Here comes NBA team, and there's plenty to do

 
By Darnell Mayberry
Published: July 3, 2008

Clay Bennett strode to the podium, grinning from ear to ear as he climbed each of the stage's steps. He cleared his throat and delivered what will go down as this city's most memorable opening statement.

"We made it. Congratulations. The NBA will be in Oklahoma City next season,” Bennett told a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday evening at the Skirvin Hotel.

And with that, reality officially set in. There ...


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