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NBA Southeast Division

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Nate Robinson's Roller-Coaster Reaches Its Apex Again As He's Named Knicks' Starting Point Guard

    If you'll be my buddyguard, Dave, I can be your long lost point guard.​Regardless of how much he loved visiting the Fun Forest while growing up in Seattle, we're betting Nate Robinson isn't so fond of roller-coasters these days. After winning the Slam Dunk Contest and being proclaimed the flav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Revisiting the So-Called Sabotage of the Seattle Supersonics

    "Man, our new teams are great, but we aren't so good anymore, are we?"​In Jason Reid's astute documentary, Sonicsgate, which will screen at Portland's Baghdad Theater on Feb. 20 as part of the Beer & Movie Fest, a common refrain among Seattle Supersonic fans irate with Clay Bennett was that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Rashard Lewis on 'Roids? Really?

    ​ Former Sonic forward Rashard Lewis, who now plays for the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, has been suspended for 10 games for having unusually high levels of testosterone in his system. Often this is an indicator that an athlete has been using steroids (or Chastity Bono is undergo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    You Still Care About Basketball, Seattle, Right?...RIGHT?!?!?

    Just about everybody's feeling the recession right now, even the NBA, whose pool of free agent money has dried up to the point where sixth-man-of-the-year candidate (and UW and Rainier Beach grad) Nate Robinson is considering playing in Greece next season for a team that might be willing to pay him ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Hawks Close to Stealing Ex-Beach Star Crawford from Warriors

    The Atlanta Hawks are close to a trade that would send underachieving backup point guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton to Golden State for underappreciated Rainier Beach alum Jamal Crawford. This deal is a no-lose proposition for the Hawks, as combo-guard Crawford will be, at worst, a lethal scoring ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Finally, the Rashard Lewis We All Knew and Didn't Love Reveals Himself

    Former Sonic Rashard Lewis has been playing out of his shoes all playoffs long for the Orlando Magic, knocking down huge late-game shots and displaying an all-around game that has left many a Supe fan wondering where that was when he was here. But last night, Sonic fans who remember Lewis' ability ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Fresh Wax -- A New Column on Vinyl Releases and Reissues

    This marks the first column in a new series called Fresh Wax in which long-time vinyl aficionado Jason Ferguson highlights some of the best releases of the week to come out on wax. There's no shortage of record stores in this town that carry new LPs and 7 inches, but sometimes it's hard to keep up w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Happy Anniversary, Sonics Championship

    Thirty years ago today, Seattle got one of its two only professional sports championships, beating the Washington Bullets--yes, they were the Bullets then, unbeknownst to the boys in the Clash, who were writing a song--97-93. (The other Seattle championship belongs to the Storm). Coached by Lenny ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Remember Rashard Lewis?

    He hit the biggest shot of his career last night to lead the Orlando Magic to a startling comeback win on the road over MVP LeBron James and the league-best Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. This comes after the Magic went the distance (seven games) to polish off the defending ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Human Eraser Dead at 56

    Many Seattle basketball fans have long operated under the faulty assumption that Sonic success in the pivot began and ended with Jack Sikma's golden locks during Ashford & Simpson's heyday. Those fans would be inconveniently forgetting about one-hit wonder Marvin "The Human Eraser" Webster, who, in ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2009

    Nate Robinson, Little King

    How an effervescent “small guy from Seattle” became basketball royalty in the Big Apple.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Nate Robinson Gets 80-Foot Tall Billboard

    5'9" Daily Weekly favorite Nate Robinson has been supersized--to the tune of 80 feet. Nike gave him his own billboard one block from Madison Square Garden at 34th and 7th in Midtown Manhattan. (A clearer pic of the billboard is here.) With the caption "leaps tall centers," it celebrates his dunk c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Knicks Coach Cracks Down on Nate Robinson, Who Should've Been in the XFL

