Sacramento Kings Rumors & News

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Sacramento Bee "If you believe Oswald was the only triggerman in Dallas in 1963, or you think it's only a myth that UFOs and aliens are being studied somewhere near Roswell, N.M., you also probably believe the NBA lottery has never been rigged. Yeah, and the tooth fairy visits Seattle Supersonics fans every..." May 20

Sacramento Bee "The Sacramento Kings, adrift for years and nearly lured away from the city, effectively reopened for business Friday. As the Maloof family confirmed it had agreed to sell the struggling franchise to a group led by Silicon Valley tech executive Vivek Ranadive, the transition to new ownership got..." May 19

Sacramento Bee "We could nominate him for sainthood. We could erect a statue in front of the downtown arena. We could name a street after him. But at the very least, we should schedule a David Stern Day before the NBA commissioner retires Feb. 1, 2014, because this is the man who saved the Kings. Again and..." May 19

Sacramento Bee "Two young employees at Tibco Software Inc. recently challenged the head of the company to a pull-up contest, and Vivek Ranadive didn't hesitate to accept. The employees, men in their 30s, combined to gut out 12 pull-ups. Ranadive, who is 55, pumped out nearly twice as many. "When he was..." May 19

Sacramento Bee "The Maloof era in Sacramento, at times spirited and uplifting, at times dismal, appears to have come to an end. A Sacramento investors group has reached a deal with the Maloof family to buy its controlling stake in the Kings. The deal is expected to be unveiled today. "It's the start of a..." May 17

Sacramento Bee "Sacramento, nearly beaten five months ago, is keeping its Kings after all. Meeting behind closed doors in the sprawling Hilton Anatole hotel, the NBA board of governors on Wednesday finally resolved the most vexing question the league has yet faced over a team's future – and did so in..." May 16

Sacramento Bee "It's D-Day in Big D. The NBA board of governors began gathering in Dallas today in an effort to resolve the five-month-long struggle over the future of the Sacramento Kings. The board's tasks: Decide whether the team should move to Seattle or stay in Sacramento, and then figure out who should..." May 15

SI.com "The NBA’s Board of Governors voted at a meeting in Dallas on Wednesday to reject an investment group’s effort to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle for the 2013-14 season, according to multiple reports. USA Today Sports and NBCSports.com reported that the Board followed the lead of the..." May 15

Hoopsworld.com "The league wants the Kings to remain in Sacramento, having worked extensively with the Ranadive group, Mayor Kevin Johnson and local and regional business and political interests to put a deal together. The Ranadive group has a competing deal on the table based on the original franchise valuation..." May 12

ESPN.com "The group trying to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle is continuing to be relentless in its pursuit. That includes the current owners of the team, the Maloof family. And the NBA could be listening. Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, the deep-pocketed Seattle-based investors trying to acquire..." May 11

Sacramento Bee "In a dramatic, last-minute move, Chris Hansen, head of the Seattle group bidding to buy the Sacramento Kings, announced he is increasing his bid by $75 million, bringing the total valuation of the team to $625 million, by far an NBA team sales record. Hansen, posting on his website, called the..." May 10

Sacramento Bee "With an NBA vote on the future of the Sacramento Kings just a week away, a source says the league is encouraging a Sacramento business group to put 100 percent of its $341 million team purchase offer into an escrow account in hopes of persuading the Maloof family, which owns the team, to sign a..." May 09

Sacramento Bee "Mayor Kevin Johnson is so confident that the Kings are staying put, he's got some advice for the guys trying to buy the team and move it to Seattle: Back off. While saying he understands why they are putting up a fight, Johnson said Tuesday that hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft..." May 08

USA Today "Ten years ago, the Michigan athletic department faced one of the darkest moments in its history. The NCAA penalties from the Ed Martin booster violations became official, and the punishment included restrictions beyond Michigan's self-imposed sanctions. One of the longest penalties was the..." May 08

