Bring Back Our Sonics is a group of dedicated fans of the former NBA Seattle SuperSonics. We report on the new arena & info about a new team to Seattle.
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The #NBA has approved to move forward with expansion bids to Seattle and Las Vegas. They still need to approve the bids, but this starts that process. Today, we are one step closer to our goal to #BringBackOurSonics!
Breaking: The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a vote for the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources tell ESPN. A bidding process is expected to generate offers in the $7-10 billion range for each team.
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If you believe the @NBA should expand to Seattle within the next couple of years give us a follow and RT this message! Let’s get over 30,000 followers this #NBA season. #BringBackOurSonics!
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We are your biggest fans @nuggets!
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First, you left Ray Allen off the Sonics team. Second, whether OKC wants to admit it or not, we all know Kevin Durant would opt to play for the Sonics instead of the Thunder.
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Thank you @utahjazz for eliminating OKC from the playoffs! The #SonicsCurse is alive and strong and will continue to haunt the Thunder for their entire existence. #NBA #BringBackOurSonics #NBAPlayoffs
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Things are finally coming together for a potential Sonics return. The #NBA needs money due to the financial hit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seattle FINALLY has a brand new arena that will be completed by Fall 2021. WE ARE READY!
Report: NBA aiming for $2.5 billion per expansion team nba.nbcsports.com/2021/01/05…
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One of my favorite days of the year! The #SonicsCurse is alive and well. Bring us our team and maybe it’ll be lifted. #NBA #NBAPlayoffs
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Do you still root against the OKC Thunder when they’re in the playoffs? #NBA
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The Sonics are trending on Twitter again. Why? Well, it's likely because the Minnesota Timberwolves are up for sale. Are the Timberwolves coming to Seattle? No. But is it good that the Seattle fan base is so hungry for an @NBA team they're eager for any possible team? Yes.
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The #SonicsCurse is alive and well in OKC. 10 months after signing a big contract in OKC, Paul George demands to be traded away so he can get the hell out of Oklahoma. This is hilarious. #NBA
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All of these are well deserved! The #SonicsCurse is the real deal.
Just some absolute playoff daggers thrown into the Thunder's heart this decade
2011: Pau Gasol buzzer putback to end season
2014: Clutch Ginobili, Game 6 WCF loss to Spurs
2016: Klay's explosion, blown 3-1 WCF lead
2019: Lillard's 35-foot wave goodbye
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I'm sure the people in Seattle and Oakland appreciate this image a lot more than those in OKC. Congratulations KD, you did it! #NBAFinals
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You’re going to take a lot of heat for this and yet you keep doing it. Here’s a solution, the @NBA expands or relocates a team to Seattle and then we never have to have this argument ever again! Cool? Cool.
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The Gonzaga Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 87-71 to advance to the #Sweet16! Anytime a team from Washington can eliminate a team from Oklahoma it puts a smile on my face. #MarchMadness
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Look guys, it could be named Awful Arena home of the stinky cats & if they bring the Sonics back it’ll be our favorite place in the entire world! The most important thing now is the arena is being built and we need to continue to advocate and push for the #NBA to return our team!
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#Sonics are the Number 2 trend in Seattle right now just behind #TheLastDance. Let us never forget! Let’s continue to rally basketball fans around the Pacific Northwest & across the world. We’re building a new arena that will open in 2021. It’s time for the #NBA to get us a team!
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Happy Seattle #SuperSonics Day everyone! 40 years ago the 1979 Seattle #SuperSonics won their first and only @NBA Championship defeating the Washington Bullets (now @WashWizards) 4-1. It’s a day to celebrate! Let’s get it trending, #BringBackOurSonics! #BringBackOurSonics! #NBA
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If you think Adam Silver and the @NBA should #BringBackOurSonics RT this! Seattle deserves the NBA back in our city!
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Thursday Night Football just showed off the prices for all the food you can buy at the Atlanta Falcons stadium. I'm stunned at how cheap everything is. In ATL, the hot dog was $2. In Seattle at Mariners or Seahawks games, it's like $12 or more. Our prices in Seattle are a rip off
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are currently losing to the Memphis Grizzles 150-75. #NBA #BringBackOurSonics
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Remember when the #NBA looked at this city and was like “Nah, we’d rather have a team in OKC.” 🤦🏻🤦🏾🤦🏼
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Sonics fans, our follower count has been stuck just under 30,000 forever. If you believe the #NBA should bring the Sonics back to Seattle. If you’ve appreciated our efforts to help get something done for more than a decade help us out. Please RT and give us a follow! #NBATwitter
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There were several factors in Seattle losing the Sonics, but so help me god, I will fight you if you ever try to tell me the Sonics left Seattle because nobody in Seattle supported the team. That is factually incorrect and an asinine statement. Educate yourself b4 you mouth off!
