Battle for the Kings reaches New York
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, left, hugs California Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg during a news conference after their meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in New York. -
NBA Commissioner David Stern speaks after meetings Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in New York regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle. Investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson, second from right, joined by Mark Mastrov, left, Vivek Ranadive, and California state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, right, speaks to reporters after their meeting with the NBA regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento (Calif.) Mayor Kevin Johnson, center, is joined by Vivek Ranadive, left, and California state Sen. Darrell Steinberg during interviews Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in New York after their meeting with the NBA regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle. Investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento Kings fans signs the "Playing to Win" RV parked outside the hotel where NBA meetings regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle are happening Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in New York. -
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, left, and California state Sen. Darrell Steinberg arrive for the NBA owners meetings regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, left, and California state Sen. Darrell Steinberg arrive for the NBA owners meeting regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento Kings supporters gather outside the hotel where NBA owners are meetings regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. View a gallery of images -
Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
King County (Washington) Executive Dow Constatine, is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn is interviewed after his meeting with the NBA regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
King County (Washington) Executive Dow Constatine, left, and Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn are interviewed after their meeting with the NBA regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Mark Mastrov, left, and Vivek Ranadive, two of the three men who are key to Sacramento's effort to keep the Sacramento Kings, arrive for an NBA owners meeting regarding the the possible relocation of the Kings to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
The "Playing to Win" tour RV is parked outside the hotel where NBA owners are meeting regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Dave "Carmichael Dave" Weiglein, organizer of the "Playing to Win" tour RV, is interviewed outside the hotel where NBA owners are meeting regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento city councilman Allen Warren, left, and Sacramento Kings investor Phil Oates confer outside the hotel where the NBA owners are meeting regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento Kings supporters gather outside the St. Regis Hotel in New York. -
Mayor Kevin Johnson and Senate President Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento arrive at the St. Regis hotel in New York. -
NBA Commissioner David Stern arrives for an NBA owners meetings regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn arrives for an NBA owners meetings regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
King County (Washington) Executive Dow Constantine arrives for an NBA owners meetings regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn arrives for an NBA owners meetings regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett, chairman of the NBA relocation committee, arrives for an NBA owners meetings regarding the the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
King County (Washington) Executive Dow Constantine arrives for an NBA owners meeting regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. -
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson celebrates with the Crown Downtown members after the city council voted to finance an entertainment and sports center at City Hall on March 26, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento's City Council voted on a wide-ranging deal Tuesday night that's designed to finance a entertainment and sports center and keep the NBA's Kings from moving to Seattle. -
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson celebrates with the Crown Downtown members after the city council voted to finance an entertainment and sports center at City Hall on March 26, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento's City Council voted on a wide-ranging deal Tuesday night that's designed to finance a entertainment and sports center and keep the NBA's Kings from moving to Seattle. -
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson counts the votes in favor of the new arena on his fingers during a city council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday March 26, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento's City Council voted on a wide-ranging deal Tuesday night that's designed to finance a entertainment and sports center and keep the NBA's Kings from moving to Seattle. -
Bill Crockett, of AECOM, shows the proposed arena during a city council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento's City Council is scheduled to consider a wide-ranging deal Tuesday night that's designed to finance a new arena and keep the NBA's Kings from moving to Seattle. -
Robb Swanson, 24, of Gold River who said he's a lifetime fan of the Sacramento Kings holds a sign in support of the Kings during Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's State of the City address at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. -
Gerald McDaniel of Sacramento, a fKings an since childhood, holds up his anti-Maloof sign during the game between the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.
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