Despite an offer on the table for the Sacramento Kings to move to Anaheim next season, the Los Angeles Times is reporting the team is likely to stay at Power Balance Arena next season to give Mayor Kevin Johnson time to bring his new-arena plan to fruition. Johnson laid out a plan for a new […]
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NBA relo committee heads to Sacramento
Faced with the decision of whether to let the Sacramento Kings move to Anaheim, the NBA‘s relocation committee is heading to Sacramento Thursday to determine whether the market is really capable of supporting pro basketball. At issue: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he’s lined up pledges for $7 million in new sponsorships from local businesses. […]
Kings relo app deadline pushed back to May 2
{jathumbnail off} The inevitable move of the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim became a little less inevitable over the weekend when the NBA allowed a delay of the deadline for the Maloofs to submit a relocation application after Ron Burkle offered to buy the team and keep it in a new Sacramento arena. It’s certainly […]
Anaheim to discuss aid for Kings; Maloofs shoot down Arco refurb
A move by the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim is closer to reality, as the Anaheim City Council will consider a plan to issue $75 million in bonds to help the team move; meanwhile, the Maloofs rejected the latest plan to renovate Arco Arena. The plan before the council tomorrow would devote $25 million toward […]
With Kings eying Anaheim, Johnson vows to continue arena quest
With the Maloofs closer to committing to a move of the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim for the 2011-2012 season, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says his community will continue the fight for a new arena. Commissioner David Stern comfirmed there were talks to move the Kings to Honda Center next season. No surprise: with no […]
UCLA searching for “home” venues in ’11-’12
With Pauley Pavilion slated to be remodeled during the 2011-2012 season, the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team is looking for a home floor — or floors, more than likely — for the season. It’s not as though there’s not an abundance of choices in the greater Los Angeles area, though the abundance of sports teams […]
