Report: Kings ownership meets with Virginia Beach reps

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As Virginia Beach moves forward with its proposal to build a $350-million arena, news leaked Wednesday that Sacramento Kings ownership recently met with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and city officials, according to a report by The Virginian-Pilot.
"A representative of an NBA team eyeing a move to Virginia Beach has had meetings in Richmond with Gov. Bob McDonnell and the city, according to Warren Harris, the city's director of economic development."

And while Harris would not reveal which team was involved, The Virginian-Pilot cites two other sources present at the meeting who indicated it was the Kings.
"Two sources who were at a city department director meeting last Thursday said Harris gave a brief update on the arena and told the group that (Mayor Will) Sessoms and the governor had recently had meetings with the ownership of the Sacramento Kings and mentioned the Maloof family, which owns the team, by name."

The city is pitching a statewide impact of an NBA team in the area close to $503 million per year, and claims it would create 3,700 jobs.

There is a City Council meeting scheduled this Tuesday in which a second study on the economic impact of the arena will be presented.

Reports first surfaced Aug. 23 saying a consortium of sports and entertainment companies are working to bring the NBA's Sacramento Kings to Virginia Beach, VA.

[RELATED: Report: Kings in talks to move to Virginia]

But less than a week later, another report indicated the Kings were not involved in the Virginia Beach arena talks.

[RELATED: Report: Kings not involved in Virginia Beach arena talks]

The Kings have maintained their position, stated by George Maloof Jr.:

“We have been approached by several cities over several years about moving the Kings, and we will not comment other than that."
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Report: Kings ownership meets with Virginia Beach reps
 
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Virginia Beach reportedly reaches deal with Comcast, Kings; may ask for $150 million from statehouse - Sactown Royalty

Sacramento's worsening relocation nightmare continues: Virginia Beach's mayor reportedly has a deal with the Kings and Comcast to build a new facility in the city. They just need $150 million from the state of Virginia to make it pencil out. Welp City. According to WAVY-TV's Bruce Rader, Virginia Beach mayor Will Sessoms has reached a deal with Comcast-Spectacor and apparently the Maloofs to build a city-owned arena in that fair burg, with the cable company as the operator and the Kings as the primary tenant. Next Tuesday, Rader reports, Sessoms will ask the Virginia Beach City Council to approve a request to the State of Virginia for $150 million to help build the arena and finance the team's relocation. The apparent angle will be that doing the deal gives Virginia its first professional major league team since ... the ABA's Squires?
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concise said:
:what:

Just slide whoever the Western-most team in the East is over to the Western Conference. It's not that hard.
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In reality, there are Western Conference teams that shouldn't even be there (Hornets, T'wolves, Grizzlies)

2Quik4UHoes said:
If this were to happen then are we to assume Seattle will get a team to even it out?
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who from the East would move?

Frump said:
How can you give Virginia a team but not Seattle :what:
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Seattle's not entitled to a team. Someone would have to buy a team and/or the Maloofs would have to sell them one.
 
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