, and Howard cut his loses and sold Seattle out. So enjoy your stolen squad okc you deserve the squalor your team will dwell in for years to come! Oddly the NBA game changed shortly after, the NBA doesn't deserve Seattle!

Where even is Oklahoma on the map?

3:06 RIP Sonics Guy

Fuck yeah, shout out to the Reign Man and Seattle Times sports writer Steve Kelley, I grew up with you guys! Long time jets fan, breaks my heart the Sups left town, now I only really watch the NBA during the NBA Finals. Miss my team.

It has zero to do with lack of fan support. Besides that last season - when the OKC ownership did everything they could to keep people away (watch SonicsGate) the Sonics consistently had outstanding attendance.

The Thunder Are Cursed From Seattle

I have shot hoops where Shawn and Kenney are. It's called Kerry Park up on Queen Anne hill, Seattle.

Shawn Kemp is now a local business owner here in Seattle. Stop by his place, Oskar's, in the Queen Anne area and enjoy some good grub.

If the Seattle Sonics stayed Kd woulda never left.

You know they could share an arena with the kraken if they ever make a return

seeing Kemp dunk us awesome no matter how old he is

Okc doesn't deserve a team Seattle does

Good to see Kemp doing well!

Man it wouldve been cool to see KD Harden and Westbrook all in Sonics uniforms

Bring back GRUNGE AND SONICS

kenny mayne rick reily stu scott the only three respectable guys at espn seriously they go out and arent ever really there cause that place is for dbags only now apparently has been since 2008

Bring back our Sonics!!!

1:08 Shawn Kemp Dunking

Whenever I see the Sonics I think of the Thunder song from Ted's movie.

But, there is still more hate towards Clay Bennet and Oklahomans than there is towards Howard Shultz. If I was in the Seattle fans position, my hate would be more towards Howard Shultz, I would never buy Starbucks again, I would boycott Starbucks, cause Shultz knew what was gonna happen. He's not a dumb businessman, he knew exactly what Bennet was up to. But that he wanted that 300 plus million for the team.

Rip Sonics guy

kemp sounds like the allstate guy

A lot of Sonics fans knew the whole thing with Bennett was a sham from day one and didn't want to give their money to a dude that was bent on moving the team. To a lot of fans the team was as good as gone long before the actual move. Aubrey McClendon confirmed that. His honesty cost him $200,000 but at least he was honest that he and Bennett's group were in it to move the team all along. Fan attendance over the last 2 seasons were pretty much irrelevant.

the sonics had the coolest color way in the nba

does it keep u awake at night. “no, not really” 😂💀

Watch Seattle win another title before OKC. That's my prediction. In fact, the new sonics might win before OKC even sniffs the finals again.

Yeah but Bennett said over and over he had no intentions of moving the team and did. I just hope the Maloofs sell the Kings to Hansen already and get basketball back in Seattle! I'm a wizards fan but I always loved seeing them play in Seattle and a competitive Seattle team.

who doesnt hes the goat always has been he looks too cool with his shades rocking the breakaway glasses beast mod ethat mans got the swag

The only city outside Miami rooting for the Heat in the 2012 NBA finals was Seattle

Pretty sweet catch at the end.

I hope seattle can get a new nba team, their fans deserve it and then they can get revenge on okc thunder.

The new arena wasn't going to have restaurants or wifi?

WTF SEATTLE IS A RICH ASS CITY LIKE WHY

Don't forget about the Kraken

2:56 same. BUT I STILL WANT EM BACK😂

Bring back the Sonics!

They were literally stolen from Seattle

Wow, they let Kevin Durant go! They didn't believe in the Slim Reaper! And now they wanted our Kings and DeMarcus Cousins! No, you're not getting D Boogie, and get off our Sac!

Nah. Not nobody. Not “nobody.” /

Before I found out that the thunder took the sonics away I was in OKC fan. But after I found out all this was going on last year I sold all my Oklahoma City thunder equipment and got Seattle stuff instead,go sonics!

Lol you are so ignorant that I don't know where to begin. Seattle is the 12th largest market in the USA. Seattle supported the Sonics for 41 years and actually has history behind the team unlike Sacramento. I'm pretty sure that we could support them again lmao. Oh and as far as an NHL team, research was already done on the possibility of a team coming to Seattle. We definitely can support 5 teams. I think someone is a little upset they live in a one horse town down there in Sacrmento... ;)

I'd understand if they were going to block the sale to... MC Hammer and and Wesley Snipes; but it's only three incredibly rich guys, who call Seattle home... And hate all you want; I love Seattle - love visiting whenever I can; but the market is simply... far bigger! & the potential to actually make money with a franchise? It dwarfs whatever brand Sacramento can make out of anything. They should give BOTH cities what they want, but they wont. I bet Seattle; better choice in the long run

That whole paragraph didn't make any sense. Learn some grammar. You may have the Kings, but obviously not the smarts. Oh and you guys didn't fight for the Kings. Your mayor did lol. I do respect him though and I'm glad you guys don't have to feel what we felt 5 years ago. You are the type of Sac fans no one likes. Grow up and get some class.

So if they decline the sale; basically... the BOG and the owners will be proclaiming - "Albeit this is a legitimate bid & even though he's ready to build an arena & I know they'll give you $550 million bucks & we get that the local TV deal is 5-6 times more than where you are now & wow the group is only 3 people with giant pockets who are local to their target market which is btw 13th in the country - YOU CANT SELL TO HIM" Sales of franchises dont get anymore legit than that!

