So, here’s how NBA commissioner David Stern opened his Wednesday press conference to announce that the owners had voted to reject the Kings’ relocation to Seattle: “This is going to be short for me; I have a game to get to in Oklahoma City.”
After nearly four months spent awaiting a decision on the return of professional basketball, Sonics fans were left Wednesday feeling jilted again.
The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. The NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 to reject the Kings' proposed move to Seattle on Wednesday.
The NBA’s Board of Governors meets Wednesday in Dallas to vote on the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a group of Seattle investors led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer.
This, supposedly, will end in Dallas – a place perfectly suited for dramatic closure. Wednesday, the gripping question will not be who shot J.R., but rather if Chris Hansen’s cash influx is enough to sway the 30 NBA owners.
This, supposedly, will end in Dallas – a place perfectly suited for dramatic closure. Wednesday, the gripping question will not be who shot J.R., but rather if Chris Hansen’s cash influx is enough to sway the 30 NBA owners.
The fight for the Kings took another wild turn Saturday, with the Maloofs threatening not to sell the team to Sacramento's investor group if the NBA blocks the family's deal with bidders from Seattle.
If at some point Seattle finally money-whips its way back into the NBA, and is losing an important game late in the fourth quarter, here’s the person fans should want stepping into the huddle and offering the pep talk about never quitting: Chris Hansen.
If this is Chris Hansen's final salvo in his attempt to purchase the Sacramento Kings, it's coming with an additional $75 million price tag to what already could be the richest franchise sale in NBA history. Hansen increased his total valuation of the Kings from $550 million to $625 million on Friday in another attempt to sway NBA owners to allow him to buy the franchise and move it to Seattle.
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