.Tyler Kepner’s column on Lou Piniella not getting into the Hall made me sad. One vote short again. theathletic.com/5112641/2023/1…

These entitled, greedy bastards are cutting payroll to maintain the same profit, despite dwindling revenues at Root. Super excited to Jerry rebrand whatever long con this is as a “step back to take a step forward in thy name of industriousness”.

December 9, 1993: Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp.

“If you’re going to dump salary, the least you can do is get rid of the significant price increases you made devoted season ticket holders shoulder this offseason.” #Mariners commentary from “Seattle Sports Live” on FOX 13 Seattle below: fox13seattle.com/sports/comment…

This.

I’m going to puke. The ultimate Christmas present from Scrooge McStanton. They have up Kelenic for this.

Blowing $24m on drone shows would be a better investment than Mitch Garver.

Dibozo has fully become Johnny from Angels with Filthy Souls.

January 27, 1994: Seattle's Detlef Schrempf to Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp. Schrempf had 20 PTS, Payton scored 21 PTS, and Kemp added 13 PTS/11 REB/4 STL/3 BLK in the SuperSonics' 102-92 win over New Jersey. The Nets' Kenny Anderson scored 20 PTS and Benoit Benjamin added 18 PTS.

If anyone from the #Supersonics community in the USA can forward this clip until it reaches Gus Williams, it would surely please him 🙂. Moving moment, his first game back in Seattle after leaving for Washington in the summer of 1984. Standing ovation from the Kingdome for the

I tried this in Lost in America. It doesn’t work.

Sonics vs Warriors highlights (1995)

February 25, 1994: Seattle's Shawn Kemp spins baseline past Boston's Dino Radja for the slam. Kemp finished with 23 PTS/13 REB and Kendall Gill had a game-high 25 PTS in the SuperSonics' 115-102 win. Xavier McDaniel had 21 PTS/9 REB off the bench for the Celtics.

Bring back the Seattle Supersonics. It’s really that fucking simple.

May 29, 1979: Dennis Johnson finished with 32 PTS/10 REB/4 BLK in Game 4 of the NBA Finals as Seattle defeated Washington in overtime, 114-112. Gus Williams had a game-high 36 PTS for the SuperSonics, who took a 3-1 series lead. Wes Unseld had 16 PTS/16 REB for the Bullets.

Eat shit jerry.

You could go your entire life without meeting someone as genuinely kind as Tony. An absolute mensch in the truest sense. It was an honor to know him and learn from him.

Bring back the goddamn Supersonics.

We’re on to Denver.