Sonicsgate

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• Running time: 120 Minutes
• Genre: Documentary

Sonicsgate is a feature documentary film exposing the truth behind how Seattle lost the SuperSonics after a heated legal battle in 2008. 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.

Soncsgate is an investigative piece that explores what really happened to cause this tragedy, as the perfect storm of greed and political impotence cost Seattle its only championship team.

Featuring exclusive HD interviews with:

• NBA Stars: Gary Payton, George Karl, Wally Walker, Sam Perkins, Brent Barry, Desmond Mason, Nick Collison, Wally Walker, Jim McIlvaine, Doug Christie, Jamal Crawford, Aaron Brooks, James Donaldson…
• Media: Kevin Calabro, Percy Allen, Steve Kelley, Art Thiel, Chris Daniels, Dave Grosby, Jim Moore…
• Government/Attorneys: Slade Gorton, Tom Carr, Ross Hunter, Paul Lawrence, Brad Keller, Paul Schneiderman...
• Community: Save Our Sonics co-founders Brian Robinson & Steven Pyeatt, acclaimed author Sherman Alexie, Loren “Big Lo” Sandtretzky, Seattle Center director Robert Nellams, anti-stadium lobbyist Chris Van Dyk, rapper David “Wizdom” Mazzeo and comedian Ryan Stiles.
• Narrated by John Keister of Almost Live!

"Sonicsgate succeeds mightily..."
— Henry Abbott, TrueHoop via ESPN.com

"This is a visceral movie. It was a project of love and hate."
— Steve Kelley, The Seattle Times

"The Sonics were stolen from Seattle — literally, STOLEN, and if you don't believe me, watch this movie."
— Bill Simmons, Page 2 via ESPN.com

"It gives you heroes and villains, minus the white or black hats."
— Percy Allen, The Seattle Times

"A sad story well told."
— Greg Johns, Seattle Post-Intelligencer