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Quote of the Day: Clay Bennett: “You Had a Pakistani, a Anerexoic (sic) Black Girl, and a Black Midget With a Pickle in Her Hand the Whole Time”

Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:08:37 +0000

Hat tips: The Lost Ogle, The Sporting blog Bend it Like Bennett Excerpt from the Sporting Blog. All we can say is…..WOW! In fairness, I’d also be mortified if I saw a cheerleader that looked like Clay Bennett with a wig on. But to be so shocked a cheerleading squad might have “a Pakistani” and two [...]

Video: NBA Puts Bounce Into Oklahoma’s Economy

C. W. McBlackville — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:10:17 +0000

Hat tip: OklahomaHorizonTV Related: USA Today: Knicks win D’Antoni’s debut while Thunder struggle OKPNS EXCLUSIVE: Stealin’ & Repealin’?? (2/12/08)

Challenge: Find the Truth in Clay Bennett’s Words

C. W. McBlackville — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:54:36 +0000

Art by Rafael Calonzo, Jr (Supersonicsoul.com) Can it be done? We are willing to give it a try! Read between the lines for the hidden meanings, inuendos and outright lies below… Oklahoma City to be third NBA team to own D-League affiliate TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma City’s new NBA team will buy its NBA Development League affiliate [...]

Sonics Blink

C. W. McBlackville — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:50:07 +0000

Wary of a ruling that could force the team to play two more years in Seattle, the Sonic’s Oklahoma City ownership team settled the case at the last minute. ESPN contends the Sonics got outmaneuvered legally, but the NBA is headed to Oklahoma City, where the taxpayers will pick up the slack. “The rubes got [...]

Picture of the Day: Clay Bennett Halloween Mask

C. W. McBlackville — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:31:14 +0000

Art by Rafael Calonzo, Jr (Supersonicsoul.com) “It is not our interest to move or relocate the team” “We fully intend to fulfill our obligation to KeyArena” “I don’t think having a franchise that is leaving town is very good for anybody.” “I am absolutely committed to the teams and committed to keeping them in the Seattle region.” Related: Paul Jacob: “My [...]

Sonics Trial: The Best and the Worst

C. W. McBlackville — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:18:12 +0000

It’s been the “homer” trial for the past few days: local writers and reporters, some who have never covered a trial, filing reports that dismiss the day’s big picture and suck up to the local powers. Here’s the best report we’ve seen, and it comes from the Seattle media. We’ve had a number of e-mails [...]

Sonics Trial Starts Monday

C. W. McBlackville — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:01:23 +0000

It’s no surprise that there are major differences in how the Oklahoma City and Seattle media are covering the approaching trial. Does the word ‘homer’ mean anything? Clayton Bennett, right, stands with Aubrey McClendon, left, during an NBA basketball game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the New Orleans Hornets in Oklahoma City on April 4, 2007 The [...]

Another Screw Job?

Editor — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:11:00 +0000

While much of the public’s attention has focused on the corporate welfare orgy being orchestrated by public officials in connection with the move of Seattle’s basketball team to Oklahoma City, insiders say another ‘screw job’ designed to pad big life insurance companies’ profits at the expense of older investors is stealthily making it’s way through [...]

It’s Official: Sonic Owners Think Oklahomans are Morons

Editor — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:31:00 +0000

The screw-job that is the NBA Sonics coming to town will explode in more detail this week, insiders tell the Oklahoma Political News Service. Gov. Henry floated a trial balloon yesterday for the millionaire owners of the Seattle Sonics, who continue their double-cross of Oklahoma taxpayers. Henry is quoted today as saying that Oklahoma must “do more” [...]

Sonics Fan Tossed For Heckling Clay Bennett

Editor — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Clay Bennett with Sonics legend Lenny Wilkins This excerpt is from a Seattle Sports fan’s blog: A Sonics fan says he was ejected from last night’s game after shouting a few choice words up at Clay Bennett, who was watching the action from his luxury box. Here’s the fan’s transcript, prefaced with the caveat that he may [...]