Former Seattle SuperSonics star Slick Watts passed away on Saturday morning after being in poor health since suffering a ...

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 ...

Former Seattle Supersonics guard Donald "Slick" Watts has died at 73, his son announced on social media. Watts, an undrafted free agent in 1973, emerged as a fan favorite in the Pacific Northwest ...

Former Seattle SuperSonics legend Donald Earl "Slick" Watts has died at age 73. Watts, who earned his nickname for his shaved head, was a Sonics fan favorite who was known for his off-kilter ...

Watts played six seasons in the NBA, including the first four and a half with the Seattle SuperSonics, who he signed with as a free agent out of Xavier University of Louisiana. Despite going ...

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 ...

Watts had his best season in 1975-76 when he averaged 13.0 points per game while shooting 42.7 percent from the field. He led ...

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 ...

In addition to Watts, the SuperSonics were led by power forward Spencer Haywood and fellow guards Fred “Downtown” Brown and Archie Clark. Haywood averaged a team-high 22.4 ppg, while Brown ...

Holloway and others in Seattle have been quietly preparing for an expansion effort in the event the NBA signals it is ready to commit to a process. All of the original Sonics banners, trophies ...

FILE - Former Seattle SuperSonics player Slick Watts stands courtside before an NBA basketball game on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File) SEATTLE (AP) — Donald “Slick” ...