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Shawn Kemp Pens Open Letter: ‘I Miss the Sonics’
Former Sonic great and NBA legend took to blogging for an open letter published by ThePlayersTribune.com. In it, he talks of his coming-of-age journey, how he never left Seattle, the impact that Gary Payton had on him and the team and, ultimately, how badly Seattle misses the SuperSonics.
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In the words of the great Kevin Calabro, "get up for the downstroke" with this compilation video of the top 10 Payton-to-Kemp alley-oops!
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