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October 25, 2006. April 18, 2008. May 15, 2013. March 25, 2026? Those dates on the calendar — three in the past, one still yet to come — represent four seminal moments in the history of NBA franchise stability as it relates to Seattle.

It’s still a long way from official, but next week’s vote by NBA owners to explore expansion in Seattle and Las Vegas marks the most encouraging step toward bringing the team back in 18 years.

He’s a 7-foot-4 antidote to all that ails the NBA, a welcome distraction from the salary-cap circumvention allegations, gambling controversies and tanking turmoil that have stolen so much of the spotlight this season.

Ahead of one of the more important meetings in the attempt to see the NBA return to Seattle, the head of the league is having another meeting with the head of Washington state.

For the first time since I got here in 2015, it looks like there is a probable chance the Sonics will return within the next five years. Hours after Shams Charania broke the news of the impending vote, his ESPN colleague, Brian Windhorst, was on the air giving Sonics fans permission to get excited while saying there will be bidders trying to get a team back in the Emerald City.

SEATTLE – An important step in the potential return of the NBA to Seattle is on the horizon.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Bryce Miller’s status to be a part of the Mariners’ starting rotation on opening day is now very much in question.

SEATTLE – When the NBA and its players association reached a new collective bargaining agreement in 2023, a Sonics return was rumored to be around the corner.

There was an interesting note that popped up on the calendar of Gov. Bob Ferguson for Thursday: A meeting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

Memphis Grizzlies teammates Cedric Coward and Jaylen Wells were named participants for the NBA's Rising Stars Challenge, taking place on Feb. 13, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

DALLAS – Rui Hachimura understands the job.

DALLAS – Klay Thompson was in his fourth NBA season when the Golden State Warriors advanced to the 2015 NBA Finals. The Warriors, who won 67 regular-season games, knocked off the Cleveland Cavaliers in a six-game series to win the first of four titles they’d capture in an eight-year span.

The NBA’s end-of-season award races are always hotly debated, but this year’s ballots could be complicated by a tangle of unintended consequences.

In 2025, we said goodbye to sports figures who cemented their names in history through titles, comebacks, leadership and legacy. From the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL and MLB to soccer’s global stage, the college ranks and Olympic arenas, legends and beloved figures died and left behind the games they helped shape. Boxing, tennis, golf and NASCAR also mourned champions, while the deaths of rising athletes in various sports left a void that will linger for years to come.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is considering alternate sites to stage the NBA Cup final in future seasons.

Glad to hear the NBA is finally going to get around to expansion, one way or another, in 2026. But the next proper noun out of Adam Silver’s mouth on the subject next year better be “Seattle.”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night that a decision on possible expansion by the league is coming at some point in 2026, while again specifically mentioning the possibilities of Seattle and Las Vegas as target markets.

TORONTO — One of the most historic streaks in sports history ended with LeBron James’ hands in the air. The player who had scored at least 10 points in nearly 1,300 straight regular-season games needed one more basket to move it along another game.

Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard, an undrafted rookie with the Dallas Mavericks, continued his stretch of solid play Wednesday against the Miami Heat.