The fox is officially guarding the hen house.

Sonics, er, Thunder, owner Clay Bennett has been named the chairman of the NBA relocation committee, appointed by his old buddy NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Give Stern some credit – at least he appointed a guy who knows something about relocating a beloved NBA franchise.

Stern announced Friday that the deadline for the Sacramento Kings to apply for relocation to Anaheim has been extended to May 2. According to the Los Angeles Times, the extension gives Bennett more time to review claims by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that he has generated millions of dollars in the community to buy season tickets and sponsor the Kings.

But it doesn’t look good for Kings fans.

“There wasn’t an instance of honesty in Bennett’s move of the Sonics out of Seattle,” Yahoo Sports NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted Friday. “Documents proved it. Now he’s lording over Kings future.”

Bennett and his committee also need more time to explore the “complex” details of the Anaheim bid, the Times reported.

“It’s a timeout; this is difficult, let’s understand it,” Stern said.

Understand this, Sacramento fans: It’s called the relocation committee, because that’s what it does. It relocates NBA teams. And Clay Bennett is David Stern’s undertaker.

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