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SACRAMENTO, CA - Following the failure of a land swap deal that might have led to a new sports arena downtown, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is back to square one in his efforts to keep the Kings from leaving town.
The mayor will be in Chicago on Tuesday to meet with real estate group Inland American, to talk about development of the downtown railyard and the possible location of a new sports and entertainment complex in that area.
"[Johnson] is focused on making sure the Sacramento Kings remain in town, and at the end of the day, trying to find an entertainment sports complex that's going to be in the best interest of the city and protect the taxpayer," said the mayor's spokesman Joaquin McPeek.
In the meantime, basketball fans in Louisville, Kentucky have started a grassroots movement to bring the Kings to their city. A Facebook page called "Bring the Sacramento Kings to Louisville" now has over 3,500 fans. Kings fans in Sacramento started a page in response, called "Here We Stay."
When Kings co-owner George Maloof was reached by phone Saturday he said "We're committed to Sacramento, we're trying to win games, and we hope someone can build us a new arena."
Kings coach Paul Westphal believes there's only one town for his team.
"I love Sacramento and how they support our team, and how much they care," said Westphal. "All I care about is making them proud of us."
The Sacramento Arena Task Force is scheduled to hold their next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18. They've already taken several proposals from developers this year, none of which have been approved past preliminary stages.
By Will Frampton, [email protected]
please make something happen
SACRAMENTO, CA - Following the failure of a land swap deal that might have led to a new sports arena downtown, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is back to square one in his efforts to keep the Kings from leaving town.
The mayor will be in Chicago on Tuesday to meet with real estate group Inland American, to talk about development of the downtown railyard and the possible location of a new sports and entertainment complex in that area.
"[Johnson] is focused on making sure the Sacramento Kings remain in town, and at the end of the day, trying to find an entertainment sports complex that's going to be in the best interest of the city and protect the taxpayer," said the mayor's spokesman Joaquin McPeek.
In the meantime, basketball fans in Louisville, Kentucky have started a grassroots movement to bring the Kings to their city. A Facebook page called "Bring the Sacramento Kings to Louisville" now has over 3,500 fans. Kings fans in Sacramento started a page in response, called "Here We Stay."
When Kings co-owner George Maloof was reached by phone Saturday he said "We're committed to Sacramento, we're trying to win games, and we hope someone can build us a new arena."
Kings coach Paul Westphal believes there's only one town for his team.
"I love Sacramento and how they support our team, and how much they care," said Westphal. "All I care about is making them proud of us."
The Sacramento Arena Task Force is scheduled to hold their next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18. They've already taken several proposals from developers this year, none of which have been approved past preliminary stages.
By Will Frampton, [email protected]
please make something happen