Longtime sports writer Peter Vecsey reported Thursday that Williams’ brother said the former basketball player ... before signing in 1977 with the Sonics, where he would quickly make a name ...

The basketball world lost a legend on Wednesday, as former NBA point guard Gus Williams passed away at the age of 71, nearly five years after suffering a major stroke.

Former NBA point guard Gus Williams, who helped bring the only championship to the SuperSonics in 1979, died Wednesday at the age of 71, according to the Seattle Times. A cause of death was not ...

His absence was so significant, the Sonics tumbled, going from winning 56 games in 1979-80 to 34 wins the following season. When Williams returned for the 1981-82 season, he averaged a career-high ...

The voice is weaker now, the combination of time, treatment and the travails of life taking a toll. His movements are measured now that he’s 73 years old.

Williams led the Sonics to the lone NBA title in franchise ... He was constantly reminding the next generation of basketball stars to boast about their Mount Vernon roots.

For instance, 1976 is embroidered onto the heel of the Sonic Hi, which is when women's basketball debuted in the Olympics. Also on the Sonic Hi, Hommewrk included hair clips at the base of the laces.

And with Williams back, the Sonics won 48 games before losing to Portland in the first-round of the playoffs. Several people within the Seattle basketball community took to social media to post about ...