Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

120 mins | Drama, Documentary | Oct. 9, 2009

"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: Requiem for a Team

120 mins | Drama, Documentary | Oct. 9, 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...
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers
Original title Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team
Directors Jason Reid
Writers Camp Jones, Colin White, Adam Brown, Jason Reid, Darren Lund

Cast

John Keister

as Narrator

Slade Gorton

as Himself

Sam Perkins

as Himself

Brent Barry

as Himself

Nick Collison

as Himself

Desmond Mason

as Himself

Jamal Crawford

as Himself

Aaron Brooks

as Himself

Doug Christie

as Himself

Jim McIlvaine

as Himself

James Donaldson

as Himself

Sherman Alexie

as Himself

Ryan Stiles

as Himself

Jeff Ament

as Himself

George Karl

as Himself

Shawn Kemp

as Himself

Gary Payton

as Himself