With a basketball in hand, the mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell, gave a diabolical blow to NBA fans Still in shock from the loss of their old franchise.
Tuesday, Harrell interrupted his speech on the city state at Benaroya Hall to tease the return of the Supersonics of Seattle, which the city’s basketball fans wanted since the team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Fans of Seattle Sonics are held between the games during the second quarter between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, February 13, 2011. (Kyle Terada-USA today Sports)
The only problem? Everything has been said joking.
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“Right now, at the moment, I have an announcement to make,” said Harrell, reaching his podium to release a basketball.
The gesture aroused noisy cheers of those who are present, but joy in the room quickly turned into frustration after Harrell revealed that he “joked”.
“It’s a long speech. I had to break it a little here,” said Harrell through the reactions of the crowd.
The mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell, attended the showcase game from Rain City between the Blazers of Portland Trail and the Clippers at Climate Pledge Arena on October 11, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. T (Alika Jenner / Getty Images)
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The NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in September that the League would discuss the subject of expansion matches at some point in the season.
But during the NBA stars weekend, the subject was not raised.
Seattle and Las Vegas – the two cities successfully WNBA teams – have been launched as potential landing points for another franchise.
The Seattle Storm striker Nneka Ogwumike (3) draws the ball against the striker of the Sparks of Dearica Hamby (5) and the striker of the Sparks Rickea Jackson (2) in the second half at Crypto.com Arena the July 16, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
Silver said in June that these two destinations had already been launched.
“There were discussions on the return to Seattle, potentially,” said Silver at the time, via NBC Sports. “Las Vegas, without a doubt, is very interested in a team. Mexico once.”
For the moment, fans of sonics will simply have to remain optimistic.
