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Seattle May Miss Its NBA Team, but Its Old Arena Doesn't

After losing millions of dollars during the Sonics' final years, the 52-year-old Key Arena is a moneymaker again.
Seattle doesn't get to experience moments like winning a NBA conference championship (1996) anymore, but the former home of the Sonics is finally making a profit now that the team has left.AP/Elaine Thompson

Don't tell the guy in the Detlef Schrempf jersey pouring out a Rainier in front of the Key Arena, but the former home of the Sonics is doing just fine without a NBA team.

After years of losing money, the 52-year old arena turned a $1.2 million profit last year, according to a report in Sunday's Seattle Times. That's a full reversal from 2005 when it lost over $1.5 million.