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MYSTERIOUS: Sonics - You Need To See This

What does a team owner actually do on gameday? We asked the Seattle Storm’s Dawn Trudeau

Seattle Storm co-owner Dawn Trudeau opens up about life behind the scenes, from morning rituals to postgame locker-room visits

The Guardian - US

The Seattle Storm used to be the ‘tail’ on the ‘dog’ of its NBA counterpart. Now the WNBA team is leading the city’s basketball revival

“It's the Sonics and the Storm; it's the Storm and the Sonics,” team co-owner Ginny Gilder said. “It's bread and butter, apple pie and vanilla ice cream. They belong together.”

Fortune

NBA finally approves ‘potential’ team expansion in two US cities

The league is officially considering expanding past its current 30-team footprint

The Independent UK

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NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires

The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. Here’s what it means for the future of the league

The Guardian - US

Legendary NBA coach who led USA to Olympic glory dies aged 88

Lenny Wilkens holds the record for coaching the most games in NBA history

The Independent UK

What's the Furthest the Oklahoma City Thunder Have Advanced in the NBA playoffs? Best Seasons & Results

The Thunder entered the NBA playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western conference and have title aspirations.

Sports Illustrated

What Adam Silver Said About Potential Return of Seattle SuperSonics After NBA Meeting

Seattle hoops fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of an NBA franchise to the Emerald City since 2008.

Sports Illustrated

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Sonics legend Lenny Wilkens to raise the 12th Man Flag

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kevin Durant Teases Possible Role in Seattle SuperSonics NBA Expansion Team

The 14-time All-Star played his rookie season in Seattle.

Sports Illustrated

A new arena guarantees the Thunder’s tenure in OKC will outlast the Sonics’ in Seattle

A new arena will help future generations of NBA fans view the Thunder as its own NBA franchise without the Seattle baggage involved.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Matt Calkins: Which sports figures would Seattle fans cheer — and boo — the loudest?

SEATTLE — The cheers were far more plentiful than the boos during All-Star Week, but the latter may have been louder.

Tribune News Service

Throwback Thursday: Jeff Green Pays Homage to Sonics at Nuggets Championship Parade

The veteran forward won his first ring in Denver, 16 years after entering the NBA with Seattle.

Sports Illustrated

How the Kraken Quickly Turned Seattle Into a Hockey Town

In Seattle, sustainability is key. And already in the postseason in just Year 2, the city is more than ready to host playoff hockey (on recycled rainwater, of course).

Sports Illustrated

Bulls’ title drought officially hits 25 years. Who else doesn’t feel like celebrating?

The Bulls will wake up Saturday so far from championship No. 7 that there’s no telling where it might be on the vast horizon.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Tribune News Service

Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp charged with assault in Tacoma Mall shooting

SEATTLE — Video-surveillance footage from a March shooting in the Tacoma Mall parking lot contradicts ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp’s assertion he returned fire in self-defense as he tried to recover items stolen in an earlier car prowl, according to Pierce County prosecutors.

The Guardian - US

Spencer Haywood: the NBA star who opened the door for generations of prodigies

The basketball legend whose legal case improved the landscape for generations of young stars may finally be getting his due in history with a forthcoming biopic

Tribune News Service

Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp to be released after WA shooting arrest

Pierce County prosecutors decided Thursday not to charge former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp pending further investigation by Tacoma police into an alleged shooting Wednesday at the Tacoma Mall. No injuries were reported.

Tribune News Service

Matt Calkins: Even if this is the end of Nate McMillan's NBA coaching career, he's been a success

SEATTLE — When Nate McMillan's name pops up in the news, you typically want it to be for a good reason. "Mr. Sonic" is not only beloved in the Emerald City, but respected in most circles in the basketball world.

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Frank Herzog: The voice of Washington Champions

Frank Herzog was truly the voice of Washington champions. The next installment from our interview with the legendary Herzog.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Astros Just Keep Rolling

Justin Verlander was incredible in leading Houston to victory in Game 1.

Los Angeles Times

Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Houston Rockets throwback uniforms look like they belong to the Seattle Supersonics and everyone is so confused

The Rockets look like the Supersonics who used to look like the Rockets from the 70s

Sports Illustrated

A City Prepares to Say Goodbye to Its Greatest Sports Icon

As Sue Bird brings her career to an end in the only WNBA home she’s known for 19 seasons, the impression she’s left is unlike any other athlete in the city’s history.

USA Today Sports Media Group

HoopsHype names Gus Williams as greatest free agent signing in Thunder/Sonics history

The greatest FA signing in Thunder history comes from the Seattle days of the franchise.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jamal Crawford: ‘I would’ve played even longer if I knew the stuff I know now’

"I scored 51 points off the bench in my last official game. I was 39 years old."

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