A quick look at some of the comments from individuals on the Sonics filing for relocation to Oklahoma City.

"The move today was no surprise. We continue to work with others on the arduous process of keeping the Sonics and Storm in Seattle."

-- Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire

“The history of sports is littered with franchises that intended to relocate, said they would relocate and for whatever reason didn't relocate,'' said Cornett, a former television sportscaster. "Things change. I don't anticipate anything changing, but things do change.''

-- Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City mayor

“It seems like a pretty transparent strategy on his part. We would much prefer that he work with us and the fans to be successful in Seattle, instead of trying to alienate the fan base and create a false financial crisis for the team to help his argument to break the lease. My advise to fans is to go to the games and prove him wrong.”

-- Tim Ceis, deputy mayor of Seattle

“We want to recapture the spirit and love of basketball in Seattle by bringing the Sonics and Storm back to local ownership,”

-- Dennis H. Daugs, a former minority owner of the NBA franchise, and part of a local investor group that offered to buy the Sonics

“Demonizing Clay is not going to help solve the problem. His group owns the team, and until the moving fans show up at the door and start moving sports material out, I think people should try to work with him to try and find a solution.”

-- Peter von Reichbauer, King County councilmember, and a person who helped broker previous deal to keep the Seahawks in town.

“The answer for Seattle always has been, and always will be that we get a building done. If we get a building done and we do it for Clay, or another ownership group then it does not matte what he has applied for or what he tells David Stern. Now is the time for the politicians to start sweating things a bit and make sure that we put the choice in front of the NBA. Do they abandon this market to satisfy a guy’s desire to fill his hometown market?”

-- Brian Robinson, Save Our Sonics and Storm