Sonicsgate Requiem for a Team (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 teams celebrated 41year 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 leagues business model changed to require expansive new buildings paid for with taxpayer dollars Seattles KeyArena built in 1995 as a remodel of the old Seattle Coliseum just wouldnt cut it anymore according to NBA Commissioner David Stern