Farewell Sonics

If you are a sports fan or Seattleite they you’re well aware that our beloved Seattle Sonics (and my former employer of nearly 5 years) is packing up its wagons and heading east to Oklahoma City. Who is to blame? It doesn’t really matter now. The bottom line is the NBA no longer calls Seattle home.

I have attended countless Sonics games over the years. Although it has been quite some time since the Sonics have been a winning team (other than the 2005 playoff season) the excitement that was generated within KeyArena will be utterly missed by me and many other fans. I get goosebumps when I think about all the good times that were enjoyed with my Supes. From Ridnour’s behind the back passes to Kevin Durant sinking 3-balls, win or lose the games were a blast and I feel fortunate to have been a part of it both internally as an employee and externally as a fan.

I don’t think the people of Seattle truly realize what has happened in losing our team. For me it has yet to completely sink in. Come next basketball season we will reflect upon what was and only then truly appreciate what we had. The Sonics were more than simply a basketball team. They were a social enterprise that continually united the city of Seattle on and off the court. I suppose it’s time to turn the page and begin lobbying for a new NBA franchise. Although it would be great to have another basketball team in Seattle, the Sonics will be forever irreplaceable.

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