Sacramento Kings

  Taxpayer groups plan ballot measure to block arena If the Sacramento investment group is successful in its bid to keep the Kings in town, two taxpayers groups plan to oppose a public subsidy for a downtown arena. Kelly Johnson,  Sacramento Busi...

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The NBA owners decision not to approve a relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle is not enough for some Kings fans.

“If the current ownership retains the Kings, I will still be a Kings fan but will I …

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Chris Hansen, the business magnate who had planned to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle, has conceded and posted a statement to Sonics Arena.

Hansen’s statement comes after the NBA Board of Governors rejected the …

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USA Today’s Sam Amick (formerly of the Bee) broke the story on Twitter: the NBA Board of Governors has apparently officially rejected the Chris Hansen/Steve Ballmer bid to purchase the Kings and move them to Seattle. An official announcement still … Continue reading →

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Waiting for his flight to Dallas, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said what so many in both the Emerald City and Sacramento are thinking.

“It’s an opportunity for this saga to end,” Johnson told assembled reporters.

After a week of …

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A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the City of Sacramento, Mayor Kevin Johnson and City Manager John Shirey and Assistant City Manager John Dangberg on behalf of three residents that claim the city had undervalued its contribution to the …

Because our elected officials have sucked up to the NBA and done everything the billionaires’ club has asked by way of funding a new arena, shouldn’t Sacramento get to keep the Kings? Isn’t that what integrity is all about? On … Continue reading →

The Maloofs are hated by many in Sacramento and their latest childlike antics are just the latest reason why. Do they hate Sacramento, The Kings, Kevin Johnson, or maybe all of them? According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Maloofs will not sell to t...

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg weighed in on the latest developments in the ongoing fight over the Sacramento Kings Monday, saying the hiked bid offered by a group of investors who want to bring the team to Seattle "looks desperate." H...