Howard Schultz from 2006 on KJR

Mitch Levy replayed a conversation he had with Schultz on July 18, 2006, just after he sold the team.

"As part of the negotiation. I asked for something that was a dealbreaker...a side letter from Clay Bennett...that said the following that said he would honor the four-year lease, and he would use his best efforts in the next 12 months. And that best efforts is legal language that's important...I think at the end of the day if they leave, and I don't think they will, the burden of that is on local and state officials. I believe that they are contractually bound to honor the lease."