Seattle SuperSonics great Gus Williams, who led the team to its only NBA Championship in 1979, has died. He was 71.

"For him to only be a sophomore right now is unbelievable," Wisconsin assistant coach Sharif Chambliss said. "He's been a joy ...

Former NBA point guard Gus Williams, who helped bring the only championship to the SuperSonics in 1979, died Wednesday.

Former Seattle Sonics star point guard Gus Williams, the leading scorer on the franchise's lone NBA championship team, died ...

Former NBA champion and Seattle SuperSonics legend sadly passes away at 71, leaving behind a lasting legacy in basketball ...

The basketball world lost a legend on Wednesday, as former NBA point guard Gus Williams passed away at the age of 71, nearly ...

And with Williams back, the Sonics won 48 games before losing to Portland in the first-round of the playoffs. Several people within the Seattle basketball community took to social media to post ...

The voice is weaker now, the combination of time, treatment and the travails of life taking a toll. His movements are measured now that he’s 73 years old.

Williams retired from playing basketball in 1987 after one season with the Atlanta Hawks. His jersey was retired by the Sonics in 2004. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X ...