Published: 1 years 6 days ago
Sacramento Bee: Editorial by NBA Commissioner David Stern
I have assured Mayor Johnson, Rep. Matsui, Sen. Steinberg and regional leaders that the NBA will continue to support the efforts to make the Kings a self-sufficient franchise in Sacramento and to assure that they are playing in a state-of-the-art arena made possible by a public-private partnership that will be a continuing source of pride for the greater Sacramento region.
The recent decision by the Kings to remain in Sacramento for at least one more season – but hopefully much longer – represents a turn of events for which many thank-yous are required: to Mayor Kevin Johnson, who refused to accept the inevitability of the Kings' departure and rallied regional leaders and state and federal government representatives – including U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui and state Sen. Darrell Steinberg; to the greater Sacramento business community; to longtime Kings supporters and new Kings supporters; and, most important, to Kings fans.
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