>>63075296But this isn't football and the sonics arn't the seahawks. You can't compare apples to oranges and expect the same results because the Mariners despite being in Seattle don't have much of a fanbase.
Speaking of the seahawks while they have a strong backing now you can't say if it will remain so and historically the fan base hasn't been near this strong as it has in the past 5 years.
Point is if the NBA wanted Seattle to have a team you'd have one but you don't