Once upon a time, the middle of April had Seattle fans revved up and jostling with excitement, knowing the likes of Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp would soon be tomahawk-thrilling us again.
Yet sadly a mere decade and a half later, anything mentioned about the NBA garners about as much excitement in these parts as a four hour lecture on Neutrogena Facial Moisturizers.
Seattle fans are still incensed, still hopping mad, still feeling back-stabbed by a league that once owned their hearts.
During the early 1990s, the dire and depressing world of the typical Seattle sports fan had suddenly sprung to life. The college football Huskies were national champions, and yet the professional basketball Seattle Supersonics still owned the town.
Following their defeat to their rival Portland squad in 1991, the Sonics had come to life with the hiring of coach George Karl.
The Sonics upset a heavily favored Golden State Warrior team in the first round of the NBA playoffs during the 1991-92 playoffs before being blown out by the Utah Jazz.
But the fuse had been lit.
The team gif ...
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