mikhail1973
08-13-2007, 02:17 PM
An Oklahoma City energy tycoon says the group that purchased the Seattle SuperSonics (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=sea) hopes to move the NBA franchise to Oklahoma City, but he acknowledges the team could make more money in the Pacific Northwest.
"But we didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here," Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, told The Journal Record for a story in Monday's edition. "We know it's a little more difficult financially here in Oklahoma City, but we think it's great for the community and if we could break even, we'd be thrilled."
ESPN - Owner: Goal to move Sonics to OKC - NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2972255)
"But we didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here," Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, told The Journal Record for a story in Monday's edition. "We know it's a little more difficult financially here in Oklahoma City, but we think it's great for the community and if we could break even, we'd be thrilled."
ESPN - Owner: Goal to move Sonics to OKC - NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2972255)