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looks like Ima be going to TV some more
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If me blowing a couple hunnid on the blackjack tables is what it takes to sav the Kings, then so be it
If me blowing a couple hunnid on the blackjack tables is what it takes to sav the Kings, then so be it
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If me blowing a couple hunnid on the blackjack tables is what it takes to sav the Kings, then so be it
If me blowing a couple hunnid on the blackjack tables is what it takes to sav the Kings, then so be it
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^my sentiments exactly
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They better not raise the price of their dinner buffet.
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NBA staff to dig into Sacramento's financial pledges Monday, sources say
By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 10:29 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 3:04 pm
In a further indication that the NBA is open to keeping the Kings in Sacramento for another year, league staffers will be back in town on Monday to thoroughly research local corporate commitments to purchase luxury suites and season ticket packages next season, sources close to the negotiations told The Bee.
Those commitments - part of a $9.2 million package secured by Mayor Kevin Johnson and members of the business community in the past week - were the centerpiece of a presentation the mayor made to NBA officials this morning.
Two sources told The Bee that the league's follow-up next week is a sign the NBA is taking Sacramento's pitch to keep the Kings very seriously.
The mayor and state Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramnento, said they and other civic leaders scored well in meetings with NBA representatives this morning - and now feel more optimistic about keeping the Kings in Sacramento than they have in weeks.
The two local leaders said NBA officials listened attentively and asked plenty of questions as Johnson and Steinberg delivered a unified message: Give Sacramento at least one more year to show the league it has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings and the political will to get an arena built.
Should the league decide to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a significant restriction, the sources said: plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city want to keep the team long-term.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" one of the sources said.
The NBA representatives, Clay Bennett and Harvey Benjamin, have declined comment.
But Johnson, clearly pleased as he came out the second of two meetings with the NBA pair this morning, declared: "We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable. The NBA has seen the best of this community."
Johnson said he presented Bennett and Benjamin with a list of corporate sponsorships totaling $9.2 million, making good on his promise in New York last week that he and others here were drumming up the kind of money the NBA needs to see to keep the team in town. Johnson has yet to make that list public.
"I think the NBA is convinced they can check that off the list," Johnson said at noon after a meeting at the U.S. Bank tower on Capitol Mall.
Chamber of Commerce head Matt Mahood said, "Sacramento put a stake in the ground today saying the Kings need to stay."
Earlier, Johnson and the NBA representatives met at the state Capitol in Steinberg's office in a meeting that included City Councilman Rob Fong, West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor.
Steinberg said he pressed the point that the city wants the NBA to hold off on any move to give Sacramento a chance to show it will be gearing up to building a new arena. NBA officials have said the team needs to replace antiquated Power Balance Pavilion, formerly Arco Arena.
Although the Kings ownership group has been working for several months on a deal to move the team to Anaheim next season, Fong said afterward he was pleased with the questions and the approach of the NBA pair.
"I don't think they have made up their minds," Fong said.
Steinberg said the group drove home the message the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not just a city of Sacramento effort, to keep the Kings here by building an arena.
"Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
He did not offer details of how an arena will be financed.
The NBA pair, however, will meet this afternoon with Tim Romani, one of the men chosen earlier this year by the City Council to investigate where and how an arena can be built in Sacramento. The NBA representatives also are expected to take a look at the railyard, where city officials have said they would like to build a new arena.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/201...cials.html#ixzz1KCbvMZ7w
NBA staff to dig into Sacramento's financial pledges Monday, sources say
By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 10:29 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 3:04 pm
In a further indication that the NBA is open to keeping the Kings in Sacramento for another year, league staffers will be back in town on Monday to thoroughly research local corporate commitments to purchase luxury suites and season ticket packages next season, sources close to the negotiations told The Bee.
Those commitments - part of a $9.2 million package secured by Mayor Kevin Johnson and members of the business community in the past week - were the centerpiece of a presentation the mayor made to NBA officials this morning.
Two sources told The Bee that the league's follow-up next week is a sign the NBA is taking Sacramento's pitch to keep the Kings very seriously.
The mayor and state Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramnento, said they and other civic leaders scored well in meetings with NBA representatives this morning - and now feel more optimistic about keeping the Kings in Sacramento than they have in weeks.
The two local leaders said NBA officials listened attentively and asked plenty of questions as Johnson and Steinberg delivered a unified message: Give Sacramento at least one more year to show the league it has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings and the political will to get an arena built.
