Basketball

OKC company pulls Sonics t-shirt after receiving death threats

The company behind an Oklahoma City Thunder T-shirt that made reference to Seattle and the Sonics pulled the shirt Monday after the company said it received death threats. The shirt, made by Warpaint Clothing Co. in Oklahoma, apparently first received notoriety over the weekend, when Howard Beck, The New York ...

• 3:37 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2012
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Financing deal for SoDo arena announced

The agreement announced Wednesday between Seattle and King County leaders and investor Chris Hansen to fund a new NBA/NHL arena in the city is being touted as one of the best in the country, but it still has a catch that taxpayers could be on the hook for. “We have ...

• 10:46 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Sacramento Bee: Kings arena deal 'officially dead'

A deal between the city of Sacramento and its NBA franchise, the Kings, is “officially dead,” The Sacramento Bee reported Friday. The city and the Maloof family, which owns the Kings, had been talking for two days in hopes of reaching an agreement over how to pay for the facility, ...

• 1:02 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012
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McGinn offered KeyArena to Chris Hansen for free

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn offered KeyArena to investor Chris Hansen for free, prior to Hansen opting to buy up property in the city’s SoDo neighborhood and attempting to build a stadium there, King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer said Monday. The revelation came during a County Council meeting. The mayor’s ...

• 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012
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Sacramento arena deal falls apart

A non-binding deal between the Sacramento Kings and that city to build a new NBA arena has apparently fallen apart. The Sacramento Bee, citing Mayor Kevin Johnson, called the deal “almost certainly dead” after NBA Commissioner David Stern said earlier in the day that the Kings’ ownership group and the ...

• 3:24 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012
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David Stern: NBA close to deal to keep Hornets in New Orleans

Commissioner David Stern says the NBA is close to finalizing a deal to keep the Hornets in New Orleans with a very favorable lease, important capital improvements, intense tax benefits and a new television deal. It's previously been speculated that the Hornets could relocate to Seattle. Stern made the comments ...

• 6:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Chris Hansen says 5-year fight for Seattle arena is 'great way to look at it'

Investor Chris Hansen was in Seattle on Wednesday to talk to a citizens review panel about his plans to bring an NBA-NHL arena to the city’s SoDo neighborhood, and he also talked to KIRO 7 about how soon that could happen.   Hansen and his partners would invest $290 million ...

• 6:02 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Seattle, Sacramento continue to advance arena proposals

As Sacramento works to secure an arena deal for its NBA franchise the Kings, a key investor is expected in Seattle on Wednesday with the hope of luring the NBA back here.   The Sacramento City Council is expected to approve a term sheet Tuesday night to build a new ...

• 6:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game

Exactly 50 years ago Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors stunned the NBA and all of the sports world by scoring 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks. But you've never seen any film of it. And Len Berman says, you'll never see it happen again ...

• 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012

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Top basketball movies of all-time

Hollywood's version of the hard court came up 'nothing but net' with these memorable takes on basketball.

• 1:24 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012