Sacramento Bee "The investors trying to keep the Kings in Sacramento made key concessions to the NBA, including a promise to limit the amount of league revenue sharing they would accept, according to a source close to the ownership group. The concessions were made shortly before the NBA's relocation committee..." May 06

Sacramento Bee "Trying to nail down a deal with the Maloof family, the investors bidding to keep the Kings in Sacramento deposited 50 percent of the offering price in an escrow account Friday, a source close to the group said. Separately, a coalition fighting Sacramento's tentative deal for a new Kings arena..." May 04

Sacramento Bee "Buoyed by a dramatic NBA vote this week in Sacramento's favor, Mayor Kevin Johnson said Tuesday the investor group aligned with Sacramento will push to put a finalized sales deal in front of the league's board of governors when it meets at midmonth. "We hope to be in a position at that point..." May 01

Sacramento Bee "A committee of NBA owners voted unanimously today to block the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, likely ensuring that the team will stay put. The NBA confirmed that its combined relocation and finance advisory committee, composed of 12 owners, voted down the Maloof family's..." April 29

Sacramento Bee "The painstaking saga of the Sacramento Kings will finally get decided on or around May 13 – almost five months after the team's owners accepted a purchase offer from investors in Seattle. Fans in both cities should get a good idea about the outcome as early as next Monday. NBA Commissioner..." April 27

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Sacramento Bee "The NBA owners' committee vetting the proposed sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings will meet next Monday to recommend whether the team should stay put or move to Seattle, a league spokesman said today. The committee, consisting of 12 owners, will meet via conference call, said league..." April 25

CBSSports.com "One day after a decision on the fate of the Kings was delayed again, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson disputed some owners' skepticism about the legitimacy of the city's bid to keep the team from moving to Seattle. Commissioner David Stern said at Friday's Board of Governors meeting that the..." April 21

SLAM Online "The Maloof family, owners of the Sacramento Kings, have informed the NBA that they prefer the offer from the folks in Seattle. The Maloofs claims that there is a “significant distance between us and the Sacramento group.” A date for a vote on the Kings’ fate by the League’s board of governors has..." April 20

Sacramento Bee "A decision on the Sacramento Kings' future has been pushed back at least two weeks, NBA officials said Wednesday, straining already taut nerves in Sacramento and Seattle. But for the first time, league officials hinted at a potential resolution that could satisfy both cities. Emerging from a..." April 18

L.A. Daily News "The Kings and Clippers gave California's capital city quite a season finale. Those in Sacramento only hope it's not for good. Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including several big shots in the final minutes, and the Clippers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs by..." April 18

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

Sacramento Bee "The Sacramento contingent seeking to buy the Kings and block the franchise's move to Seattle submitted its bid to purchase the team Tuesday night. The amount of the bid was not revealed. NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the bid will now be examined by a committee of owners today during meetings at..." April 17

Sacramento Bee "The Sacramento Kings won't be a small-market team anymore if Vivek Ranadive has his way. The Silicon Valley software tycoon, who is leading the investor group trying to keep the Kings in Sacramento, laid out an ambitious vision Monday for transforming the woebegone franchise into a "global..." April 16

SB Nation "Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans landed hard in the first quarter of a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and won't return to the game after injuring his left quad. Evans was driving to the hoop towards the end of the first quarter when it appears his leg slipped out from underneath him..." April 15

NBA.com "In a stunning upping of the ante late Friday night, hedge fund manager Chris Hansen announced he had "voluntarily" raised his bid for the Sacramento Kings to a franchise valuation of $550 million, up $25 million from the previous franchise valuation of $525 million. Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve..." April 13

Sacramento Bee "Another ultra-wealthy investor has joined the partnership seeking to buy the Sacramento Kings and keep the team here, while city officials took the first legal steps toward making the team's proposed new arena a reality. Chris Kelly, a former Facebook executive who ran for state attorney..." April 12

