Sacramento Begins Pitch To NBA Execs To Keep Kings
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has pledged additional money as part of a regional effort to persuade NBA officials to keep the Kings in California’s capital. Johnson told NBA...
View ArticleReport: Kings Expected To Stay In Sacramento
CBSports.com SACRAMENTO- After months of discussion about the likely relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Anaheim, the tables have apparently turned. The Los Angeles Times is reportingthat the Kings...
View ArticleAnaheim, Sacramento Await Decision About Kings’ Future
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Sacramento is showing the NBA the money. Mayor Kevin Johnson has taken another step in his bid to keep the Kings in town. He and about 30 representatives from Sacramento-area...
View ArticleReport: NBA Urges Maloofs To Stay In Sacramento
CBSsports.com Ben Golliver Sacramento-area businesses met with Mayor Kevin Johnson early this week and NBA officials to pledge millions of dollars to help keep the Kings in Northern California. The...
View ArticleMaloof: Kings Staying In Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Kings co-owner Joe Maloof told The Associated Press that the NBA club will remain in Sacramento for at least one more season to give Mayor Kevin Johnson a chance to follow through...
View ArticleHow KJ Saved The NBA In Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Just before his meeting with NBA owners to decide the fate of the Sacramento Kings, Kevin Johnson clicked on the television and found an unlikely source of inspiration. A documentary...
View ArticleKings Owners Optimistic About New Sacramento Arena
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof say they are “optimistic” that Sacramento can help finance a new arena after a feasibility study was released at a special City Hall meeting. The...
View ArticlePair Of Bruins Slip To 2nd Round Of NBA Draft
(CBS) – The Sacramento Kings used their 2nd round pick on UCLA’s Tyler Honeycutt. The 6″8 forward scored 13 PPG as a Sophomore last season for Ben Howland’s Bruins. Despite forgoing his final two years...
View ArticleSacramento Issues Financing Plan To Save NBA Team From Anaheim
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A task force established by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson recommended a rough plan Thursday to raise $400 million to build a downtown arena, a key step in the city’s efforts...
View ArticleKings Owners Optimistic About Staying In Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof are growing increasingly optimistic that the city will approve an acceptable financing plan for a new arena by the March 1 deadline to...
View ArticleAEG’s Leiweke Present At NBA Meeting Regarding Kings Arena
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is calling his meeting with NBA Commissioner David Stern and other executives a “productive conversation” about the city’s efforts to help finance a...
View ArticleLakers Look To Continue Dominance Over Sacramento
(AP) -- Despite an injured wrist, Kobe Bryant nearly led the Los Angeles Lakers to an impressive season-opening victory. The Lakers’ recent success against the Sacramento Kings lends reason to believe...
View ArticleCousins Demands Trade From Sacramento; Told To Stay Away From Team
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Sacramento Kings say DeMarcus Cousins has demanded a trade and has been told to stay away from the team. Kings coach Paul Westphal released a statement before Sunday’s game...
View ArticleKings Call Up Tyler Honeycutt From D-League
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have recalled rookie forward Tyler Honeycutt from Reno of the NBA Development League. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced the move...
View ArticleSeattle Announces New Arena For NBA, NHL Teams
SEATTLE (AP) – Christopher Hansen is making a $290 million proposal to his hometown that could be the impetus for a new sports arena that could bring the NBA and NHL to Seattle. All he needs is city...
View ArticleSacramento, NBA Close To Arena Financing Deal
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Sacramento’s last shot to remain an NBA city appears headed for another overtime. In a joint statement released Wednesday, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and NBA Commissioner David...
View ArticleSacramento, Kings & NBA Reach Tentative Arena Deal
(AP) – Building a new arena for the Sacramento Kings has never been closer to reality. The city, the Sacramento Kings and the NBA announced a tentative deal Monday to finance a new arena that would...
View ArticleAnaheim May Still Be Home To Sacramento Kings
(CBSSports) – Hold on to those cowbells, Kings fans. It’s not over yet. When the Maloof brothers, mayor Kevin Johnson and David Stern announced late in February that a new deal was struck to keep the...
View ArticleShush Cousins! Griffin, Clippers Blast Kings For 8th Win In 9 Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) Blake Griffin had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Randy Foye scored 25 points while hitting seven 3-pointers, and the surging Los Angeles Clippers moved within a half-game of the Pacific...
View ArticleKings Beat Winless Lakers, 103-98
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marcus Thornton scored 19 points, while DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings over the winless Los Angeles Lakers, 103-98 Friday night. Kobe...
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