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SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Hansen has increased his total valuation of the Sacramento Kings from $550 million to $625 million in another attempt to sway NBA owners to allow him to buy the franchise and move it to Seattle

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA says its relocation committee has voted unanimously to recommend that owners deny the application for the Sacramento Kings to relocate to Seattle.

The committee, made up of 12 NBA owners, held a conference call on Monday and will forward its recommendation to the NBA Board of Governors

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(AP) — For the second time in three years, the Sacramento Kings will host their regular-season finale with the franchise's future uncertain.

Hours before the Kings tipoff against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, NBA owners will gather in a New York boardroom to begin deliberating where the team will be located next season

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SEATTLE (AP) — The man who is trying to bring the NBA's Sacramento Kings to Seattle says fans have requested 44,000 season tickets in the event the team actually relocates. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen had urged Seattle fans to join a "priority ticket waitlist" to show the NBA how strong support is for bringing professional men's basketball back to the city and calls the result "nothing short of stunning

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SEATTLE (AP) — The prospective new owner of the Sacramento Kings is calling on fans in Seattle to sign up for a "priority ticket waitlist" as a way to show the NBA how much interest there is in bringing pro basketball back to the area

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SEATTLE (AP) — Longshoremen are still standing in the path of investor Chris Hansen and supporters who want to build an arena for NBA basketball near the Seattle waterfront. Officials with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 held a news conference Tuesday to announce an appeal of a Feb

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SEATTLE (AP) — Efforts to build a new professional basketball arena in Seattle face a hurdle Friday as a judge hears arguments in a lawsuit to slow or stop the deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is concerned that adding a third stadium to the area south of downtown would choke freight traffic

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There's been talks and rumors and he said/she said, but now we're one step closer in having the Seattle Sonics back in Seattle. According to David Stern (NBA Commissioner) said that the Seattle firm has reached an agreement to buy the Sacramento Kings and relocate them to Seattle.

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This little OKC Thunder fan has a breaking heart after seeing his team lose to Miami in game 3 of the NBA finals. As a Seattle SuperSonics fan, is it mean to grin just a little?

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and members of the retailing giant  Nordstrom family are jumping on board the project to build an NBA/NHL arena in Seattle, and attract the teams that would play there.

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