Sacramento Bee "The Kings have fallen short of several goals this season. They wanted to be in the hunt for the playoffs. Players wanted to be considered for the All-Star game. The last thing the Kings wanted to be was near the bottom of the conference standings, but that's where they are again. Goals..." April 11

Sacramento Bee "The Maloof family has given Sacramento an ultimatum: Come up with a solid bid to purchase the Kings by 5 p.m. Friday, or we won't even entertain your overtures. A source close to those negotiations told The Bee on Wednesday that the Maloofs have given the ultra-wealthy investors seeking to..." April 11

Sacramento Bee "Entering this season, the Kings had hoped they'd have a big home-court advantage. But they often came out with a home-court malaise that included slow starts and subpar efforts. Lately, the Kings had been stuck in such a funk, dropping the first four games of a five-game homestand and..." April 11

Sacramento Bee "The team trying to keep the Sacramento Kings in town underwent another roster change Tuesday, as prominent Sacramento developer Mark Friedman signed onto the effort. Friedman came aboard one day after Southern California billionaire Ron Burkle was forced to scale back his involvement because..." April 10

Sacramento Bee "If the Kings were in playoff contention, this final stretch of games would have been a gift from the schedule makers. A five-game homestand and six of the final nine games at home is how most teams would dream of finishing the regular season before entering the playoffs. But the Kings have..." April 10

USA Today "With the fate of the Sacramento Kings remaining uncertain and 10 days left before NBA officials meet in New York yet again to deliberate on Seattle's bid to buy and relocate the team, there has been a change to the incumbent city's plan to keep its team. NBA spokesman Mike Bass confirmed that..." April 09

Toronto Sun "Sacramento guard Jimmer Fredette has demanded a King’s ransom. According to the National Basketball Association, the former Brigham Young standout filed suit Monday against a Utah-based clothing company over more than $50,000 in royalties that he claims haven’t been paid. Fredette entered an..." April 06

Sacramento Bee "The end of this season is beginning to feel a lot like the end of the Paul Westphal coaching era in Sacramento. There are obvious issues between center DeMarcus Cousins and coach Keith Smart, like there were with Cousins and Westphal. And just like the end of Westphal's time before he was..." April 06

Houston Chronicle "Francisco Garcia never could have guessed this day would come. It wasn’t that he was back in Sacramento for the first time since being traded by the Kings to the Rockets as part of an exchange of power forwards, with Patrick Patterson going west and Thomas Robinson moving to Houston. That..." April 04

Sacramento Bee "Describing the Sacramento Kings saga as too complicated to settle in a day, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday that the league needs "a lot more data and information" before it can decide whether the team moves to Seattle or stays put. Following a long day of closed-door presentations..." April 04

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "For Chris Hansen, more than two years of work boiled down to one moment Wednesday: a 90-minute pitch to the NBA for bringing basketball back to Seattle. “We’ve really been working on this very hard for two and a half years … 883 days, to be exact, since we started on this mission,” Hansen said..." April 04

CBSSports.com "The Seattle contingent made its case to a joint committee of 12 NBA owners on Wednesday that the league should approve the sale and relocation of the Kings. But the words that weighed most heavily on the proceedings came from the mouth of Kings owner George Maloof. Maloof was among those who..." April 04

Houston Chronicle "James Harden had come back from two games lost to a sore right foot, but his return and his success was expected, considered all along to be just a matter of time. Chandler Parsons had returned from two days spent battling food poisoning, including the night he spent sick to his stomach,..." April 04

CBSSports.com "The Seattle contingent made its case to a joint committee of 12 NBA owners on Wednesday that the league should approve the sale and relocation of the Kings. But the words that weighed most heavily on the proceedings came from the mouth of Kings owner George Maloof. Maloof was among those who..." April 03

Sacramento Bee "Compared to recent seasons, the 2013 NBA trading deadline was a dud. No big deadline deals were made as contenders were content to make a run at a championship with their current rosters. That made the Kings' Feb. 20 trade – a day before the deadline – big news. The Kings sent Thomas..." April 03