Category: Sonics History and Culture

Sonics Could Have Used Penalty Boxes For Games Against ABA

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Jun 9th 2025 | 6 min read |

Bench-clearing brawls were all the rage in the '70s, in the winter sport with skates and sticks and pucks. And sometimes, when teams from rival pro ba...

Lights, Camera, Payton! Acting Fits Sonics Star Like A Glove

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Jun 5th 2025 | 9 min read |

For someone who could (trash) talk as well as Seattle Sonics legend Gary Payton, success on the small and big screens was a no-brainer. In addition to...

This Seattle SuperSonic was the MVP of the Kingdome All-Star Game

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Jun 4th 2025 | 9 min read |

It’s easy to forget how the NBA All-Star Game was once revered, not reviled. Exhibit A is the 1987 ASG in Seattle, in which players – gasp...

Gary Payton & Shawn Kemp Built a Forever Friendship

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Jun 2nd 2025 | 5 min read |

Fans can be forgiven for thinking Seattle Sonics teammates Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were feuding rivals instead of close-knit friends. Like one game...

What's In A Sonics Name? (Or Number?)

By Glenn Dreyfuss | Jun 2nd 2025 | 6 min read |

Even diehard Seattle Sonics fans would be hard-pressed to name more than a few dozen of the 257 men who suited up for at least one Sonics game during ...