Led by Gary Payton and high-flying forward Shawn Kemp, they pushed Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls to six games before ultimately falling short. Despite the loss, Kemp was at the peak of his career, ...

The sale of the Boston Celtics is likely to trigger an NBA Expansion process in the near future, according to multiple ...

He signed with the SuperSonics as an undrafted free agent in 1973, playing under head coach and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. Watts became a fan favorite in Seattle’s sports scene due to ...

Watts was a generational figure in the Seattle hoops scene, first as a starter for the SuperSonics in the mid-1970s as a young guard from Mississippi and then becoming one of the faces of the ...

Seattle hoops fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of an NBA franchise to the Emerald City since 2008, when the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, becoming the Thunder in Kevin Durant's ...

In his later years Watts taught physical education in the Seattle School District and ran a basketball academy with his son.

Former Seattle SuperSonics point guard Donald “Slick” Watts has died. Watts’ son, Donald, announced the news via a post on X. Slick was 73. The elder Watts had been in poor health since he ...