This photo shows Climate Pledge Arena ahead of the Rain City Showcase, where the Utah Jazz will play the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 10, 2023.
Plans had been underway, with multiple business and civic groups, to use the event as a launching pad for a coordinated public relations campaign about bringing the Sonics back.“We'll never get ahead of the NBA. That's always been our line, because we don't want to. We're going to prepare this building to be NBA-ready. We have all of the pieces in place,” said Climate Pledge Arena Vice President Rosie Selle.
The news comes after Silver had also said the league would talk about expansion after locking up their new TV and Digital rights deal. It did just that this summer, agreeing to a