Duke Basketball Report · Aug 9, 2022
YouTube Gold: Sean Kemp Sends It Home
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 10: Shawn Kemp #40 of the Seattle Supersonics competes in the slam dunk contest during NBA All Star Weekend on February 10, 1990 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida.It’s really a shame that Seattle doesn't have a basketball team because that town bonded with the Supersonics in a really great way.
Remember that the Sonics started as a small market team. We don’t guess is it anymore, but when the team started, the population of Seattle actually declined for 20 years. There was a sign at one point saying “Will the last person leaving Seattle please turn out the lights?”
So getting - and keeping - a team was huge for a town that seemed in terminal decline.