Bring back our Sonic

Uh... The owner reserves the right to sell their property to who'm they feel brings the best offer. In this case, the Maloofs feel that is Seattle.Sac tried; came up 25 Million $ short. Out of 500, it may not look like much... But anyone want to tell me 25 million dollars isn't alot of money?

The NBA is a rigged sport anyways. I actually use to root for the bulls dominance in the 90s, and I'm a washingtonian! I was brainwashed. Like most tv watching drones. The Sonics will never come back in any shape or form. I love playin ball but the NBA is just meh.

seattle is still with out nba team so now what?

Bunch if hippies

Kill the thunder, Don't let the Sonics Slumber.

I will have to you teams and will help you and back there team our way

Now that the sonics are gone, IDK who to root for, I’ve been rooting for the rockets then I felt like it was the wrong thing to do

A guy pretending to be chuck norris how nice.

fuck hating on the heat they got the glove a ring in 06' Go HEAT!!!

whats the name of the song in the beginning? while kemp is dunking

Austin Texas is our new team soccer team

They should direct their hate towards Howard Shultz. He was the one dumb enough to sell the team. Starbucks sales should have dropped after he did that to them. Clay Bennet is not the villain. He was just a businessman making business moves. You can't hate him for taking a team to his hometown. THUNDER UP!!!!

anyone saw the sonics flag in game 4? i did.

Jason Reid is a Bandwagon Jumper

AND WE STILL DONT HAVE A TEAM

The raptors should be in seattle

get over it! your city would not pay for a new arena that's why you have no team.

comeback to seattle please

2:09 did he say "My-Hammy" ??

Go blazers

Boring...

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whats worse havin no team or the bobcats ?

The new arena wasn't the only thing. I am all for Seattle keeping another horrible sports team but lets face the facts; the Seattle fans only seriously cared about their team when they finally learned the team was moving to OKC. Look at the attendance averages for the last 4 years of the Sonics: 16,475, 16,198, 15,955, and 13,355. 13,355! That's low for a fan base who wants to keep their team. Now for the first 4 years of the Thunder: 18,704, 18,003, 18,148, and 18,203. OKC seems to care more.

I'm pissed for Seattle, well at least kd and Russ gone, karma's a B clay Bennett

Man that guy with the beard was SALTY!

OKC BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST GET A NEW TEAM. BLOODY SIMPLE.

Get over it

Again I am all for Seattle to have the Supersonics or any new basketball team they plan to make but I am not for a fan base to complain when they don't support their team. 4 thousand empty seats is big for a struggling team that needs support other then when they get moved. And a "gutted" team is no excuse to not support your team. The Rose Garden in Portland holds 19 thousand and the attendance record for Blazer games for last year was over 20 thousand. Not bad for a non playoff team.

I think the NBA needs less teams. Out of the 30 they have now only like 15-20 of them are any good. I think it would be better to shut down 10 teams and bring in 5 new ones. It would give people in Seattle and other places who want a team a competition. Like which ever 5 cities can get the most players to want to player for them. It would create money and interest in not only the NBA but the cities as well.

Yeah I saw it. it was pretty funny how every time the Heat scored they would go crazy in happiness!

OKC will not win the NBA Finals and never will as long as Miami has LeBron, Wade & Bosh Go Heat Fuck the Thunder!

If you miss basketball so much go support your WNBA team, better yet call them the Sonics so you can quit crying about how you miss the Sonics so much.

Why can't they just add the Sonics as an expansion team?

Are you a Thunder fan?

the nba would only give them an already established team..no way their every getting a new team back...

1. Get over it 2. Seattle fans wouldn't even come to the games, OKC sold out consecutively with the New Orleans Hornets Temp stay during Katrina and with the Thunder even with their losing season. Not to mention the crowds that flood the streets in Bricktown on game days and play offs...far cry from the minimal attention of Seattle fans. 3. Your management sold it. OKC was in the Market but Seattle made the offer. Wasn't even suppose to be a Basket ball team. Chesapeake center was renovated for an NHL Team which fell through. 4. robbed? your city fell several votes short to overturn the sell and build a new stadium. BTW not peep or protest from fans... few there were 5. Now that they have upper management that knows what they're doing(recruiting, marketing, and trades), winning season, all stars players and couch, with this video tell me which city exactly is acting like the crazy Ex. 6. the fans: 50 people protesting the move in Seattle to OKC and no where to be found when the Sonics were there does not impress me. A sold out crowd in OKC that even after losing their first playoff appearance to the Lakers in the first round(who went on to win the championship 2008), the crowd stood and did not leave the stadium and applauded their team for a successful season. That's class, Those are real fans. That's a city that deserves the Team.

You still have basketball it's called the WNBA it's still basketball or watch college

Plus you hate a state just because of a basketball team you should rute them on its the same team with different city,name,colors and mascot

Just be happy with what you have and quit all the negativity and soon you'll get a team

They don’t deserve a NBA if they won’t build them a new arena. Quit crying and spend the money

Waaaaaaaah!!! Waaaaaaaah!!! Sonics fans are still crying about their team leaving their shitty city because they didn't support their team! Waaaaaah!!!