Seattle Loses the Supersonics (ft. Damien Wilkins)

July 18, 2006. The owner of the Seattle SuperSonics, Howard Schultz, calls a press conference. Ever since the Starbucks chairman took over the team, he's been hemorrhaging money. Now, Schultz has run out of patience too. He's selling the team... to out-of-town buyers. Today, the SuperSonics are sold out. The franchise delivered Seattle its first pro sports championship, was a cultural touchstone, and produced superstars like Gary Payton. Fans are desperate to keep the Sonics in town. So why do they leave? Special thanks to our guests: Adam Brown, producer of the Webby Award-winning film "SonicsGate"; Chris Daniels, longtime Seattle reporter and host of the podcast “Iconic Sonics"; Loren “Big Lo” Sandretzky, Sonics superfan; and Damien Wilkins, former Seattle SuperSonic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Seattle Loses the Supersonics (ft. Damien Wilkins) is an episode from Sports History This Week by Ben Dickstein.

This episode is 32:25 long.

This episode was published on Jul 19, 2023.

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