01/11/08: NBA Basketball - Dallas Mavericks @ Seattle Supersonics
KeyArena - Seattle, WA
This wasn't even going to be an autograph outing, to be honest. I was taking my girlfriend to the game and didn't do any pregame signature seeking at all. I brought my Sonics stuff and a few index cards just in case, but didn't really expect to get anything. Sitting in the cheap seats, we watched the Sonics lose by 20 (big surprise there). During the game, they showed former Sonics Fred Brown and Detlef Schrempf on the big screen but I couldn't pinpoint where they were sitting (I assume courtside somewhere). Then near the end of the game, the Sonics mascot pulled NFL QB Jon Kitna out of his courtside seat to help throw T-shirts into the crowd. Just for the hell of it, when the game ended I went down to that section and Kitna came over to sign for a bunch of folks. He did an index card for me in someone's fresh black Sharpie.
After the game we headed out to the Sonics lot on the south end of the arena. The lot is gated, but people can wait outside the gate and hope that players stop. After hearing about Kevin Durant stopping after every game and signing, I had to check this out. Some Seattle regulars were also out there waiting for Durant. He was great about accommodating everyone there. Not much later, Jeff Green drove out and signed two items for me. After that the inevitable Seattle rain started to fall, so we quickly peaced out. Overall can't complain about getting Durant and Green, as they are the two Sonics I most wanted to get this season!
Seattle
Kevin Durant 1/1 8x10
Jeff Green 2/2 card, custom 3x5
Miscellaneous
Jon Kitna 1/1 blank index card
