The Bok seats way less...

Basketball: 17,534
Hockey: 16,843

Thank you OKC patrol, the figue I listed was center-stage, I know see that basketball is only 17,534.

I still believe that the Sonics, once here will farm some games to Tulsa; they can get permission.

That lease with the Fabulous Ford Center isn't waterproof yet.

I don't see a split season though, if that's what anyone fears--especially after the Kansas City-Omaha Kings episode! Stern would never let that happend.

Tulsa wanted to build an arena comparable to the Ford Center, they considered losing about 2,000 for cost overruns, private funding bailed them out or the BOK Center would have been even smalle, around 14.500 for basketball. City officials emphasized that they needed something that could be competitive with the Ford Center, and they weren't willing to settle for less.

You noticed that BOK also uses SMG; they will be managing the BOK Center, they'll try and piggyback off OKC's success. They will co-exist with the Ford Center--feeding off dates when the Sonics are occupying the Ford Center.