Shawn Kemp/Gary Payton Intro for MNF Had Fans Wanting The Sonics To Come Back (VIDEO + TWEETS)

December 2, 2019, 9:42pm EST (Updated: January 3, 2023, 7:18pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Tonight’s Monday Night Football game in the great city of Seattle got a huge boost of happiness when ESPN paid tribute to the the Seattle SuperSonics by featuring Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton in their intro for Monday night’s Vikings-Seahawks game.

Not surprising, @GaryPayton_20 and Shawn Kemp know how to hype up a game … @BringBackSonics! pic.twitter.com/CfU2npj1tS
— Justin Reed (@JustinReed99) December 3, 2019

It pretty much had everybody wanting the Sonics to come back.

Bring back the Sonics. pic.twitter.com/b3yLq2iYfp
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 3, 2019

?BRING BACK THE SONICS

Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp make an appearance on MNF ?

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— Whistle (@WhistleSports) December 3, 2019

Seeing Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton hype up the Vikings-Seahawks game just reminds me that I miss the Seattle Supersonics… #MINvsSEA #BringBackTheSonics pic.twitter.com/h0zEfw5ghB
— ThreeD #D4L (@my3Dmind) December 3, 2019

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Goosebumps. #BringBackTheSonics ? https://t.co/zqsZ74PM2b
— ItsMeJoanie.? (@JoanieX2) December 3, 2019

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"Shawn Kemp " and Gary Payton man one the best duo's ever to play in the NBA. Bring back the Sonics!
— Derrick Mitchell Sr (@BigD_Roc23) December 3, 2019

Oh man! Payton and Kemp!!! #gohawks #bringbackthesonics https://t.co/jUdWjKgQ5L
— James McFarland (@sirjames77) December 3, 2019

It was back in 2008 when the Sonics got ripped from the city of Seattle and moved to become the Oklahoma City Thunder.