Let’s remember when the Sonics played their very first game, on this day in 1967 (October 13)
Another NBA preseason is beginning without an actual team in Seattle. It’s a national scandal what happened with shipping the Sonics off to Oklahoma City because Howard Schultz is a tool. But there were some good times, too. And those good times began 52 years ago today.
HistoryLink’s Dan Johnson says:
On October 13, 1967, the SuperSonics, Seattle’s fledgling NBA (National Basketball Association) franchise, plays its first regular season game vs. the San Francisco Warriors in San Francisco.
Despite getting 20 points from All-Star guard Walt Hazzard, the SuperSonics were blown out by a score of 144–116. One week later, on October 20, the Sonics played their first regular season home game at the Seattle Center Coliseum, a 121–114 loss to expansion cousins the San Diego Rockets.
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