Seattle Coliseum Arena Postcard

KeyArena was the home of the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics, WHL Seattle Totems and the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds. On July 2, 2008, the Oklahoma City-based ownership group of the SuperSonics (Professional Basketball Club LLC) reached a settlement deal with the city of Seattle, releasing the team from the last two years of their lease with the city and allowing the team to relocate to Oklahoma City for the 2008–09 NBA season. After 41 seasons in Seattle, the team became the Oklahoma City Thunder and the owners agreed to leave the SuperSonics name, logo, and colors in Seattle for a possible future NBA franchise.The Thunderbirds, who had called the Seattle Center Coliseum and KeyArena home for 32 years, followed the SuperSonics out of the arena at the end of 2008 to move to the ShoWare Center in nearby Kent.

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Related Links

– Seattle Coliseum – A World-Class Arena for a World-Class City
– Fun While It Lasted—Seattle Totems