KINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Last week, the NBA Board of Governors, no doubt carrying out strict marching orders from David Stern, voted to block relocation of the Kings from Sacramento to Seattle. In doing so, they also scuttled a potential sale of the Kings to a group led by Chris Hansen. Instead, the Maloof brothers will sell to a group headed by Vivek Ranadive. Tuesday, another penny dropped. Appearing on...

As the field for the NBA Finals is now down to 4 (Indiana, Miami, SAS, Memphis), the hopes and dreams of the other 26 teams have faded quickly. Some of them (Clippers, Knicks, Nuggets, OKC) left the playoffs too early, some of them (Lakers, Brooklyn) never materialized what they thought was a great team, and others (Minnesota, Philadelphia) were hit by the injury bug and never got...

The Sacramento Kings have been sold to Vivek Ranadive, which makes the status of Geoff Petrie as basketball president an unknown. Petrie is preparing for the 2013 NBA Draft as though he will still be the Kings' decision-maker. Petrie is signed through the end of June. "I haven't had the opportunity to talk to anybody yet (from Ranadive's group)," said Petrie...

On May 15th the NBA rejected a group of investors’ bid to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, Washington, the home of the one-time Seattle Supersonics.  The team, the league’s Board of Governors (*Author’s note: this is the part where I started imagining Marc Cuban wearing a powdered wig and shouting out “Nay, good sir!  Nay!” The post 5 Ways Chris Hansen’s Investment�...

The Maloof era in Sacramento has seen the highest highs and the lowest lows in the history of the Kings franchise.  It saw Vlade Divac and Chris Webber lead the team to the NBA's best record, it saw the team bottom out with a 17-win season, and the last few years have seen a struggle for the very future of the team.  And now it has now finally come to a close. At a press...

NBA Commissioner David Stern got his wish as the Maloof family agreed to sell the Sacramento Kings for a franchise valuation of $535 million, which will be a league record, to a local group led by software magnate Vivek Ranadive.

After the Board of Directors declared that the Kings would be staying in Sacramento, USA Today's Sam Amick pieced together notes explaining the reason why.

Sacramento Kings owner George Maloof reportedly was chased into a closet by the media after the NBA owners had a relocation vote.

The Kings are officially not headed to Seattle, the league's owners rejected the idea with a vote of 22 to 8. 

via Capradio.org On the eve of the NBA Board’s meeting to decide the final fate of the Sacramento Kings franchise, Sacramento mayor and former NBA superstar Kevin Johnson will make a last pitch for his city to keep the team. The Seattle buyers bid was much higher so KJ has to appeal in a different way. per Capradio.org   The Mayor will make a presentation in Dallas, Texas...

The Hansen-Ballmer group, who is attempting to bring the Sacramento Kings to the City of Seattle, has a secret plan to relocate the team if the NBA keep blocking the move.According to a source, the group isn't taking no for an answer, as the NBA relocation committee voted to deny the relocation. The Seattle based investor group not only will increase their bid for the franchise...

A committee of NBA owners re-examined the potential relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle on Monday, and reports say they came to the same conclusion as before: the franchise isn’t moving. The relocation committee will recommend to the league’s owners that the Kings not be allowed to be sold to a Seattle-based group led by investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve...

Sacramento appeared to score a victory recently when it looked like they would keep the Kings, but that may no longer be the case.

Heat owner Mickey Arison's recent discussion with a jilted Sonics fan brought to light a lot about the Kings situation, and also the future landscape of the league as well. 

The people of Sacramento got one step closer to keeping their team on Monday, as the NBA's relocation committee recommended that the Kings stay right where they are.