Latest News for: slick' watts

Edit

Will Rubio remember his diplomatic skills, or just follow the herd? | Opinion

Kitsap Sun 22 Mar 2025
I never met Slick Watts, the famous Seattle Sonics basketball player and icon, but to me he was the smiling face of professional basketball in the 1970s. While players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were more famous in that era, I was a fan of Slick.
Edit

Washington State guard Isaiah Watts announces he’s entering transfer p...

The Lewiston Tribune 19 Mar 2025
Watts is the first from WSU to do so ... It wasn’t his best offensive game, but he gave us a lot of fight, and he played winning basketball.” On Saturday, Watts’ grandfather, former Seattle SuperSonics standout Slick Watts, died at the age of 73.
Edit

5-at-10: Weekend winners (UT baseball) and losers (Kevin Durant) brackets, brackets everywhere

Chatanooga Times Free Press 18 Mar 2025
Sign up for the daily newsletter, Jay's Plays of the Day, to get sports betting recommendations for the top games of the night and the week ahead. Weekend winners. Florida basketball ... Tennessee baseball ... Every ... › Rest easy, Slick Watts, who died Saturday.
Edit

Slick Watts, a former SuperSonics and Seattle fixture, dies at 73

Chicago Sun-Times 17 Mar 2025
SEATTLE — Donald "Slick" Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died ... "We are saddened by the passing of Sonics icon Slick Watts," the Storm posted to social media.
Edit

Former Star NBA Point Guard Is Dead At 73

The Capital Journal 17 Mar 2025
A former standout NBA point guard has passed away at 73 years old this weekend. Donald "Slick" Watts was a longtime NBA point guard. He played in the league from 1973-79. Watts, who starred collegiately at Grand View and Xavier ....
Edit

Former SuperSonics, NBA fan favorite dies at 73

Cleveland 17 Mar 2025
SEATTLE -- DonaldSlickWatts, the former Seattle SuperSonics point guard and NBA fan favorite, has died. He was 73 ....
Edit

Sonics legend Slick Watts dies at 73

The Lewiston Tribune 16 Mar 2025
Slick Watts, the baldheaded point guard known for his colorful headbands as a player and his role as an ambassador of Seattle basketball following the conclusion of his NBA career, died Saturday morning at the age of 73.
Edit

Former Sonic and Seattle fixture Slick Watts passes away at 73

Newsday 16 Mar 2025
SEATTLE — DonaldSlickWatts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died ... “We are saddened by the passing of Sonics icon Slick Watts,” the Storm posted to social media.
Edit

Former Sonics guard, Seattle fan-favorite Slick Watts dies at 73

CBS Sports 16 Mar 2025
Former Seattle Supersonics guard Donald "Slick" Watts has died at 73, his son announced on social media ... "We are saddened by the passing of Sonics icon Slick Watts," the Storm posted on Twitter.
Edit

Prayers Pouring In For Former NBA Star Slick Watts'

The Capital Journal 16 Mar 2025
It's a sad day for Seattle basketball fans and basketball fans in general as Seattle SuperSonics legend and longtime Seattle sports fan Slick Watts passed away today. He was 73 years old. Watts was a star for the SuperSonics in ....
Edit

Legendary NBA point guard dead at 73

Penn Live 16 Mar 2025
Donald EarlSlickWatts has died ... His son, Donald Watts, posted about his death on X ... “We are saddened by the passing of Sonics icon Slick Watts,” it read. “Slick was a champion for the Storm and a beloved member of the Seattle community.
Edit

Donald 'Slick' Watts, Sonics and Seattle legend, dies at 73

The Athletic 16 Mar 2025
The point guard, known for his smile, shaved head and headbands, was a fan favorite in Seattle ....
Edit

Slick Watts, N.B.A. Fan Favorite and Headband Pioneer, Dies at 73

New York Times 16 Mar 2025
An undrafted, 6-foot-1 point guard with patchy hair, he made an enduring fashion statement and became seen as the ultimate Seattle SuperSonic ... .
×