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Nick Collison @nickcollison4 honored for his career and throws out the first pitch at the #Mariners game today. Thanks for making Seattle your home Nick! Hopefully you’ll be a part of the new #NBA team one day ...
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The #SonicsCurse lives!!! Damian Lillard ends the OKC Blunder’s season with the deep 3! Congratulations @trailblazers! #BringBackOurSonics #NBA
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Sue Bird, “I would not have gone to Oklahoma. So thanks to the Force 10 ownership group. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to play my whole career in Seattle.”
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This should honestly be an every day thing! The SuperSonics should never be forgotten! Here’s hoping the #NBA brings a team back to Seattle soon! Seattle is building a new NBA/NHL arena opening in 2021! #BringBackOurSonics
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We wish it never existed. #NBA #BringBackOurSonics
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No one in Seattle Sports history has been a bigger winner than Sue Bird. 4 time #WNBA Champion!
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I hate that the @NBA is starting yet another season without a team playing in Seattle. It is absolutely criminal! We need Adam Silver and the #NBAisBack to do the right thing and #BringBackOurSonics!!! Do you agree #NBATwitter?
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I can't believe he had the audacity to complain about losing superstars because of their unfair advantage of being in a small #NBA market. You literally killed the team off in Seattle on purpose and then relocated to the small market that can't compete long-term.
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I'm tired ....
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell - during the State of the City address - goes off script....
video from @tkjohnsonimages of @komonews
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Ten years ... ten years since the worst day of my life. The worst day for so many of us. How could Mayor Nickels have been so stupid!? How could the @NBA allow the Seattle SuperSonics to be ripped out of our community after 41 years of support? Adam Silver #BringBackOurSonics
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Jeff Van Gundy on ESPN just now talking about the Pelicans fans in New Orleans “Very passive boos (towards Anthony Davis). And it just shows you that this fan base just isn’t passionate. And that’s why it’s a half empty arena too.”
If only there was a city w/ passionate fans 🤔
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Seems like the NBA to Seattle talks are heating up again. Do you think we’ll hear anything tangible about a new team this calendar year?
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Thank you @HoustonRockets!!! The Thunder have been eliminated from the playoffs for another year. #NBAPlayoffs
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We told you @okcthunder. Karma. You shouldn't have stolen the team from Seattle. Westbrook is leaving next. Then it's all downhill!
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Do you not understand @okcthunder @NBA this is YOUR Karma for your heinous act & robbery of the Seattle SuperSonics. #SonicsCurse #NeverOKC
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They should have never taken the team away in the first place. It’s insane that it’s been nearly 20 years since we lost the Sonics. Hopefully, we get our NBA team back soon.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will give the Seattle Sonics their history back if the NBA grants Seattle an NBA team, per @espn
“Sources said if a team was to return to Seattle, the Thunder would cede the Seattle history back to the SuperSonics — just as the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets reclaimed the Charlotte-era history of the New Orleans Pelicans when Charlotte switched from being the Bobcats to the Hornets in 2014.”
(Via es.pn/3MLB2SO)
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DURANT did it again!!! @KDTrey5 is now a two time #NBAFinals MVP!!! Congratulations Kevin, much love from us here in Seattle. We wish this was happening in Seattle, but we’re just happy it wasn’t in OKC. #NBA
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Best one yet. #NBA #BringBackOurSonics
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Russell Wilson ended his post game press conference with "Go Hawks! Sodo Arena, let's make it happen!" That is just awesome.
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Well the #NBA is back for some. For others, the journey still continues. Here’s hoping the league does the right thing soon. #BringBackOurSonics
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I’m sorry but this is such a joke. The Mariners literally fought tooth and nail to stop @sonicsarena from being built in SoDo. Then they want to turn around and have Sonics fans buy Mariners tickets to celebrate the Sonics. GTFO!
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I mean the way the Thunder came into existence wasn’t exactly fair either, but here we are ....
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No matter what happens in Seattle, we greatly appreciate Chris Hansen and the @sonicsarena team for staying ready and willing to stick around until the #NBA has officially granted Seattle a new basketball team whether that ends up at Seattle Center or SoDo. We thank you!
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And Durant comes out in a Shawn Kemp jersey and the crowd goes ballistic! Then he thanks the @seattlestorm for holding it down in Seattle.
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Hey @JeffBezos if you’re interested in owning a pro sports franchise there would be no bigger impact on the Seattle community than finding a way to bring the @NBA back to Seattle and #BringBackOurSonics!
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Who could have ever foreseen this!? I mean, besides EVERYONE. Once their shiny new toy wasn’t as shiny or new anymore you knew they’d be the dregs of the league. Free Agents never want to go there. They’ll never win anything. Sell the team. Move them back to where they belong.
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Here’s a depressing fact. Seattle spent the entire decade without an @NBA team. Here’s hoping Adam Silver and the #NBA do the right thing and put a team in Seattle in this next decade. #BringBackOurSonics!
