David Stern gave another warning that the SuperSonics could eventually leave Seattle if a new arena isn't built, saying Thursday that the city is, "not interested in having the NBA there."

"... They're not interested in having the NBA there. ... we understand that there are competing issues, and the mayor is free to make whatever decisions he needs to make and I support that. But that's a pretty strong signal and I think that the existing ownership has said they don't want to own a team that's not in Seattle, so I know what they're in the process of doing.

"I would say that the city is making it pretty clear of what they want us to do, and we'll accommodate them," Stern said.