By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-03-27 11:17:31
2026年3月19日，周四，在圣安东尼奥 Frost Bank 中心，马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊对一次犯规做出反应。约翰逊是西雅图人，他的父亲约翰·约翰逊曾效力于超音速队，该球队于2008年离开西雅图迁往俄克拉荷马城。NBA 董事会周三投票决定正式探讨在西雅图和拉斯维加斯设立扩军球队的可能性。
作为一名地道的西雅图人，马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 正力挺这座“翡翠之城”获得一支扩军球队。
NBA 董事会周三投票授权联盟正式探讨向西雅图和拉斯维加斯扩军的事宜。
自2008年超音速队迁往俄克拉荷马城并更名为雷霆队以来，西雅图一直没有 NBA 球队。超音速队从1967年至2008年一直留在联盟中，期间曾在1979年夺得 NBA 总冠军，当时约翰逊的父亲约翰·约翰逊 (John Johnson) 是球队的首发前锋。
1980年4月11日，在密尔沃基 MECCA 体育馆举行的 NBA 西部决赛第三场比赛中，西雅图超音速队的约翰·约翰逊 (27号) 在比赛中。约翰逊是马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊的父亲。（照片由 Carl Skalak /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images 拍摄）
约翰逊称西雅图和拉斯维加斯（NBA 夏季联赛的长期举办地）为“两片篮球热土”。
“我与西雅图有着深厚的渊源和历史，想到现在这一代孩子在自己的城市里没有 NBA 球队，这太疯狂了，因为我曾与那支球队有着如此亲密的联系，”约翰逊说道，“从商业层面和联盟实际扩军的角度来看，任何时候我们壮大联盟，或者让全美及全世界的不同地区接触到我们的品牌，接触到这些引领并推动篮球运动发展的伟大球员，都是积极的。”
“（联盟总裁）亚当·萧华 (Adam Silver) 和他的团队会完成所有的尽职调查和艰苦工作，但从私心来说，如果客场之旅能增加西雅图和拉斯维加斯这两站，我绝不会有意见。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Spurs’ Mitch Johnson pulling for Seattle to get expansion franchise
Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson reacts to a foul at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Johnson is a Seattle native, and his father, John Johnson, played for the SuperSonics, which left Seattle in 2008 for Oklahoma City. The NBA voted Wednesday to formally explore expansion franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas.
As a native of Seattle, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson is pulling for the Emerald City to land an expansion franchise.
The NBA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to authorize the league to formally explore expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas.
Seattle has been without an NBA team since 2008, when the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and changed their name to the Thunder. The Sonics played in the league from 1967 through 2008, a stint that included an NBA championship in 1979 when Johnson’s father, John Johnson, was a starting forward for the team.
Seattle SuperSonics John Johnson (27) in action in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 11, 1980, at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee. Johnson is the father of Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson. (Photo by Carl Skalak /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
Johnson called Seattle and Las Vegas, the longtime home of the NBA’s Summer League, “two basketball hotbeds.”
“My ties and history with Seattle are deep and it’s crazy that I now know a generation of kids that haven’t had an NBA team in their city when I had such an intimate relationship with that organization,” Johnson said. "In terms of the business part and the actual expansion for the league, anytime we grow the league or expose different parts of the country and the world to our brand and these great players that are leading, growing the game, it’s positive.
“(League commissioner) Adam Silver and his crew will do all the due diligence and all the hard work, but I won’t be mad at adding a road trip to Seattle and Vegas selfishly.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News