Before that, Sonics co-owner Aubrey McClendon told The Journal Record, an Oklahoma City newspaper, that "we didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here", although Bennett denied knowledge of this.
Zuvor sagte der Sonics-Miteigner Aubrey McClendon dem Journal Record, einer Zeitung aus Oklahoma City, dass „wir das Team nicht gekauft haben um es in Seattle zu lassen; wir hofften hierher zu kommen,“ obwohl Bennett die Kenntnis dessen verneinte.