Should the league decide to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a significant restriction, the sources said: plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city want to keep the team long-term.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" one of the sources said.
The NBA representatives, Clay Bennett and Harvey Benjamin, have declined comment.
But Johnson, clearly pleased as he came out the second of two meetings with the NBA pair this morning, declared: "We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable. The NBA has seen the best of this community."
Johnson said he presented Bennett and Benjamin with a list of corporate sponsorships totaling $9.2 million, making good on his promise in New York last week that he and others here were drumming up the kind of money the NBA needs to see to keep the team in town. Johnson has yet to make that list public.
"I think the NBA is convinced they can check that off the list," Johnson said at noon after a meeting at the U.S. Bank tower on Capitol Mall.
Chamber of Commerce head Matt Mahood said, "Sacramento put a stake in the ground today saying the Kings need to stay."
Earlier, Johnson and the NBA representatives met at the state Capitol in Steinberg's office in a meeting that included City Councilman Rob Fong, West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor.
Steinberg said he pressed the point that the city wants the NBA to hold off on any move to give Sacramento a chance to show it will be gearing up to building a new arena. NBA officials have said the team needs to replace antiquated Power Balance Pavilion, formerly Arco Arena.
Although the Kings ownership group has been working for several months on a deal to move the team to Anaheim next season, Fong said afterward he was pleased with the questions and the approach of the NBA pair.
"I don't think they have made up their minds," Fong said.
Steinberg said the group drove home the message the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not just a city of Sacramento effort, to keep the Kings here by building an arena.
"Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
He did not offer details of how an arena will be financed.
The NBA pair, however, will meet this afternoon with Tim Romani, one of the men chosen earlier this year by the City Council to investigate where and how an arena can be built in Sacramento. The NBA representatives also are expected to take a look at the railyard, where city officials have said they would like to build a new arena.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/201...cials.html#ixzz1KCbvMZ7w
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NBA staff to dig into Sacramento's financial pledges Monday, sources say
By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 10:29 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 3:04 pm
In a further indication that the NBA is open to keeping the Kings in Sacramento for another year, league staffers will be back in town on Monday to thoroughly research local corporate commitments to purchase luxury suites and season ticket packages next season, sources close to the negotiations told The Bee.
Those commitments - part of a $9.2 million package secured by Mayor Kevin Johnson and members of the business community in the past week - were the centerpiece of a presentation the mayor made to NBA officials this morning.
Two sources told The Bee that the league's follow-up next week is a sign the NBA is taking Sacramento's pitch to keep the Kings very seriously.
The mayor and state Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramnento, said they and other civic leaders scored well in meetings with NBA representatives this morning - and now feel more optimistic about keeping the Kings in Sacramento than they have in weeks.
The two local leaders said NBA officials listened attentively and asked plenty of questions as Johnson and Steinberg delivered a unified message: Give Sacramento at least one more year to show the league it has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings and the political will to get an arena built.
Should the league decide to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a significant restriction, the sources said: plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city want to keep the team long-term.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" one of the sources said.
The NBA representatives, Clay Bennett and Harvey Benjamin, have declined comment.
But Johnson, clearly pleased as he came out the second of two meetings with the NBA pair this morning, declared: "We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable. The NBA has seen the best of this community."
Johnson said he presented Bennett and Benjamin with a list of corporate sponsorships totaling $9.2 million, making good on his promise in New York last week that he and others here were drumming up the kind of money the NBA needs to see to keep the team in town. Johnson has yet to make that list public.
"I think the NBA is convinced they can check that off the list," Johnson said at noon after a meeting at the U.S. Bank tower on Capitol Mall.
Chamber of Commerce head Matt Mahood said, "Sacramento put a stake in the ground today saying the Kings need to stay."
Earlier, Johnson and the NBA representatives met at the state Capitol in Steinberg's office in a meeting that included City Councilman Rob Fong, West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor.
Steinberg said he pressed the point that the city wants the NBA to hold off on any move to give Sacramento a chance to show it will be gearing up to building a new arena. NBA officials have said the team needs to replace antiquated Power Balance Pavilion, formerly Arco Arena.
Although the Kings ownership group has been working for several months on a deal to move the team to Anaheim next season, Fong said afterward he was pleased with the questions and the approach of the NBA pair.
"I don't think they have made up their minds," Fong said.
