In a booth, Mike Semandiris (the bar’s fourth-generation owner) sits across from Donald Watts (the former Husky hooper and son of Sonics legend Slick Watts).

Will more generations watch Sonics basketball at Ballard’s original sports bar? We know what great grandma Raben and Slick Watts would want. But on Friday, a “hate watch” will work.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Donald “Slick” Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died. He was 73.

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.

HBCU and NBA legend Donald Earl "Slick" Watts passed away on Mar. 15, 2025, at age 73. The baldheaded guard with his signature headbands left an indelible mark on basketball in the 1970s.

Coach Bill Russell signed him to play for the Sonics in 1973 when he was an undrafted rookie. After the Sonics, the NBA icon went on to play for the New Orleans Jazz and the Houston Rockets. After ...

Slick Watts went undrafted in 1973 but landed a $19,000 free agent deal with the Sonics during Bill Russell’s first year as the team’s general manager and coach.

Donald "Slick" Watts, a former Sonics player who went on to become a fixture in Seattle, died at age 73.

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