The NBA will be in Seattle for the Hoops 206 Game, benefiting A Plus Youth Program and the Boys and Girls Club. Tickets are on sale now, and this is why you should show up, show support and give back to the city.

Weekend thoughts on the Vancouver Canucks' Stanley Cup Finals run, Ichiro's benching and a few items you may have missed this week here on SB Nation Seattle.

With a simple tweet, Jon Brockman made a world of difference to a Stanwood teen. Seth Hilton gained quick notoriety after creating an innocent trick shot video as a rebuttal to Brockman. It's just another example of the great things Brockman does for the community.

David Stern has presided over a series of public missteps, taking the NBA from a power to a laughing stock. Naming Clay Bennett head of the relocation committee was the latest public relations nightmare, but won't be the last.

The Sacramento Kings saga was all too familiar to fans of the Seattle Sonics, right down to the very end. On Wednesday night, the city of Sacramento said goodbye, and it was just as sad to watch as it was to see the Sonics go.