The date is June 21, 2021. The Seattle Pilots are hosting game six of the Stanley Cup Finals and lead the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 with less than a minute to play. A win would bring the Cup back to Seattle for the first time since 1917.
Key Arena is sold out and filled with the home team’s blue and green. It creates an atmosphere that rivals even the Moda Center. Seattle has a third major sports franchise for the first time since 2008, and the fan base couldn’t be more ecstatic.
How the NBA expansion starts
As the Pilots are protecting its lead in Game 6, members of the Oak View Group are in the NBA league offices in New York, finalizing an expansion deal with Commissioner Adam Silver.