As Oklahoma City Thunder wins first title, here’s where Seattle stands on NBA expansion

Seattle NBA fans hope for good news on the expansion front this summer.

SEATTLE — A night Seattle basketball fans have been dreading for decades finally arrived Sunday, as the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise that formerly occupied the Emerald City won its first championship since relocating to Oklahoma City.

The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, 17 years after the Seattle Supersonics were moved to the midwestern city. Clay Bennett, the Oklahoma City businessman that purchased the team from former Starbucks boss Howard Schultz before its eventual relocation, could be seen embracing one of the team’s stars on the

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