🎬 Drama, Documentary

Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

"Exposing the truth behind the Seattle SuperSonics' tragic exodus after 41 years in the Emerald City"

⭐ 6.2/10 2009 2h Dir. Jason Reid

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"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 team's celebrated 41-year 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 league's business model changed to require expansive new buildings paid for with taxpayer dollars. Seattle's KeyArena, built in 1995 as a remodel of the old Seattle Coliseum, just wouldn't cut it anymore according to NBA Commissioner David Stern...

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6.2/10 10 votes

Quick facts

Year
2009
Runtime
2h
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.2/10
Votes
10
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Documentary 🎬 Jason Reid 👤 John Keister 👤 Slade Gorton 👤 Sam Perkins
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Questions about Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team

Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team has a runtime of 2h (2 hours).
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team was directed by Jason Reid and released in 2009.
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team is a Drama, Documentary film (2009).
The cast of Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team includes John Keister, Slade Gorton, Sam Perkins, Brent Barry, Nick Collison.
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team has a TMDB rating of 6.2/10 based on 10 votes.

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