"Happy Just To Be Here" by Seattlest Flickr contributor Grundlepuck As the battle for our Sonics unfolded over the past few years, Clay Bennett came to symbolize the greedy bastards who, along with the help of weasel-in-chief Howard Schultz, ran off with our NBA basketball team. But make no mistake, Bennett wasn't the brains behind the Great Oklahoma Rip-off. Nope. Clay Bennett was simply the bag man. The most influential person behind the deal was Aubrey McClendon, ...

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