There was a clause in the Maloofs' deal with Chris Hansen that made the two payouts to the family similar.

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Dave breaks down exactly what happened in Seattle leading to the Sonics relocation.

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A new report by the Sports Business Journals details the substantial lengths the potential Sacramento Kings ownership group has gone to in order to prevent the Kings from moving to Seattle.

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Ken Berger talked to unnamed owners about the fate of the Sacramento Kings. One calls it a 50-50 proposition.

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In his latest piece for NBA.com, David Aldridge has a rundown of what he believes the three most important factors will be in the decision on whether or not to let the Sacramento Kings be sold to the Hansen-Ballmer group.

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The losing has its benefits: the Kings are in still to finish the season with one of the seven worst records for the fifth straight year.

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Meet the members of the supercommittee that could very well decide the fate of the Sacramento Kings this week.

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The next six days are going to be an epic sprint for Sacramento Kings fans.

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According to The Bee, Sacramento city officials expect to bring the term sheet with Ron Burkle on a new downtown arena back to the Council in early April.

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David Stern made some interesting comments to reporters Thursday, including comments on Sacramento, Seattle, and expansion.

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Here We Buy Night is Saturday. Do you have tickets yet? If you're going, here are the chant flyers to spread around.

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How to buy tickets for Kings fans wanting to attend Here We Buy Night or donate tickets to young fans.

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Sacramento started out 18-6. The Knicks then went on a 46-7 run. They also ended up leading the game by 50 at one point. Somehow, the Kings didn't win.

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If the sale of the Kings is consummated and the team moves to Seattle, there are concerns that Chris Hansen will default on the $64 million loan to the city and simply forfeit a stake in the team and Sleep Train Arena.

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Chris Hansen put a non-refundable $30 million deposit down on the Sacramento Kings, according to reports. Was that meant to be a chilling factor on further Sacramento efforts to keep the Kings?

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Tim Leiweke, the head of mammoth arena operator AEG, confirms his firm is still engaged on a potential downtown Sacramento arena deal if it will keep the Kings from moving.

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In 2009, five filmmakers in Seattle got together to make Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team, a documentary film that told the story of how the SuperSonics left Seattle. In 2013, the producers got together and tried to "New Dad" Sacramento. N

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NBA Commissioner David Stern: Allow a Sacramento buyer to match any offer on the Sacramento Kings and give Seattle an expansion team.

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