This issue might not mean anything to people outside the Greater Puget Sound area or Western Washington but there's no harm in throwing this plea out to the general public.
Last year, the Seattle Supersonics and WNBA team Storm were sold to out of state investors led by Clay Bennett of Oklahoma City. This is one of the worst decisions of Starbucks owner and previous Sonics owner Howard Schultz.
The Sonics are asking the state for a new $500 million arena to replace the KeyArena as the Sonics and Storm's home. Legislature in Olympia are against this and saying the money might be better used for education, healthcare, etc.
Having an NBA franchise in the state is imperative to keeping the identity of the Northwest alive, keeping Seattle in the map. Giving away the only sports franchise in town to win a national championship is stupid. Let's just hope the politicians in Olympia understand this.
http://www.saveoursonics.org/
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