Seattle plans new arena, eyes Sacramento Kings

Seattle officials have been in talks for eight months on plans to build a new arena, and have had their eye on the Sacramento Kings, according to news reports this weekend in Seattle. This photo taken from the Kerry Park Viewpoint in Queen Anne shows the Seattle skyline with the Space Needle at left and Key Arena where the Sonics played below at right with the stadium for the Seattle Seahawks football and another stadium for the Seattle Mariner's baseball behind Key Arena at right. The Seattle Sonics basketball team based in Seattle, Washington played in the NBA from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007-08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as the Oklahoma City Thunder. Photo taken February 23, 2011 in Seattle, WA A former sports equipment store in Seattle has a mural of Detlef Schrempf, one of the stars of the SuperSonics team that lost to Chicago in the 1996 NBA Finals. Teammates on the Sonics squad included Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Sam Perk...