Three things:
1. This arena ain't costing no $1.5B in no Okie City. That's about what the Clippers and Golden State arenas cost. The $900M figure even seems steep considering where it's at.
2. I do agree that the owners and the mayor held the team hostage. Holt was saying they could potentially sell or move the team if they didn't get the deal. All of the ownership group are Okies to the point some of the original owners have sold and they sold to Okies. However, to Holt's point, the group is VERY old and their heirs may not give a shit. They bought the team for $350M and now it's worth at least $3.5B. Even if all of them are Okies, money is money. (There was some concern when Aubrey McClendon died.) However, I do agree that the team wasn't moving regardless of what happened.
3. The vote was 70/30. That's about as lopsided as you can be in today's America. If Biden said the sun rose in the East, 50% would disagree. 70% in agreement is remarkable. It goes to show that the loud, vocal minority is just that. A minority.