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Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog! found this 4/3/2008 on seattletimes.nwsource.com [flag]
At Sonics games these days, it's the cops who suggest where the real action is. Two dozen Seattle police officers stand warily around the KeyArena court, eyeing not the aimless games but the crowd."They're worried that fans are going to storm the court," an usher told me during Sunday's loss to Sacramento. "Does it feel to you like anyone here is about to do any storming?" It felt like a ... [link]

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Published 4/3/2008 by PN at Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
Danny Westneat feels the pain of Sonic fans who are watching this Bataan death march of a season, including the pain of someone named Rafael Calonzo. ...

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Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times, on life in the stands at KeyArena, circa 2008: Two dozen Seattle police officers stand warily around the KeyArena court, eyeing not the aimless games but the crowd."They're worried that fans are going to storm the court," an usher told me during Sunday's loss to Sacramento. "Does it feel to you like anyone here is about to do any storming?" It felt like a hospital waiting room when you know the patient is terminal. You sit there hushed. Not much to do but figure out how to say ...

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