Sports Double (Lawsuit) Dribble
posted by on April 15 at 9:44 AM
Last week, Seth over at Enjoy the Enjoyment wondered whether, given the evidence Sonics owner Clay Bennett never intended to keep the team in Seattle (file under: duh), previous owner Howard Schultz could sue and get the team back.
Today, both the Seattle P.I. and Seattle Times have stories reporting that Schultz is considering just that. From the P.I.:
A lawyer for former Sonics owner Howard Schultz confirmed late Monday that the Starbucks chief is considering filing a lawsuit to recover the team from Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett.Attorney Richard Yarmuth confirmed Monday that his Seattle-based law firm, Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo, is representing Schultz and plans to file a lawsuit against Bennett to get the Sonics back. Yarmuth did not say in which court he plans to file the suit.
Schultz sold the team to Bennett in July 2006.
It’s a last-ditch effort (both to keep the team in Seattle and repair Schultz’s image in town), and though it probably won’t work, at least it’s another lawsuit Bennett has to deal with before he can ship the team off to Oklahoma City.
Ideally, Schultz and Bennett will spend the next twenty years dissipating their fortunes in Jarndyce and Jarndyce style, and the Sonics will have to play without salaries, using pickup squads and getting slaughtered 200-30 every night.
Oh, see I was just thinking how nice it would be to meet my peeps at Starbucks without having to grab something at Tully's or Verite on the way, and to not to then have to explain the ins and outs of Seattle basketball to my poor friends who really don't care about the Sonics (or Storm).
But I like Fnarf's Bleak House edition, too. I mean, there are plenty of places to get coffee, but significantly fewer ways to watch billionaires screw themselves.
Schultz is just trying to save face in Seattle. He's still a jackass.
Ye Gods, can't everyone just let them leave? Now?
If we aren't careful, Schultz will get them back and then, in a goodwill gesture, the state government will tax us all to build them yet another sports palace.
A good day for Sonic fans!
"How much did I get for the Sonics?"
"$350 million."
"See if we can't get them back for $200."
Nobody in Seattle cares anymore.
And we still hate him.
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