Including Tulsa in market key to selling NBA on city franchise
W HEN IT CAME TIME to sell the NBA on the idea that Oklahoma City is a major league city, SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett readily admits inclusion of Tulsa as part of the market was key to his pitch to the league's relocation committee.
It was no coincidence that the presentation participants — an exclusive invitation gathering of the state's most powerful and prominent leaders — included Tulsa Mayor Kat...
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