Seasonal Affective Disorder in Seattle, Washington is a real thing. I've had the pleasure of visiting that city a few times during the summer, and it's the most beautiful place I've ever been. Large and luscious trees lining the streets, glistening bodies of water, and mountains that are visible when the fog permits...
There are plenty of downsides, the rent and tech bros being some of the biggest detractions, but it's got about everything else you'd want in a city, including major sports teams for baseball, football, and soccer. There's still something missing, however. I think you know where this is going.
Howard Schultz, the billionaire founder of Starbucks, has been on a mainstream media tour to promote his laughable presidential campaign a new book. In an upcoming book, he's apparently expressed some regrets about selling the Sonics to Clay Bennett and his merry band of Oil Overlords.
Via KFOR:
“Almost everyone blamed me, and after some initial denial, I realized they were right to do so,” wrote Schultz, adding that selling the Sonics was one of the biggest professional regrets of his life. “I had squandered the very public trust that I had bought into.”
Schultz said he thought the sale to Bennett’s group would help get some leverage in negotiations for a new arena deal.
He says in the book he should have waited for a local buyer.
“The sharpest pains hit me not when I’m publicly insulted, but when I’m walking or driving and see someone wearing a SuperSonics T-shirt or cap. If it’s a boy with his dad, it’s like a stake through my heart,” Schultz wrote. “Losing the Sonics has been tragic for generations of fans, especially kids who are growing up without the benefit of an NBA team in their city. It’s a public wound I cannot heal. For that I will forever be deeply sorry.”