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Sonics vs. Seattle trial gets under way (AP)

16th June 2008

Sonics vs. Seattle trial gets under way (AP)

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Paul Lawrence, right, lead lawyer for the city of Seattle, arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Seattle for the city's trial against the team Monday, June 16, 2008. The six-day, no-jury trial in federal court will settle the final two years of the SuperSonics' lease at KeyArena. Sonics owner Clay Bennett has gained the NBA's approval to move the team to his hometown of Oklahoma City, but Seattle argues its lease forces the franchise to play two more seasons before departing.

A deal is a deal, and the SuperSonics should stay. That was the message from city of Seattle lawyers as a federal trial began Monday to determine whether the NBA franchise will be forced to stay at KeyArena until its lease expires in 2010. SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is trying to move the team — Seattle’s oldest professional sports franchise — to his hometown of Oklahoma City, two years before…

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