Steinberg said the group drove home the message the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not just a city of Sacramento effort, to keep the Kings here by building an arena.
"Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
He did not offer details of how an arena will be financed.
The NBA pair, however, will meet this afternoon with Tim Romani, one of the men chosen earlier this year by the City Council to investigate where and how an arena can be built in Sacramento. The NBA representatives also are expected to take a look at the railyard, where city officials have said they would like to build a new arena.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/201...cials.html#ixzz1KCbvMZ7w
NBA staff to dig into Sacramento's financial pledges Monday, sources say
By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 10:29 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 3:04 pm
In a further indication that the NBA is open to keeping the Kings in Sacramento for another year, league staffers will be back in town on Monday to thoroughly research local corporate commitments to purchase luxury suites and season ticket packages next season, sources close to the negotiations told The Bee.
Those commitments - part of a $9.2 million package secured by Mayor Kevin Johnson and members of the business community in the past week - were the centerpiece of a presentation the mayor made to NBA officials this morning.
Two sources told The Bee that the league's follow-up next week is a sign the NBA is taking Sacramento's pitch to keep the Kings very seriously.
The mayor and state Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramnento, said they and other civic leaders scored well in meetings with NBA representatives this morning - and now feel more optimistic about keeping the Kings in Sacramento than they have in weeks.
The two local leaders said NBA officials listened attentively and asked plenty of questions as Johnson and Steinberg delivered a unified message: Give Sacramento at least one more year to show the league it has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings and the political will to get an arena built.
Should the league decide to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a significant restriction, the sources said: plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city want to keep the team long-term.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" one of the sources said.
The NBA representatives, Clay Bennett and Harvey Benjamin, have declined comment.
But Johnson, clearly pleased as he came out the second of two meetings with the NBA pair this morning, declared: "We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable. The NBA has seen the best of this community."
Johnson said he presented Bennett and Benjamin with a list of corporate sponsorships totaling $9.2 million, making good on his promise in New York last week that he and others here were drumming up the kind of money the NBA needs to see to keep the team in town. Johnson has yet to make that list public.
"I think the NBA is convinced they can check that off the list," Johnson said at noon after a meeting at the U.S. Bank tower on Capitol Mall.
Chamber of Commerce head Matt Mahood said, "Sacramento put a stake in the ground today saying the Kings need to stay."
Earlier, Johnson and the NBA representatives met at the state Capitol in Steinberg's office in a meeting that included City Councilman Rob Fong, West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor.
Steinberg said he pressed the point that the city wants the NBA to hold off on any move to give Sacramento a chance to show it will be gearing up to building a new arena. NBA officials have said the team needs to replace antiquated Power Balance Pavilion, formerly Arco Arena.
Although the Kings ownership group has been working for several months on a deal to move the team to Anaheim next season, Fong said afterward he was pleased with the questions and the approach of the NBA pair.
"I don't think they have made up their minds," Fong said.
Steinberg said the group drove home the message the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not just a city of Sacramento effort, to keep the Kings here by building an arena.
"Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
He did not offer details of how an arena will be financed.
The NBA pair, however, will meet this afternoon with Tim Romani, one of the men chosen earlier this year by the City Council to investigate where and how an arena can be built in Sacramento. The NBA representatives also are expected to take a look at the railyard, where city officials have said they would like to build a new arena.
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KJ was able to allocate $9.2 million in corporate funding. That is definitely an eye popping figure. That's great news!
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KJ was able to allocate $9.2 million in corporate funding. That is definitely an eye popping figure. That's great news!
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These latest developments are making me so hopeful.
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Sacramento's pitches to NBA visitors prompt closer look at Kings move
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By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
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Published: Friday, Apr. 22, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
What seemed impossible just one week ago doesn't appear so far-fetched today.
In an indication the National Basketball Association is seriously looking at keeping the Kings in Sacramento, NBA staffers will be in town Monday to conduct in-depth research on the region's ability to financially support the team next season, two sources close to the negotiations told The Bee on Thursday.
That visit would come on the heels of a hectic day Thursday, when two top NBA lieutenants came to town to conduct meetings with Mayor Kevin Johnson and area business leaders, listening to Sacramento's last-minute pitch to remain a major league basketball city.
By noon, a nearly jubilant Johnson told assembled news media downtown that the meetings were going well and NBA officials were taking the city's pitch seriously.
