KeyArena was rocking, loud. The Finals in '96, I thought that was loud.
Once you own a team for as many years as I have, and you root for that team for that period of time, you've got rooting for the Blazers in your blood, and the Sonics are one of our arch-competitors.
Shawn Kemp was the player that I grew up watching, when he was with the SuperSonics.
We need the Sonics back.
I grew up a Seattle Sonics fan, in Washington state.
The most underrated player in NBA history is Dominique Wilkins. Right behind him is Gary Payton. He never has gotten the respect he deserves. If he doesn't spend the rest of his days in Seattle, I hope he goes someplace where he has a chance to win a title.
There's a lot of guys that I obviously admire. The Gary Paytons, me growing up in Seattle being able to watch him play. Even my peers now, the Patrick Beverleys and the Kawhi Leonards, I admire those guys.
Seattle deserves a team. They got robbed of their basketball team.
Gary Payton is evolving, but GP is in the Hall of Fame.
Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.'
