When the NBA left Seattle years ago, it left a giant hole that the city still feels to this day. Seattle is simply a basketball city and they reminded everyone of that during a preseason game. The Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers played in the Rain City Showcase on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

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.

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.

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,