Article: Oklahoma City probably wants Hornets more than New Orleans.

Byline: David Moore

DALLAS _ A city that has embraced the Hornets will lose the team to a city that never really noticed it was gone.

No one argues the move from Oklahoma City back to New Orleans makes business sense. There are serious doubts about the team's ability to make a go of it.

But it is the right thing to do.

This is George Shinn's rationale in announcing that his team will return to New Orleans next season. Some would say Shinn is only bowing to the inevitable. Commissioner David Stern wasn't about to let another city poach the franchise _ no matter how profitable the situation _ in the wake of Katrina. The Hornets' lease ...

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