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Arena deal crumbles, Sacramento's NBA future shaky - Yahoo! Sports
The Kings' future in Sacramento is uncertain again.
A tentative deal for a new arena has fallen apart, leaving open the possibility the team's owners could again try to move from California's capital.
''Is the deal dead? As we know it, absolutely,'' Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Friday.
The Maloof family has balked at terms of the agreement reached last month, and though they say they want to remain in Sacramento, Johnson isn't so sure after meeting with them Friday and hearing their list of concerns he said hadn't previously been disclosed.
''It just feels like they were coming up with reasons of why not to do the deal,'' Johnson said.
So a year after Johnson came to New York to begin his fight to save the team, his city is in jeopardy of losing it all over again.
Admitting he was angry and questioning the Maloofs' trustworthiness, Johnson praised his city's efforts but said he doesn't know what will happen now.
''They are now saying they don't want to do the deal, which essentially means they don't want to be in Sacramento, and that's very, very disappointing,'' he said.
The Kings say otherwise.
''We are committed to remaining the Sacramento Kings,'' the team said in a statement.
A tentative deal for a new arena has fallen apart, leaving open the possibility the team's owners could again try to move from California's capital.
''Is the deal dead? As we know it, absolutely,'' Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Friday.
The Maloof family has balked at terms of the agreement reached last month, and though they say they want to remain in Sacramento, Johnson isn't so sure after meeting with them Friday and hearing their list of concerns he said hadn't previously been disclosed.
''It just feels like they were coming up with reasons of why not to do the deal,'' Johnson said.
So a year after Johnson came to New York to begin his fight to save the team, his city is in jeopardy of losing it all over again.
Admitting he was angry and questioning the Maloofs' trustworthiness, Johnson praised his city's efforts but said he doesn't know what will happen now.
''They are now saying they don't want to do the deal, which essentially means they don't want to be in Sacramento, and that's very, very disappointing,'' he said.
The Kings say otherwise.
''We are committed to remaining the Sacramento Kings,'' the team said in a statement.
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