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City of Sacramento, NBA negotiate ‘term sheet’

Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Kevin Johnson's office released a joint statement on behalf of the city of Sacramento and the NBA.The statement indicates the NBA is ready to dive into the details of the city's financing plan with the aim of having a term sh...

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In-game blog: Kings at Wizards

Feb 22, 2012

HALFTIME Wizards 68, Kings 60 WASHINGTON - The Kings still leave much to be desired defensively. The Wizards are shooting 58.3 percent, including 14-of-18 on shots in the paint. The Kings are shooting well considering how they've struggled all seaso...

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The Morning After: Cousins gets the All-Star treatment

Feb 22, 2012

MIAMI - Before Tuesday night's game Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had this to say about DeMarcus Cousins. "We will have to tread him with the same respect we treated Dwight Howard; particularly when the ball goes up I the air. We have to have an ag...

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Kings at Wizards: Five things to watch

Feb 22, 2012

WASHINGTON - Tonight ends the Kings' longest road trip of the season. The Kings are 0-5 on the trip and have lost six in a row overall. The Washington Wizards are the worst team the Kings will have played on the trip. Like the Kings they have already ...

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In-game blog: Kings at Heat

Feb 21, 2012

FIRST QUARTER Kings 32, Heat 26 MIAMI - The game couldn't have started much better for the Kings. Kings led 17-9 with 7:04 left in the first and withstood the first run by the Heat. Tyreke Evans banked in a long three pointer at the buzzer to end the...

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Kings at Heat: Five things to watch

Feb 21, 2012

MIAMI - The Miami Heat have the NBA's second-longest active winning streak in the NBA at six games. The Kings have the league's longest active losing streak at five games. Logic dictates the Kings will lose tonight, right? Here are five things the K...

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Tyreke Evans faces biggest defensive challenge of season

Feb 20, 2012

MIAMI - Concerns about Tyreke Evans playing small forward had a lot to do with his ability to defend the elite small forwards in the NBA. Tuesday's assignment doesn't get much tougher - LeBron James. James is playing like he will win his third MVP aw...

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Commentary: What the arena plan is: Extortion

Feb 20, 2012
Commentary: What the arena plan is: Extortion

While nearly drowning in a sea of specious verbiage about the downtown arena, I came upon a buoy of sanity. It was a column written by Mark Paul in the Sacramento Bee’s Forum section on Sunday. The headline said: “Don’t … Continue reading

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Kings’ Isaiah Thomas leads from the point of attack

Feb 20, 2012

CLEVELAND - There has been plenty of talk for some time about the Kings' need for a point guard and whether Tyreke Evans is a true point guard. Kings coach Keith Smart has referred to Evans as a combo guard and worked with him on becoming a better fac...

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In-game blog Cavaliers

Feb 19, 2012

FIRST QUARTER Kings 31, Cavaliers 27 CLEVELAND - Isaiah Thomas made sure the Kings didn't get off to a slow start again. After a strong showing in his first NBA start twodays ago, Thomas has 12 points, three rebounds and two assists. Thomas, the last...



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