Putting a price on memories

75 million, 75 million dollars, a lot to you and me, but not for a group of oil tycoons who shelled out 350 million in the first place. The Sonics are gone, and contrary to the naive viewpoint of the Seattle City Council, a team of that same name will not be playing in Seattle for quite some time. A written contract stating that the NBA constitutes a renovated Key Arena is not even close to a guarantee, especially when dealing with a league notorious for broken promises and crooked politics.  Why would David Stern put a team back in a city that would hang him in effigy if he ever set foot in it again. The Seattle City Council took the money and ran, asking for a few minor antiquities that the NBA and the Pro Basketball Club of Oklahoma City were more than willing to shell out in order to flee this mess. This is just gross, and I've had it with the NBA, from this day forth I shall watch no more.