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While we’ve been covering this pretty extensively over the past few weeks and everyone knew this was coming, the NBA officially killed the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle on Wednesday. The NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the move with a 22-8 vote.
News broke on Saturday that the Maloof brothers (Joe and Gavin) will only agree to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Seattle-based group headed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chris Hansen. If the NBA doesn’t approve a move to Seattle, the Maloofs apparently have a backup plan.
So much for the NBA returning to Seattle. On Monday the NBA’s relocation committee voted unanimously to oppose the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle. The committee is made of of 12 owners, and they held a conference call in which the potential move was discussed and voted down. The group’s recommendation will be passed on to [...]
March Madness is a monicker typically applied only to college basketball, but last night there was certainly some March Madness – or perhaps March Magic – going on in the NBA, thanks to Derrick Rose, Kyrie Irving, and others.
After again being a DNP-CD in the Kings loss at Miami last night, frustration boiled over on Twitter from Jimmer Fredette’s older brother TJ, who unleashed a volley directed at Kings interim head coach Keith Smart.
While I fully agree with their right to leave college after one year and go to the NBA, or even just go straight from high school, I will give you two one-and-dones that I have examined lately that are concerning.
The Miami Heat. Holy shit. Road game in hostile environment? Yup. Opposing team strong in the front-court and point guard positions, Miami’s two biggest weaknesses? Yup. A focused, unrelenting, fast-paced, ice-cold statement win? Yes, yes, yes and yes.
The Morning After is a look at the night that was in the NBA along with other NBA-related fodder. NBA to New Orleans: “All your Hornets are belong to us.”
Excerpts from Tim Donaghy’s new book “Blowing the Whistle” purport to do just that on the secret and shady underbelly of NBA officiating, including the 2002 Lakers-Kings Western Conference finals, which was officiated by Dick Bavetta.
