Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team 2009
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team
"Sonicsgate" is a feature documentary film exposing the truth behind how Seattle lost the SuperSonics after a heated legal battle in 2008. The perfect storm of corporate greed and political impotence formed to rob loyal Seattle sports fans of their oldest professional franchise. The team's celebrated 41-year run in Seattle included an NBA Championship, three Western Conference titles, six division titles and legendary players such as Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Ray Allen, Tom Chambers, Xavier McDaniel, Jack Sikma, Freddy Brown, Slick Watts and Spencer Haywood... just to name a few. As NBA salaries skyrocketed following the 1999 player lockout, the league's business model changed to require expansive new buildings paid for with taxpayer dollars. Seattle's KeyArena, built in 1995 as a remodel of the old Seattle Coliseum, just wouldn't cut it anymore according to NBA Commissioner David Stern...
"Sonicsgate" is a feature documentary film exposing the truth behind how Seattle lost the SuperSonics after a heated legal battle in 2008. The perfect storm of corporate greed and political impotence formed to rob loyal Seattle sports fans of their oldest professional franchise. The team's celebrated 41-year run in Seattle included an NBA Championship, three Western Conference titles, six division titles and legendary players such as Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Ray Allen, Tom Chambers, Xavier McDaniel, Jack Sikma, Freddy Brown, Slick Watts and Spencer Haywood... just to name a few. As NBA salaries skyrocketed following the 1999 player lockout, the league's business model changed to require expansive new buildings paid for with taxpayer dollars. Seattle's KeyArena, built in 1995 as a remodel of the old Seattle Coliseum, just wouldn't cut it anymore according to NBA Commissioner David Stern...
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 2 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Narrator
SG
Slade Gorton... Himself
SP
Sam Perkins... Himself
BB
Brent Barry... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
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Release Date:
Oct 09, 2009
Run Time:
2hr
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Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team
Directors & Credit Writers
JR
Jason Reid... Director
Cast
... Narrator
SG
Slade Gorton... Himself
SP
Sam Perkins... Himself
BB
Brent Barry... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
GK
George Karl... Himself
SK
Shawn Kemp... Himself
... Himself