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Report Says Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Kings Could Soon Play In Seattle
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that the team's owners - Gavin and Joe Maloof - are close to finalizing a deal to sell the Sacramento Kings to a group that would move the team to Seattle. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson vows to fight.
If you like Isaiah Thomas, NBA basketball and know what a Squatch is, you'll love this news.
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Sacramento Kings owners Gavin and Joe Maloof are close to finalizing a deal that will send the team to Seattle:
A columnist for Yahoo Sports reported on Twitter that the Maloofs are close to agreeing to sell the team for about $500 million to Chris Hansen, the financier who has a tentative deal in place to build a new arena.
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Yahoo said the team would play at old KeyArena for two years and then move into the proposed new building.
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This is huge news for anyone who has followed Isaiah Thomas, who used to play basketball at Curtis High in University Place and the University of Washington. He's now a guard for the Sacramento Kings.
If the reports are true, and a deal is close to bringing the Kings to the Northwest, how would you feel about it? Excited? Empathetic? Don't care? Tell us in the comment section below.
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