SEATTLE — Newly disclosed e-mails from the Sonics owners have shocked Gov. Chris Gregoire. She told KING-TV she was lied to and that “All the people of the state of Washington have been lied to.”
The e-mails indicate the owners planned to move the team to Oklahoma City at the same time majority owner Clay Bennett said they were trying to keep it in Seattle.
The e-mails were obtained as part of Seattle’s lawsuit against the team and first Reported by The Seattle Times. The city is suing to force the Sonics to play out the two years remaining on its KeyArena lease. Trial is scheduled for June.
The NBA Board of Governors meets next week to vote on the Sonics’ relocation request. Gregoire says she plans to ask the board to give the state a chance to keep the team.
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