Apparent miscommunication regarding the proposed renovation of KeyArena could eventually cost Seattle NCAA basketball tournament games and millions of dollars in revenue -- or postpone any work from starting until at least 2019.
On Tuesday, the former home of the Sonics was announced as one of the host venues for the first and second rounds of the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The lower Queen Anne facility has hosted March Madness games three times since 2004, most recently in 2015, when the event brought in roughly $8 million in direct economic impact, according to Ralph Morton, executive director of the Seattle Sports Commission (SSC).