It was a far cry from just weeks ago, when Johnson lamented the Kings were likely to leave and that there appeared to be little the city could do about it.
"We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable," the mayor said, standing outside the U.S. Bank Tower on Capitol Mall at noon, backed by business leaders. "The NBA has seen the best of this community."
The mayor and state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said they and other leaders were working to show the NBA that Sacramento has rekindled its passion for the team and asked that the city be given one more year to show it can find the means to build a new basketball arena after numerous failed attempts.
"If we win today and we get one more year," the mayor said, "it's going to really boil down to our ability to build a new entertainment and sports complex. People are going to want to know what's different (than past attempts)."
A keynote of Johnson's presentation was a list of businesses he said are willing to invest $9.2 million next year in new corporate sponsorships, season-ticket purchases and luxury suite leases. Johnson has declined to make the list public.
NBA staffers are expected to vet that list in detail next week with both calls and visits to local businesses, the sources said.
New TV deal possible
NBA officials declined to comment Thursday on the visit. However, Commissioner David Stern indicated last week that the league not only wants to know more about the level of corporate support in Sacramento but also will be scrutinizing the deal the Kings have fashioned in Anaheim. That includes the TV deal, considered a key financing stream for NBA teams.
Adding to the drama Thursday, the general manager of the TV network that broadcasts Kings games, Larry Eldridge of Comcast SportsNet California, told The Bee that his station is willing to increase the value of its contract with the team if it stays in Sacramento.
The two members of the NBA contingent, Clay Bennett, owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and chairman of the league's relocation committee, and league attorney Harvey Benjamin are expected to remain in Sacramento for more meetings today. One is expected to be with Kings representatives.
Stern has said repeatedly that Sacramento needs a new arena if it wants to stay in the NBA. To that end, the representatives heard an afternoon presentation from Tim Romani, president of ICON Venue Group, the firm leading Sacramento's latest arena study. ICON has built or renovated several arenas around the country, including the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, home of Bennett's Thunder.
A representative for Inland American Real Estate Trust, which owns Sacramento's downtown railyard, was also present in the meeting, which took place in an office overlooking the 240-acre site. Inland officials underscored the work being done to prepare the site for a mixed-use urban development that the city hopes will include a new arena and transit center.
Should the league agree to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a restriction, a source close to the negotiations said: Plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city to keep the team.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" the source said.
Day packed with meetings
The NBA's day in Sacramento was tightly orchestrated. It started with a 9 a.m. meeting at City Hall, moved on to a session at the Capitol with Steinberg and local elected leaders, and was followed by the sit-down at the U.S. Bank Tower.
Members of the group ate lunch at the Sutter Club. After the railyard tour, Bennett met with Sacramento Bee Publisher and President Cheryl Dell and Gary Pruitt, president and chief executive of The McClatchy Co., which owns The Bee.
Pruitt, who also attended the downtown meeting with business representatives, said he believes "this is a very serious process by the NBA."
"This is not trifling," he said.
Pruitt declined to say what he and Bennett discussed in their private meeting.
Eldridge, vice president and general manager of Comcast SportsNet California, attended the meeting at the U.S. Bank Tower. He said the station was willing to negotiate a new agreement with the Kings but wouldn't comment on how much more CSN might pay for rights fees.
The current deal has been reported as netting the Kings roughly $11 million a year. Eldridge said a new deal could be significantly more lucrative for the Kings.
Steinberg said elected officials drove home the message that the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not limited to the city, to keep the Kings here. "Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
The NBA has given the Kings a deadline of May 2 to file a relocation request. The league's board of governors, made up of the 30 team owners, would make the final decision by majority vote.
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DEEK I feel you. But with all these good things we've been hearing since last Thursday its hard not to be hopeful...and I didn't know ICON developed the Ford CenterBennett owes us one, a big one!
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Sacramento's pitches to NBA visitors prompt closer look at Kings move
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By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak
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Published: Friday, Apr. 22, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
What seemed impossible just one week ago doesn't appear so far-fetched today.
In an indication the National Basketball Association is seriously looking at keeping the Kings in Sacramento, NBA staffers will be in town Monday to conduct in-depth research on the region's ability to financially support the team next season, two sources close to the negotiations told The Bee on Thursday.
That visit would come on the heels of a hectic day Thursday, when two top NBA lieutenants came to town to conduct meetings with Mayor Kevin Johnson and area business leaders, listening to Sacramento's last-minute pitch to remain a major league basketball city.
