Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

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2009
2h 0m
6.2(10 votes)
Drama
Documentary

Overview

"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...

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John Keister

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John Keister
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Slade Gorton

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Sam Perkins

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Brent Barry

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Nick Collison

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Desmond Mason

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Jamal Crawford

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Aaron Brooks

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Aaron Brooks
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Doug Christie

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Jim McIlvaine

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James Donaldson

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Sherman Alexie

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Sherman Alexie
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Ryan Stiles

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Ryan Stiles
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Jeff Ament

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Jeff Ament
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George Karl

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George Karl
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Shawn Kemp

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Gary Payton

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Gary Payton

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