NBA expansion is possible, but a title for the city that took Seattle's franchise in 2008 would still sting: "It's not their ...

It was indescribable,” Kevin Durant, former Seattle Sonics player, said in a 2019 Mercury News article. “I can’t put into ...

Except all the Sonics stuff Oklahoma City owns is still in Seattle! Indeed, everything from the SuperSonics' 1996 Western Conference championship banner to the retired jerseys of Lenny Wilkens ...

Every NBA fan knows the Sonics’ legacy: from Lenny Wilkens and Spencer Haywood to Bill Russell, Paul Silas, Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma, and Nate McMillan. For years, they held Seattle’s only ...

(Ahem) Nothing about new reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Oklahoma City Thunder is even tangentially connected to the former Seattle SuperSonics ... The Sopranos Lenny Wilkens' and Dennis ...

in Seattle. Lenny Wilkens' and Dennis Johnson's champion ... And no reasonable person who reveled in the 1979 Sonics and the later glory days of Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton in the 1990s can make ...

Several people within the Seattle basketball community ... The start of his Sonics tenure was tepid. But that changed when Lenny Wilkens took over as head coach and Williams became a permanent ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals history continues as they reach their 5th appearance. A look back at past runs and what makes 2025 special.

For many NBA fans in Seattle, that success feels stolen. Before they planted their flag in Oklahoma City, the Sonics built up a loyal fan base in Seattle as the SuperSonics. The transition to a ...

For now, those memories are all that remains of the Sonics. Let people remember with authenticity. It’s mostly an issue of how the national media frames the relationship. Seattle and OKC have ...

“I think it’s insulting to the people of Seattle to show Sonics playoff highlights during an OKC Thunder playoff game.” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault’s postgame speech provided ...