A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SONICS

Sun, 24 Dec '23
Bygone Seattle hoopsters
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Seattle's former N.B.A. team, to fans
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Former name for the N.B.A.'s Thunder, informally
Fri, 29 Oct '21
N.B.A. team coached in the '70s by Bill Russell