Sherman Alexie’s column about his testimony in the Sonics trial, and his feelings about the Sonics leaving Seattle, from The Stranger, in Seattle:
These are the last 61 things that I will say about the Seattle Sonics. No, that’s a lie. These are the last 61 things that I will say until I think of some other things a few months down the road.
1. I’ve given thousands of speeches, readings, and interviews, and once gave shit to then president Bill Clinton for claiming Cherokee heritage when we appeared together in 1998 on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. But the trial testimony in Seattle vs. Sonics was by far the most terrifying and stressful public speaking gig I’ve ever had to endure.
2. There are many Sonics fans who think they could have done a better job than I did testifying. To that, I say: ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Ninety-seven percent of you would have folded like an origami crane, two percent would have crapped your pants, and that magical one percent of more- effective witnesses would have worn a light-blue button-down shirt and khaki pants.
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