Sonics are Oklahoma City-bound

By GREG JOHNS AND ANGELA GALLOWAY

Nothing can stop Clay Bennett from taking his basketball franchise to Oklahoma City next season.

Not unhappy Sonics fans, who never did have a voice in this matter. Not Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, who stepped aside with Wednesday's stunning final-hour settlement of the city's legal battle with Bennett.

Not even former Sonics owner Howard Schultz, who still has his own lawsuit pending against Bennett and his partners even in the wake of the city's $45 million settlement that leaves Seattle with the Sonics' name and history, but no team for the immediate future.

Sonics are Oklahoma City-bound....