| 词条 | Clay Bennett (businessman) |
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| name = Clay Bennett | image = | image_size = | birth_name = Clayton Ike Bennett | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}} | birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | nationality = American | occupation = Chairman, Dorchester Capital Chairman, Professional Basketball Club LLC | salary = | net_worth = | spouse = Louise Gaylord Ennis | children = | website = | footnotes = }}Clayton Ike[1] Bennett (born 1959)[1] is an American businessman and chairman of the Professional Basketball Club LLC, the ownership group of the Oklahoma City Thunder, an NBA franchise formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Bennett is the chairman of Oklahoma City-based Dorchester Capital Corporation, as well as the chairman emeritus of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Heritage Association and served as chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma from 2011–2019.[2][3][4] Early business career highlightsBennett was one of the owners of the San Antonio Spurs in the mid-1990s, where one of his primary duties was to represent the team on the NBA Board of Governors. Immediately prior to the 2005–06 NBA season, Bennett, along with Aubrey McClendon of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Tom L. Ward of Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Corporation, and G. Jeffrey Records Jr. of Oklahoma City-based MidFirst Bank, partnered with the city of Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma in providing a revenue guarantee for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. This resulted in the relocation of the Hornets to Oklahoma City for two seasons. The temporary relocation to Oklahoma City stemmed from damage to the arena and infrastructure in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. Ownership of the Oklahoma City Thunder{{Main article|Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City}}Bennett is the chairman of the Oklahoma City-based Professional Basketball Club LLC (PBC), which owns the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics, the team was purchased from Howard Schultz in 2006 for approximately $350 million with Bennett promising a good-faith effort to keep the team in Seattle, provided there would be a public commitment to a new arena. After failing to get $500 million in public funding from local taxes to build a new suburban arena for the team,[5] Bennett notified the NBA on November 2, 2007, of the ownership group's intent to move the team to Oklahoma City.[6][7][8] On March 21, 2008, Bennett made known his plan to relocate the basketball franchise.[9] On April 18, 2008, NBA owners gave approval for moving the franchise from Seattle for the 2008–2009 season pending the outcome of the city's case to uphold the lease and the former ownership group's lawsuit to rescind the purchase.[10] On July 2, 2008, Bennett's ownership group reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit filed by the city of Seattle, thus allowing the franchise to move from Seattle to Oklahoma City.[11][12] In April 2011, Bennett was named chairman of the NBA's relocation committee.[13] On April 29, 2013, Bennett was a part of the relocation committee that unanimously voted against a proposed relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle.[14] Personal lifeBennett is married to Louise Gaylord Bennett, the daughter of Oklahoma City media mogul Edward L. Gaylord. Bennett and Louise Gaylord were high school sweethearts, meeting when he was a sophomore and she was a freshman. They have three children. Bennett's in-laws also have ties to professional sports ownership, as the Gaylords once owned a minority share of the Texas Rangers—a share which was later sold to future Republican President George W. Bush. Bennett is a Republican.[15] Bennett is chairman of a task force identifying and seeking criminal justice reforms to alleviate jail overcrowding in Oklahoma City. [16] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://dwb.thenewstribune.com/sports/sonics/story/6134030p-5370924c.html |title=Unwanted attention: The man who will take over the SuperSonics franchise reluctantly puts himself in the spotlight |accessdate=2008-03-25 |work=The News Tribune |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802201130/http://dwb.thenewstribune.com/sports/sonics/story/6134030p-5370924c.html |archivedate=August 2, 2008 }} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/regents/bennett.html | title=The University of Oklahoma – Board of Regents | date=June 18, 2013 | website=OU.edu | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=December 22, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://okcfriday.com/bennett-added-to-ou-board-p5844-92.htm | title=Bennett added to OU board | website=okcfriday.com | publisher=Nichols Hills Publishing | accessdate=December 22, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.koco.com/article/clay-bennett-resigns-from-ou-board-of-regents-citing-health-reasons/26092021|title=Clay Bennett resigns from OU Board of Regents Citing Health Concerns|publisher=KOCO|date=January 30, 2019|accessdate=January 30, 2019}} 5. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.seattlepi.com/local/300387_sonics19.html | title = Sonics present plans for new arena | date = 2007-01-19 | accessdate = 2009-11-03 | publisher = seattlepi.com }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3091416|title=Sonics tell NBA of intent to move SuperSonics to Oklahoma City|accessdate=2008-03-25|publisher=ESPN.com}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/3001175|title=Bennett: Seattle arena costs projected around $500 million|accessdate=2008-04-20|work=The Oklahoman}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003714508_soni20.html|title=An interview with Clay Bennett, owner of Sonics|accessdate=2008-04-23|work=Seattle Times | first=Percy | last=Allen | date=2007-05-20}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nwcn.com/sports/stories/NW_032508SSB_bennett_to_leave_name_JG.24f184ad.html|title=Sonics owners willing to leave behind team name if franchise moves|accessdate=2008-03-25|work=The Seattle Times |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080712070826/http://www.nwcn.com/sports/stories/NW_032508SSB_bennett_to_leave_name_JG.24f184ad.html |archivedate = 2008-07-12}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3353270|title=NBA owners approve Sonics' move, pending litigation|accessdate=2008-04-19|publisher=ESPN.com}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008030229_sonitrial02.html |title=Sonics, city reach settlement |work=The Seattle Times |date=2008-07-02 |accessdate=2008-07-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5hFHCsxCT?url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008030229_sonitrial02.html |archivedate=2009-06-03 |df= }} 12. ^{{cite web | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3471503 | title = Howard Schultz plans to sue Clay Bennett to get Sonics back | date = 2008-04-15 | accessdate = 2012-02-11 | publisher = seattletimes.nwsource.com }} 13. ^{{Cite web | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/4/15/2113841/nba-relocation-committee-sacramento-kings-anaheim | title=NBA Relocation Committee Considering Sacramento Kings' Anaheim Move Filled With Small Market Owners | author=Tom Ziller | date=2011-04-15 | publisher=SBNation.com | quote=During this week's owners meetings in New York City, the Board of Governors made Bennett the committee's chairman. | accessdate=2011-04-16}} 14. ^{{Cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/basketball/nba/wires/04/30/2030.ap.bkn.kings.sale.6th.ld.writethru.1902/ |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=NBA committee recommends rejecting Kings move |date=April 30, 2013 |publisher=Time Inc |accessdate=April 30, 2013 }} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/print/nba/story/9837392|title=Sonics' owner hopes to have arena plan by year's end|access-date=March 25, 2008|publisher=CBSSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712104101/http://cbs.sportsline.com/print/nba/story/9837392|archive-date=July 12, 2008|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=http://newsok.com/article/5530859|title=Jail task force calls addiction, mental health services crucial|last=Cosgrove|first=Jaclyn|date=December 14, 2016|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=December 7, 2017|language=en-US|quote=Business leader and Thunder Chairman Clay Bennett, who led the chamber's task force, said at Wednesday's press conference that Oklahoma leaders must address not only infrastructure and communication issues but also how to fund treatment for Oklahomans with mental illness and substance use disorders.}} External links
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