City Officially Kills Arena Project After $680,000 Spent
The Sacramento City Council officially laid to rest the downtown arena deal on Tuesday night, cutting off any more funding after already spending nearly $700,000 on the failed project.
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The Sacramento City Council officially laid to rest the downtown arena deal on Tuesday night, cutting off any more funding after already spending nearly $700,000 on the failed project.
A local engineer and a former Sacramento Kings executive say it's possible to give Power Balance Pavilion a major facelift and make it one of the best arenas in America.
Sacramento is saddled with all the same problems and uncertainty as a year ago. A new arena is still needed to keep the Kings from leaving town. A talented young core has yet to blend together, and the roster still needs significant upgrades.
DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 19 rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 17 points for the Kings against the Lakers' backups. Sacramentio finished 22-44 in the lockout-shortened season.
Mayor Kevin Johnson emerged from a meeting with the Kings at City Hall on Thursday and said the downtown arena talks were "productive" and the sides agreed to pick up talks "bright and early" again on Friday.
The mayor of Sacramento and the Maloofs have scheduled one last face-to-face meeting to try and save the proposed downtown arena.
It just goes to show that David Stern is who we thought he was. Speaking to the Associated Press, the NBA Commissioner said it might be better for Sacramento officials and the Maloofs to go through a "cooling off" period.
The commissioner of the NBA said on Thursday that a "cooling off" period might be needed in the Sacramento arena effort.
Sacramento city leaders and the Maloofs continue to point fingers and blame each other for the failed arena deal.
Less than a week after a deal to build a new arena to house the Sacramento Kings collapsed, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he has a Plan B.
During a disjointed press conference in New York on Friday, Sacramento Kings co-owner George Maloof says there was never an arena deal, but that he believes negotiations are ongoing and even suggested renovating Power Balance Pavilion.
As the Maloofs were readying to the address the other NBA owners in New York City on Thursday, back across the country a group of Sacramento business owners were calling for the family to sell the team.
The full-court press to keep the Kings in Sacramento has taken on a new game plan: Keep the team in town but kick the current owners out.
