On This Day in Sonics History: December 22, 1996 - The Hawk Hits 7,000,000
Hersey Hawkins scored the NBA's seven millionth point with 7:58 remaining of the fourth quarter of a Sonics 93-79 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Hawkins would finish the game with 9 points. Seattle was led by 31 from Gary Payton and a double-double from Shawn Kemp, who had 12 points and 11 rebounds, respectively.