NBA Votes. Bennett Wins.

NBA Commissioner David Stern

The NBA relocation committee met today, and held their official vote concerning the move of the historic Sonics franchise from its native Seattle to an undisclosed location in the state Oklahoma. The committee's decision wasn't a favorable one for Sonics fans. 28 members to 2 voted that Clay Bennett was within his grounds to move the franchise to his home state. 

So where do things stand? The NBA has given Bennett their blessing to move the team. Should Key Arena allow the Sonics out of their lease, they could be playing in Oklahoma as early as this fall. Nevermind the thousands of Sonics fans in Seattle left heartbroken. No, much better to please the non-existent fans in Oklahoma, a state that has not had a successful professional sports team in decades.