Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team [FULL MOVIE]

Winner - "Best Sports Film" - 2010 Webby Awards. A free educational documentary chronicling how after 41 years of playing NBA basketball in Seattle, the SuperSonics were moved to Oklahoma and became the Thunder. This film was created by Sonics fans in order to educate the public. This film is in High Definition, Close Captioned and has a soundtrack provided by Seattle area musicians. Visit SONICSGATE.ORG for more info.

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Features original HD interviews including Gary Payton, George Karl, Slade Gorton, Brad Keller, Sherman Alexie, Paul Lawrence, Kevin Calabro and many more. This film is being distributed for free online by the Seattle SuperSonics Historical Preservation Society. All rights reserved.

Music was provided for the film by Seattle-area hip-hop artists.

This is an original educational work created by loyal Sonic fans with additional footage provided by local news organizations. Visit http://sonicsgate.org for more information.

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[saintswarrior9]

I love my New Orleans Hornets but I would give it to Seattle because we have no history of what so ever and plus we got the Saints so the Hornets could bounce

[segadatabase]

I hope the Sonics will return to Seattle asap, greetings from a Dutch fan (The Netherlands).

[MikeyD842]

The Thunder are my favorite team. Only because they are all that remain of Seattle Basketball. Im 15, as a kid i remeber going to Sonics games all the time. I remeber Watching KD and listening to Kevin Calabro on 950 KJR radio. I remeber the exact day they said the Sonics were leaving and the i believe the city of Seattle lost a part of its History.. I respect Oklamhoma City. And even though i have never been there. I have nothing against them. But Seattle was robbed by Clay Bennet.

[zak90901]

@coolidgejosiah its because there happyer in okc. GO THUNDER!!!!!!

[zak90901]

@Jcamilo70 sorry man but the thunder is to good for them.

[zak90901]

haha okc got them! GO THUNDER!!!!!! One thin the team and players r much happyer in oklahoma then ever. this year okc thunder will win it all and yall will end up with nothing.

[csrivalry]

Ahh look Seattlites. You are getting foreigners from Europe and elsewhere to buy into your biased, one-sided story and feel sorry for you.

[Jcamilo70]

Fully support the people from seattle, and the real sonics, you guys got robbed. Can't wait for a team to land in seattle again, and for you guys to destroy the thunder

[CampJones]

@Ouschlo 100% agree. 

[coolidgejosiah]

Can't tell who is the most slimy...Schultz, Bennet, or Stern

[coolidgejosiah]

@csrivalry The difference is that you have no idea how hard it is for to see Durant and the thunder making it to the playoffs after so long. It isn't a clean slate. We suffered as fans for years, just for the team to move away and start winning.

[Ouschlo]

@Resistance119 I'm greek, I'm playing and watching this beautiful game for 19 years and to me as you say it is more than just the game of basketball it is a way of life!