The hopes and rumors of a Seattle Supersonics return have been swirling for the 16 years they’ve been gone.

And now, there’s some momentum.

With the NBA playing a preseason game in Seattle this week, Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones says we’re inching closer.

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