Ackerleys confirm Seattle NBA effort to Sonics Rising

We recently asked the Ackerley brothers for comment on our July 2 report that they are involved in an effort to bring the NBA back to Seattle. They responded with the following statement, which we present without commentary.

Seattle is a world class city with a rich basketball history and we believe it deserves an NBA team, alongside its other thriving professional sports franchises. Seattle is also our home, and we are committed to helping in any way we can to bring the NBA back to the city.

We have a long-term approach in all our civic, philanthropic, and business engagements. Securing a franchise is a complicated, long-term process. Along the way, it will require support and collaboration from the Seattle community and it won't happen overnight. We will continue to do what we can to help achieve this goal and we look forward to the day when Seattle can celebrate the return of an important civic institution like the Seattle Supersonics.

Christopher Ackerley and Ted Ackerley