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SuperSonic significance in Seattle
If anyone knows how special the Sonics are to Seattle, it’s Kings head coach Doug Christie.
Christie is born and raised in Seattle, having attended Rainier Beach High School after spending time in Longview, Washington. He saw the positive effects of the city’s lone NBA championship in 1979, and he’s seen the team leave for Oklahoma City in 2008.
He told USA TODAY Sports that he’d be “crazy excited” for the Sonics return.
“As a kid, growing up in the inner city of Seattle, that’s what probably in many ways saved my life was the Sonics,” Christie said. “Gus Williams and DJ [Dennis Johnson], and Jack Sikma and the ’79 team that beat the Bullets. Like all of a sudden, you got hope that there’s a greater capacity for your life than just what you’re seeing everyday.”



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