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The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. Currently playing in the Northwest Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA), they won the NBA Championship in 1979. Of the three current major men's professional sports teams in Seattle¡ªthe Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Seahawks, and the SuperSonics¡ªthe SuperSonics are the only one to have won a championship (The Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship in 2004). From 1978 through 1985, the SuperSonics' mascot was The Wheedle; since 1993, their mascot has been Squatch.

The SuperSonics are currently owned by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett, who is seeking to relocate the team to Oklahoma City at the end of its lease with Seattle's Key Arena, which could occur in 2010 or before the 2008-2009 season, depending on the outcome of litigation over the lease and ownership of the team. Relocation for the 2008-2009 season was given approval by the NBA on April 18, 2008. Sam Schulman owned the team from its 1967 inception until 1983. It has since been owned by Barry Ackerley (1983¨C2001) and the Basketball Club of Seattle, headed by Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz (2001-2006).