On Saturday, the former Seattle SuperSonics player and coach became the first person to have a statue unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena. Wilkens led the Sonics to the 1979 NBA title.

Detlef Schempf says NBA commissionner Adam Silver has been promising him “for 10 years” the Sonics are coming back.

Lenny Wilkens, the legendary former SuperSonics player, coach and executive, was honored as the first person to have a statue unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

A statue of Lenny Wilkens was unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena to honor the man who embodied Seattle’s NBA team and became a fixture in the community.

Lenny Wilkens couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he gazed at a bronze statue of himself at the site of his greatest coaching triumph. On Saturday, the former Seattle SuperSonics player ...

Sonics legendary player and coach Lenny Wilkens honored Saturday, June 28, 2025, outside Climate Pledge Arena with a statue of him in his playing days of 1968-72 with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Former NBA basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens, center, arrives for his statue unveiling event outside of Climate Pledge Arena, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Seattle. Lindsey Wasson, AP ...

Sonics legendary player and coach Lenny Wilkens honored Saturday, June 28, 2025, outside Climate Pledge Arena with a statue of him in his playing days of 1968-72 with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Ex-Sonics players reunited in Seattle to honor Lenny Wilkens and urge NBA action NBA may begin formal expansion talks in July, with Seattle a top candidate Revenue-sharing concerns among owners ...