To which Mayor Johnson replied, "If I were them, I would keep fighting too," the Sacramento mayor said. "I don't look down or begrudge anybody who's fighting for something they desperately want." To which I reply, Mayor Johnson, please do not look down or begrudge me when i come a callin-- and a fighting for something I so desperately want--life and freedom for Sacramento area youth, Becaise it appears LIFE and FREEDOM have to sit on the bench while your star players (millionaires with money) run across the court to save a basketball team. I seen all the games played tickets darn near given away in fact many were to fill seats to convince them their is a larger fan base than their really is. QUESTION: IF you are gonna darn near give the tickets away HOW do you expect to profit? What was the profit margin from last season? year before?... Can you show us the money? NOW, can life and freedom come off the bench?? or do you have another topic to address? While you were looking at a basketball team Sacramento was the valley of the shadow of death for many of us. I will come a callin and fighting real soon for what so many more of us so desperately want- Life and Freedom for Sacramento area youth

http://news.yahoo.com/fight-kings-nba-team-not-over-seattle-investor-024858301.html Under the NBA's rules, a decision to relocate a team is separate from a decision to sell a team. So under this scenario, the league could support its committee's recommendation against moving the Kings to Seattle, while still supporting the Hansen group's efforts to purchase it. The league could require Hansen to work in good faith with the city of Sacramento to try to keep the team there, setting a deadline for the construction of a new arena and working to keep attendance high at the games. But if the arena wasn't built according to the schedule, or if attendance slipped at the games, Hansen could apply again for permission to move the team - and it could be more likely to be granted, this source said. David Carter, a professor of sports business and marketing at the University of Southern California, said the strategy could work. Moreover, he said, it could provide a graceful way out of the situation for the NBA, which on one hand prefers to avoid the public relations fallout that occurs when a team is moved, but on the other might prefer the larger media market and wealthier fan base that Seattle would provide. "It allows the NBA to have a strong exit strategy," Carter said. "They've done everything they could to protect a home market, but if it doesn't perform, they've protected themselves." Johnson, a former NBA all-star who played with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns, said he understood Hansen's desire to keep fighting for the team.

Having read the comments on this and other articles related to the arena seems some should put their egos aside, (being able to say I'm part owner of a sports team or i stopped a sports team from leaving-Ego) Because after reading many comments it appears to me, "Fools rush in where wise men fear to tread"

"...Any agreement to keep the team in town will necessarily be dependent on them having somewhere to play - and with an expectation that it's up to date and up to league (and other event) standards. If that wasn't a recurring issue, we wouldn't even be having this discussion, we'd simply be using the arena we already have." EXCELLENT points, not just within this one post but throughout your comments on this issue. I am really impressed, both you and William Burg have offered a constructive bridge of dialog-- a very constructive bridge of dialog. In my opinion, you both should be included in any futher dicussion. I found, from attending so many youth violence meetings, some closed minded people often look for like-minded individuals so flaws will not be pointed out or discussed. They get focus groups or studies that will produce the result they desire- therefore getting half-baked ideas/ thoughts/ solutions. Both you and Burg appear passionate about this issue and knowledgable, it would seem to me you both should be included in discussions the city may have in moving forward-- that is if they want to genuinely look at this issue and untangle any flaws..... Again, I am impressed.

It was my intention to go to city hall tonight and ask the Mayor and Coucil while they are looking at ways to Save the Kings, have they any thought on saving the youth DYING every month in this city?? But it looks like i have to save it for another week since I was called into work. But I'm angry with all the attention, resources, money sought.... on saving a team that doesn't want to be here - and the same way you get them will be how you will lose them--(someone else offering more money to buy them)- AND we have youth, young people prematurely dying on our streets each and every month, sometimes more than one body covered in a tarp - lifeless in one month. Where is the heart, in the city of Sacrament?? When your heart is in the wrong place, eventually whatever you touch will fail. For the city to even be willing to pour good money after bad money is ludicrous. HOW have they profited thus far from the KIngs?