NBA returning to Seattle?

[Blitzer88]

SonicsRising ‏@sonicsrising 44s
Sounds like relocation has been voted down, not confirmed yet. If relocation has been voted down, who owns the team is the real question.

Amazing..........

 

[Hawknballs]

Aaron Bruski ‏@aaronbruski 3m
BOG votes down relocation bid. Kings stay in Sacramento.

 

[Hawknballs]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nb ... y/2162709/

Dallas -- The NBA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento and not allow them to move to Seattle, a person with knowledge of the vote told USA TODAY Sports.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the vote has not been made public.

The Maloofs, owners of the Kings have been wanting to sell the team to a group from Seattle, led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who wanted to move the team to Seattle.

This vote ends 27 months of uncertainty surrounding the franchise.

 

[Crizilla]

lol@ the people who stayed home from work for this

 

[Blitzer88]

Aaron Bruski ‏@aaronbruski 3m
BOG votes down relocation bid. Kings stay in Sacramento.

This entire process was a joke, Seattle really never had a chance.

 

[RolandDeschain]

How the hell did Bennett do this so easily stealing our Sonics in the first place? The fact that he's on the relocation committee, and nothing else?

 

[Hawksfanatik]

Alright well screw the NBA. I'm out! :34853_doh:

Congrats, Kings fans! :th2thumbs:

 

[Hawknballs]

How the hell did Bennett do this so easily stealing our Sonics in the first place? The fact that he's on the relocation committee, and nothing else?

There was insufficient political and financial support to keep the Sonics here.

 

[Throwdown]

Well that's that for long, long, looooooooong time if we don't get expansion.

 

[Blitzer88]

mitch levy ‏@kjrmitch 57s
Seattle group has now been informed that relocation has officially been voted down

 

[drdiags]

Bob Condotta ‏@bcondotta 2m

As noted earlier, beginning to sound as if ownership issue may not have been settled today.

 

[SmokinHawk]

Time for HBN to load up for bear, I guess.

 

[CANHawk]

What's this bullshit? Time to sue everything that moves HBN!

 

[JOz56]

Welp, unless expansion comes up in the next couple of days, I am done with the NBA. What an absolute farce. I am all for blood at this point

 

[Hawknballs]

Hearing that the Sale has been REJECTED as well.

 

[ExperienceJones]

Burn it down!

 

[Pstark3]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 3m
Sources: NBA owners vote to back relocation committee recommendation to REJECT proposed sale & relo of Kings to Seattle. Story posting now

 

[Crizilla]

‏@kjrmitch 48s

Breaking: Final score: 22-8. 22 NBA owners say no to relocating Kings while 8 ok the move.

 

[Blitzer88]

mitch levy ‏@kjrmitch 56s
Breaking: Final score: 22-8. 22 NBA owners say no to relocating Kings while 8 ok the move.

 

[Hawkfan77]

Really think I'm done with the NBA...