    Even Mike D'Antoni, the NBA's coaching god of fun, sometimes has enough of Nate Robinson's antics. Newsday's reporting that the Knicks' coach wants Robinson to tone down some of the celebrating, showboating, and overall exuberance that makes him a fan favorite. Says the article: When he does take t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Nate-Rob Isn't the Only Small Seattle Guard Thriving in the NBA

    With Houston's recent trade of starting point guard Rafer Alston to the Orlando Magic, Franklin High alum Aaron Brooks has been handed the keys to the Rockets' offense as a newly-minted member of their starting five. And last night, he had 20 points in a crucial Houston victory over Nate McMillan's ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    The Other Husky at the All-Star Festivities

    Will Conroy’s prepping for one more shot at the NBA.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Ex-Sonic Vladimir Radmanovic Gets His Shot at Greatness

    Astute observers long ago gave up hope that former-Sonic Vladimir Radmanovic would make something of his considerable basketball talent. But Vladi has been a consistent source of on- and off-court entertainment, driving coaches crazy with snowboarding injuries and ill-timed snacks. Last May, I wrot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2009

    Ex-Zag Star Morrison Traded to Lakers

    In a move that cements his status as a draft lottery bust, Adam Morrison and his puberty 'stache were just traded from Charlotte to the Lakers in exchange for ex-Sonic Vladimir Radmanovic.

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Will Conroy, D-League Demon

    Portland Trailblazer Brandon Roy won't be the only ex-UW and Garfield High involved in the NBA's all-star festivities on Valentine's weekend in Phoenix. Will Conroy, his former teammate at both schools, will be there too, starting in the NBDL all-star game. Conroy, a 6'2" point guard who's had a ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2008

    Mariners Should Play “The Right Way”

    And look to the NBA for change.

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    There’s a Seattleite Breaking NBA Records

    Hint: He ain’t a Sonic.

  • News

    February 6, 2008

    Major League IV: Scripting the Sonics Movie

    The uncertainty surrounding the city’s oldest pro sports franchise is worthy of a sequel to its cinematic progenitor. Here’s the script.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Boss is Coming

    The uncertainty surrounding the city’s oldest pro sports franchise is worthy of a sequel to its cinematic progenitor. Here’s the script.

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    Joe Pace Is Using Papier-Mâché Robots and a Three-Rimmed Backboard to Get His Life Back on Track

    The formerly homeless ex–professional basketball player's last NBA game was defeating the Sonics for the championship.

  • Arts

    January 17, 2007

    TUESDAY

    Author Vendela Vida,The Puffy Chair on DVD, and the Sonics v. Denver Nuggets

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    The Cosby Effect

    If the ugliest sweater in fashion history can be cool again, how cool is that?

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2006

    Early Returns Trump Sonics

    If the ugliest sweater in fashion history can be cool again, how cool is that?

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    Elephant Beers

    As the Democrats cruise, the Sonics—and their fans—lose.

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005

    Best Crate Diggers

    Arts & Entertainment

  • Diversions

    June 22, 2005

    Love and Marriage

    Arts & Entertainment

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Space Cadets

    The Sonics stand around, launch three-point shots, and wish for the moon.

  • Film

    February 26, 2003

    Trading Places

    How the Sonics' Payton-Allen swap plays out on-screen.

  • Music

    January 15, 2003

    Man charged in 1993 Zapata murder; legal briefs on Pete Townshend, Billie Joe Armstrong, more.

    How the Sonics' Payton-Allen swap plays out on-screen.

  • Diversions

    October 23, 2002

    Punk-Ass Preview

    In which Gary Payton learns who's in charge of the Sonics.

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    In which Gary Payton learns who's in charge of the Sonics.

  • Music

    January 10, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    In which Gary Payton learns who's in charge of the Sonics.

  • Diversions

    December 27, 2000

    Best-case scenarios

    Season's greetings from the Y2K bunker.

  • Arts

    November 22, 2000

    Sonic doom?

    A lifelong fan chats it up with Coach Westphal, hoping for a magic plan to beat the Lakers.

  • Arts

    December 22, 1999

    Moving forward

    A Sonics rookie trades his homeland for the NBA.

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