Mayor Kevin Johnson asks Lebron to buy the Kings

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exactly. that market can't support a team.

and why do they want that team so bad. they are :trash: and how does it help the citizens? why is the mayor so involved?

This market can't support a team? Sac completely sold out 19 out of 27 seasons..Not many cities can say that.. this city has just stopped supporting the maloofs
 

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exactly. that market can't support a team.

and why do they want that team so bad. they are :trash: and how does it help the citizens? why is the mayor so involved?
They can support and have supported the Kings. The metro is 2.2 million and its the only pro team in town. plus its the state capital, there's money up there. everything just turned to shyt in the last 5 years from the owners, to the arena all the way down to the team and even the local government and city.
 
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Its over brehs this is just sad

Seattle is literally oen of the bets markets for the nba and to nto have one there i na league where theres tonf of ociteis who dont give a sjti about the nba is an injustice

Sacamento had a nice little run in the early 2000's otherwise :manny:
 

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The NBA won't allow it. If they did, you already know where Lebron is going next.
 

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:dry: What that man's wife have to do with anything? Elaborate, bra.

Cheating scandal in DC area public schools and overall just shtty person. Her whole tenure and push for reform in education was self promotion.
One snippet of the program, for me, seemed to capture at least the personality argument surrounding Rhee quite dramatically. It shows her, with a film crew in the room at her invitation, carrying out a sudden and fairly brutal dismissal of a principal (whose face is not shown) with the final words: "No, I'm terminating your principalship now." Then Rhee's biographer, Richard Whitmire, says: "Who would do that? Would you think that was a good idea, to fire a principal on camera, even if you can't see the principal's face? And I think the answer is just kind of a zealot, someone who so strongly believes that kids are getting cheated . . ."

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PBS | Ombudsman | Michelle Rhee: Reformer, Zealot, Both or Something Else?

Serious questions about Mayor Kevin Johnson and his motives.
 

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In a stunning new twist on the Sacramento Kings saga, a group including the new owner of Downtown Plaza is proposing to buy the team and build a $400 million arena on the site of the troubled shopping center.

A source connected to the proposal said the group believes it would make a viable alternative to the Maloof family's potential sale of the team to a consortium planning to relocate the Kings to Seattle.

A source said the group includes other deep-pockets investors who have the ability to pull the deal together.

"We make the case to the NBA that we've got the funding," said the source, who insisted on anonymity.

The source said the group includes JMA Ventures, the San Francisco investment firm that bought Downtown Plaza last year at a bargain-basement price.

Any deal for the Kings would have to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors, and Sacramento officials are hoping to present a credible alternative to Chris Hansen, the hedge-fund manager who wants to buy the team and move it to Seattle.

On Thursday, NBA commissioner David Stern said it would be reasonable to give Sacramento bidders a shot at matching the Seattle bid. He specifically mentioned billionaire tyc00n Ron Burkle as a potential bidder.

Burkle tried to buy the Kings two years ago, when the Maloofs were thinking of relocating to Anaheim, and was angrily turned down. But he has stayed in touch with Mayor Kevin Johnson.

The source, who insisted on anonymity, said AECOM - an architectural and engineering firm that designed the new NBA arena in Brooklyn - has already sketched arena plans for the Downtown Plaza site. "It's actually an ideal location, it can be built more quickly than the railyard," the source said.

AECOM already has operations in Sacramento.

The group is just the latest entrant in the escalating Kings sweepstakes. On Friday, wealthy Bay Area investor Mark Mastrov - who was a runner-up in the bidding for the Golden State Warriors two years ago - said he's interested in buying the troubled franchise and keeping it in Sacramento.

Johnson has vowed to come up with a "local" bid as a counter to the Maloofs' potential sale to a Seattle group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen. Various Internet reports have said the two are working on a deal between $500 million and $525 million.

Sacramento officials believe a local group could buy the team for considerably less than Hansen and still give the Maloofs just as much money. That's because the locals wouldn't have to fork over at least $100 million in moving costs, including the NBA's relocation fee and the immediate repayment of a debt to the city.

The Maloofs haven't publicly said the team is for sale, but sources say the family is now open to the idea after years of financial setbacks, including the loss of the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The Kings are on track to lose $7 million this year and are $200 million in debt, sources say.

