▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under ▁ ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁billion aire ▁invest or ▁Clay ▁Ben nett ▁of ▁the ▁Professional ▁Basketball ▁Club ▁L LC ▁purchased ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Super S on ics ▁and ▁Seattle ▁Storm ▁franch ises ▁from ▁Howard ▁Sch ult z ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁deal ▁included ▁a ▁provision ▁that ▁gave ▁Seattle ▁officials ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁solve ▁its ▁ar ena ▁situation ▁or ▁allow ▁Ben nett ▁to ▁seek ▁re location . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁league ▁appro val , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁the ▁Son ics ▁franch ise ▁would ▁be ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁and ▁would ▁play ▁at ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Ford ▁Center . ▁The ▁agreement ▁ret ires ▁the ▁" Super S on ics " ▁mon iker , ▁color , ▁and ▁log os , ▁possibly ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁future ▁NBA ▁team ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁On ▁September   2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under . ▁ ▁The ▁Th under ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁play off ▁main st ay ▁since ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Energy ▁Arena ▁hosted ▁play off ▁games ▁every ▁year ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁ar ena ▁became ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁time