Seattle to host 1st NBA game since Sonics left town in '08

ByReuters

Published 06/08/2018 at 23:27 GMT

Seattle will host its first NBA game since the Seattle SuperSonics left town after the 2007-2008 season and moved to Oklahoma City, the Golden State Warriors announced on Monday when they released their full preseason schedule.

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Kevin Durant, who played his rookie season in Seattle, and the Warriors will
play the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 5 at KeyArena.

Durant, the second overall pick in the 2007 draft, was the 2007-08 NBA Rookie
of the Year after averaging 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists for
Seattle. But the team moved to Oklahoma City and changed its name to the
Thunder after the season, and Seattle fans weren't able to watch K.D. in
person anymore unless they traveled.

Back in February, when learning about the possibility of playing a preseason
game in Seattle, Durant told the San Francisco Chronicle, "That would be
amazing. Hopefully that goes through.

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"The fans of Seattle definitely deserve basketball and that would be amazing.
So, I'm looking forward to that."

Seattle was home to the SuperSonics since the team's inaugural season in 1967,
winning one NBA title (1978-79) along with two other Western Conference
championships (1977-78, 1995-96).

Seattle and Las Vegas are reportedly among a short list of cities the NBA is
considering if it expands or needs to relocate a team.

--Field Level Media

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