The family, through spokesman Eric Rose, declined comment today on the situation.

© Copyright The Sacramento Bee. All rights reserved.


Read more here: Group plans to buy Kings and build a $400 million arena on Downtown Plaza site - Kings/NBA - The Sacramento Bee News#storylink=cpy

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Anyone in the DC area knows all about his wife.

:yeshrug: dont give a fukk breh... She asian and I find myself strangely fascinated with the noise asian women make when they getting dikked down.... :skip:
 

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In a stunning new twist on the Sacramento Kings saga, a group including the new owner of Downtown Plaza is proposing to buy the team and build a $400 million arena on the site of the troubled shopping center.

A source connected to the proposal said the group believes it would make a viable alternative to the Maloof family's potential sale of the team to a consortium planning to relocate the Kings to Seattle.

A source said the group includes other deep-pockets investors who have the ability to pull the deal together.

"We make the case to the NBA that we've got the funding," said the source, who insisted on anonymity.

The source said the group includes JMA Ventures, the San Francisco investment firm that bought Downtown Plaza last year at a bargain-basement price.

Any deal for the Kings would have to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors, and Sacramento officials are hoping to present a credible alternative to Chris Hansen, the hedge-fund manager who wants to buy the team and move it to Seattle.

On Thursday, NBA commissioner David Stern said it would be reasonable to give Sacramento bidders a shot at matching the Seattle bid. He specifically mentioned billionaire tyc00n Ron Burkle as a potential bidder.

Burkle tried to buy the Kings two years ago, when the Maloofs were thinking of relocating to Anaheim, and was angrily turned down. But he has stayed in touch with Mayor Kevin Johnson.

The source, who insisted on anonymity, said AECOM - an architectural and engineering firm that designed the new NBA arena in Brooklyn - has already sketched arena plans for the Downtown Plaza site. "It's actually an ideal location, it can be built more quickly than the railyard," the source said.

AECOM already has operations in Sacramento.

The group is just the latest entrant in the escalating Kings sweepstakes. On Friday, wealthy Bay Area investor Mark Mastrov - who was a runner-up in the bidding for the Golden State Warriors two years ago - said he's interested in buying the troubled franchise and keeping it in Sacramento.

Johnson has vowed to come up with a "local" bid as a counter to the Maloofs' potential sale to a Seattle group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen. Various Internet reports have said the two are working on a deal between $500 million and $525 million.

Sacramento officials believe a local group could buy the team for considerably less than Hansen and still give the Maloofs just as much money. That's because the locals wouldn't have to fork over at least $100 million in moving costs, including the NBA's relocation fee and the immediate repayment of a debt to the city.

The Maloofs haven't publicly said the team is for sale, but sources say the family is now open to the idea after years of financial setbacks, including the loss of the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The Kings are on track to lose $7 million this year and are $200 million in debt, sources say.

The family, through spokesman Eric Rose, declined comment today on the situation.

© Copyright The Sacramento Bee. All rights reserved.


Read more here: Group plans to buy Kings and build a $400 million arena on Downtown Plaza site - Kings/NBA - The Sacramento Bee News#storylink=cpy

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:whew: Hopefully, this is a better Downtown Plaza arena proposal than what they had before that bombed years back. But then again, the mayor already brought to life K street since then . shyt could have a Staples Center vibe to it with the mall, nightlife district, Old Sac already there if they plan this right :bryan:
 

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:whew: Hopefully, this is a better Downtown Plaza arena proposal than what they had before that bombed years back. But then again, the mayor already brought to life K street since then . shyt could have a Staples Center vibe to it with the mall, nightlife district, Old Sac already there if they plan this right :bryan:
The only thing is how can the arena only cost $400 million in this day and age? might as well say $600 million and hopefully come in under budget
 

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The only thing is how can the arena only cost $400 million in this day and age? might as well say $600 million and hopefully come in under budget

The land still plays a role in that. That's why the new waterfront arena that's going to be built for the Warriors in five years in SF is going to cost a whole lot more than one in Sac. But that one is going to be ALL privately funded.The land in Sacto is of course, more affordable than property in SoCal or in the Bay Area.

But then again, I'm surprised the new downtown arena proposal cost is still $387 million after years of it on the table.
 
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