The NBA thinks they will be staying in Sacramento, but they don't know what the future holds for them beyond the 2011-12 season.
Kings' co-owner, Joe Maloof, is still deciding on whether to stay in Sacramento, or just head over to Anaheim. Maloof says he has no decision yet but he did say he is as anxious as anybody.
Sacramento mayor, Kevin Johnson (also former NBA All-Star), was part of the meeting for the past two days with the NBA re-location committee, which also includes Oklahoma City Thunder owner, Clay Bennett.
"We await the results of the fact-finding visit that the NBA made to Sacramento the past two days," the Kings said Friday night in a statement. "We have not made a decision with regards to relocation filing, and will not make that decision until we have more information from the NBA."
Johnson has offered $9.2 million for the Kings, up from the original $7 million before. He is really trying hard to prevent the Kings from moving to Anaheim.
"If you go back a week ago from today, we thought it was virtually over," Johnson said Thursday. "And not only did we prevent the team from leaving, we got a chance to show them who we are. And when we said $7 million, and the commissioner said, 'Well, prove it,' he sent a team out and we over-delivered. I mean, this is Sacramento. This is what makes us great."
We'll see what happens, but I think as the final verdict will be the Kings ending up in Anaheim.
Sorry, Sacramento.