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Does it disgust anyone else that Howard Schultz sold out Seattle and the Sonics and now through his billionaire connections, his son works as an “NFL Insider”? I hate seeing that name pop up with sports news.
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Another year where the OKC Thunder don’t make the playoffs or win a championship. The Sonics Curse is alive as long as we don’t have a team!
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Our time is almost here. #NBA
Expansion time for Seattle Sonics fans?
The NBA has agreed to terms on a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, according to The Associated Press, potentially clearing the way for the league to add a pair of new teams.
sports.mynorthwest.com/17780…
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Has #TheLastDance brought up memories and frustrations of the 90’s Sonics for anyone else? I don’t blame them for not beating the 72-10 Bulls in the 96 Finals. But those 90’s Sonics teams were too damn talented not to have won at least one ring! #NBA #BringBackOurSonics
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WELP … with the #Seahawks trading away Russell Wilson, now would be a REALLY good time to announce the SuperSonics and the NBA are returning to Seattle ASAP. We need some good news after this!
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Come on @NBA this is ridiculous! Seattle should have NEVER lost the Sonics. Seattle LOVES basketball. We built @ClimateArena now give us our team back!!
The crowd trying to watch @KingJames today in Seattle !!!
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I’m pretty sure Allen Iverson didn’t score 47 against the Thunder. nitter.app/howsito/status/1008866…
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If you believe the @NBA should bring a team back to Seattle and #BringBackOurSonics give us a follow to support the movement! RT to spread the message! It’s been long enough!
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Man, I can’t believe Seattle finally has an #NHL team! The #SeaKraken are officially a team now. Today, it’s the NHL. Hopefully, within a couple more years from now, we will be celebrating the same with our brand new #NBA Seattle SuperSonics team! Our time is coming!
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A huge congratulations to the @warriors but especially @KDTrey5 for winning the #NBA Championship and Finals MVP! 🏀 #SeattleDraftedDurant
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I can't help but be annoyed that the owner of Starbucks sold the Sonics to OKC because he was a spoiled brat/couldn't get what he wanted. He sells the team away, ruins lives & childhoods. Then Starbucks returns and plasters their name & brand all over new Kraken & Storm buildings
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You're really telling me you'd rather have the Metropolitans name and mascot over this? I don't think so! #SeattleKraken #UnleashTheKraken #NHLtoSeattle
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Don’t forget Sonics fans! We’re the biggest Utah Jazz fans outside of Utah right now. #NBA #BringBackOurSonics
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One of the members of Bring Back Our Sonics has passed away. I am so sorry to hear this news. Working with @sonicsguy over the years and getting to know Kris was a pleasure. He always told jokes and put a smile on my face. I’m sorry we didn’t get it done in time brother!
I am completely heartbroken. Most of you knew him as the "Sonics Guy" @sonicsguy but I knew him as my brother who I grew up with and looked up to. I am just devastated to hear he passed away today. Please Rest In Peace brother. I love you! 💔
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HUGE #NBA news: The T-Wolves have agreed to trade Kevin Love to the Cavs for #1 picks Wiggins and Bennett. Thoughts? espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1…
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I was there. Shouting until I lost my voice!
OTD (2008): The last game played in Seattle by the SuperSonics😢 @BringBackSonics
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Come on @NBA - #BringBackOurSonics!
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Hey Sonics and Storm fans, the #WNBA and Nike just released brand new jerseys. Which one do you like the best? 🤔 #TakeCover⚡️
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The only fashion statement that matters here is the Sonics hat worn by IT while he was in OKC. Better yet the Nuggets beat the Thunder 105-98! #NBA
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Were the 2010's the most successful sports decade in Seattle Sports history?🤔
We may have lost the Sonics (2008), but the next decade
Championships:
2010 - Storm WNBA
2013 - Seahawks NFL
2016 - Sounders MLS
2018 - Storm WNBA
2018 - SeaWolves MLR
2019 - SeaWolves
2019 - Sounders
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Seeing teams like the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks win the #NBAFinals in recent seasons is honestly so much cooler than seeing teams like the LA Lakers win it all the time. Now we need the #NBA to #BringBackOurSonics so Seattle can do this too!!!
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Our hearts are with Paul Allen's family at this time. He did great things for the Seahawks and Blazers, for Microsoft, for this region, and giving back to this community. He will be missed, but his legacy will live on.
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You already know the answer and it’s Seattle! We had 41 years of NBA tradition and just built a brand new arena that opened in October of 2021. The NBA needs to do the right thing and #BringBackOurSonics! Follow us if you agree #NBATwitter!
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I will say this … it does seem like there’s been more and more hints about NBA expansion to Seattle in recent weeks. I’ve long believed that @ClimateArena was going to be a huge difference maker when it came to getting an NBA team back in the Emerald City. We will find out!
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