On Friday night, the Los Angeles Clippers narrowly defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 101-99, in a preseason matchup. But for this game, what mattered wasn’t so much the “what” as the “where.” Friday marked the third edition of the Rain City Showcase,

There was a thought that the annual 'Rain City Showcase' would be the tipoff for a Seattle NBA expansion process, but the off-court game hasn't begun.

Friday’s Rain City Showcase at Climate Pledge Arena featured the Clippers and Trail Blazers but a lot of the chatter centered on a potential Sonics return.

Many fans in the Seattle area still hold anger in their hearts over the circumstances that surrounded the Supersonics' departure from the Pacific Northwest. On one hand, the Rain City Showcase is a great opportunity for Seattle to show off its passion for the NBA and how well the league's return would be received.