By noon, a nearly jubilant Johnson told assembled news media downtown that the meetings were going well and NBA officials were taking the city's pitch seriously.
It was a far cry from just weeks ago, when Johnson lamented the Kings were likely to leave and that there appeared to be little the city could do about it.
"We wanted our commitment and passion to be palpable," the mayor said, standing outside the U.S. Bank Tower on Capitol Mall at noon, backed by business leaders. "The NBA has seen the best of this community."
The mayor and state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said they and other leaders were working to show the NBA that Sacramento has rekindled its passion for the team and asked that the city be given one more year to show it can find the means to build a new basketball arena after numerous failed attempts.
"If we win today and we get one more year," the mayor said, "it's going to really boil down to our ability to build a new entertainment and sports complex. People are going to want to know what's different (than past attempts)."
A keynote of Johnson's presentation was a list of businesses he said are willing to invest $9.2 million next year in new corporate sponsorships, season-ticket purchases and luxury suite leases. Johnson has declined to make the list public.
NBA staffers are expected to vet that list in detail next week with both calls and visits to local businesses, the sources said.
New TV deal possible
NBA officials declined to comment Thursday on the visit. However, Commissioner David Stern indicated last week that the league not only wants to know more about the level of corporate support in Sacramento but also will be scrutinizing the deal the Kings have fashioned in Anaheim. That includes the TV deal, considered a key financing stream for NBA teams.
Adding to the drama Thursday, the general manager of the TV network that broadcasts Kings games, Larry Eldridge of Comcast SportsNet California, told The Bee that his station is willing to increase the value of its contract with the team if it stays in Sacramento.
The two members of the NBA contingent, Clay Bennett, owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and chairman of the league's relocation committee, and league attorney Harvey Benjamin are expected to remain in Sacramento for more meetings today. One is expected to be with Kings representatives.
Stern has said repeatedly that Sacramento needs a new arena if it wants to stay in the NBA. To that end, the representatives heard an afternoon presentation from Tim Romani, president of ICON Venue Group, the firm leading Sacramento's latest arena study. ICON has built or renovated several arenas around the country, including the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, home of Bennett's Thunder.
A representative for Inland American Real Estate Trust, which owns Sacramento's downtown railyard, was also present in the meeting, which took place in an office overlooking the 240-acre site. Inland officials underscored the work being done to prepare the site for a mixed-use urban development that the city hopes will include a new arena and transit center.
Should the league agree to give the Kings one more season in Sacramento, that timeline would come with a restriction, a source close to the negotiations said: Plans for a new arena must be finalized by next March in order for the city to keep the team.
"We didn't buy three years in the same arena (Power Balance Pavilion,)" the source said.
Day packed with meetings
The NBA's day in Sacramento was tightly orchestrated. It started with a 9 a.m. meeting at City Hall, moved on to a session at the Capitol with Steinberg and local elected leaders, and was followed by the sit-down at the U.S. Bank Tower.
Members of the group ate lunch at the Sutter Club. After the railyard tour, Bennett met with Sacramento Bee Publisher and President Cheryl Dell and Gary Pruitt, president and chief executive of The McClatchy Co., which owns The Bee.
Pruitt, who also attended the downtown meeting with business representatives, said he believes "this is a very serious process by the NBA."
"This is not trifling," he said.
Pruitt declined to say what he and Bennett discussed in their private meeting.
Eldridge, vice president and general manager of Comcast SportsNet California, attended the meeting at the U.S. Bank Tower. He said the station was willing to negotiate a new agreement with the Kings but wouldn't comment on how much more CSN might pay for rights fees.
The current deal has been reported as netting the Kings roughly $11 million a year. Eldridge said a new deal could be significantly more lucrative for the Kings.
Steinberg said elected officials drove home the message that the region's leaders are committed to a new kind of effort, not limited to the city, to keep the Kings here. "Going forward, we think there is an opportunity for the region to participate in a different way," Steinberg said.
The NBA has given the Kings a deadline of May 2 to file a relocation request. The league's board of governors, made up of the 30 team owners, would make the final decision by majority vote.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/201...itors.html#ixzz1KEqvIURc
DEEK I feel you. But with all these good things we've been hearing since last Thursday its hard not to be hopeful...and I didn't know ICON developed the Ford CenterBennett owes us one, a big one!
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