SuperSonics fans rally at Carver Gym, hope for a return to the Pacific Northwest

Western Washington University's Carver Gym turned into a Seattle SuperSonics love fest any Pacific Northwest basketball fan of Seattle's 41-year-old NBA franchise would enjoy.

If one central message was conveyed Saturday, April 27, on WWU's campus, it was Bellingham loves its SuperSonics and can't wait for the team to return to the state.

"We've got our fingers crossed," said 49-year-old lifelong supporter Tom Schoonover of Sedro-Woolley.