Sonicsgate
| Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team | |
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Sonicsgate director Jason Reid draws attention to the Sonicsgate story speaking through a bullhorn outside the flagship NBA store in New York City. | |
| Directed by | Jason Reid |
| Written by | Adam Brown Colin Baxter Darren Lund Jason Reid Colin White |
| Produced by | Adam Brown Jason Reid |
| Starring | Sherman Alexie Kevin Calabro Gary Payton Chris Daniels George Karl Steve Kelley Slade Gorton Shawn Kemp Wally Walker |
| Narrated by | John Keister |
| Cinematography | Ian J. Connors Darren Lund Jason Reid |
| Edited by | Darren Lund Jason Reid Adam Brown |
Production companies | Green and Gold Media / Seattle Supersonics Historical Preservation Society (SSHPS) |
| Distributed by | SSHPS, CNBC, ESPN Classic, iTunes |
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Running time | 120 minutes (original)/44 minutes (CNBC version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team is a 2009 American documentary film chronicling the history of the Seattle SuperSonics. The SuperSonics (also known as the Sonics) were a professional basketball franchise based in Seattle, Washington, that was a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sonics played from 1967 until 2008, but relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and were renamed as the Thunder.