Ron Burkle, Billionaire, Interested In Buying Kings, Keeping Them in Sacramento, Says Mayor
by Tom Ziller on Apr 14, 2011 1:32 PM PDT
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PrintBig, big news out of New York City: Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson told the NBA Board of Governors that Ron Burkle, a billionaire associate of Bill Clinton, wants to buy the Kings and keep them in Sacramento. Our friend Sam Amick with the bomb:
Burkle been working on this for weeks. When KJ told Stern he had a possible buyer, the commish made crack about it being a local car dealer. He dropped Burkle's name, and source says Stern went quiet. "You've got Burkle?"
Pinch me.
UPDATE: Burkle's firm has just sent out this press release:
"We want to thank Mayor Kevin Johnson for his efforts to keep the Kings and the NBA in Sacramento. We were pleased to be a part of his presentation today and we are encouraged by the progress, energy and new resources behind the effort to keep the NBA in Sacramento.
"The Maloofs have been strong owners and a positive part of the Sacramento community for years, but it is important that Kings fans and residents of the Sacramento region know that the Burkle Group is ready to commit the resources and expertise necessary to keep the NBA in Sacramento. Our group believes Sacramento is an important NBA market that can thrive with new ideas, new resources and an absolute commitment to delivering the best on and off-court experiences for fans.
"This group, led by Pittsburgh Penguins owner Ron Burkle, is prepared to assist the Mayor by bringing significant resources and the best possible expertise in professional sports, facilities development and financing to bear in the effort to keep Sacramento as an NBA city.
"The Burkle group, our local partners and other investors are looking forward to working together with the Mayor and other regional leaders to keep the NBA in Sacramento, deliver on a new facility and provide Kings fans in the region with decades more of great memories."
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There is one thing that Stern loves more than kicking Sacramento when they are down.
A Billionaire interested in ownership.
Now maybe his deviant workings can shift their focus on squeezing the maloofs out of franchise ownership. (Or into a minority stake)
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 2:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd!!!!
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Stern
has proven to be a walking, talking douche bag time and again. No surprise there’s a work stoppage every ten years under his watch. Snarky comments like “local car dealer” are the norm for his point of view when it comes to small markets and the NBA and could be chalked up as one of the biggest reasons small markets are struggling so brilliantly under the current CBA. I hope this turd gets flushed soon…
...Watching DeMarcus Cousins’ transformation from large human to immortal kill beast...
by Sacto_J on Apr 14, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah...but the money talks.
I like the part about him getting REAL QUIET when he heard Burkle’s name. He knows he can’t dismiss Burkle with a wave of the hand. Gotta love it!
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Burkle! Burkle! Burkle!
Seriously I have no idea who this guy is other than that he’s worth $3.2 billion and doesn’t have much debt. Wonder if he really could make an offer that’d keep the team here.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, so he knows a thing or two about building arenas in small markets and winning championships.
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 19 recs
actually their stadium was build by ... (the answer is fun so leaving it open)
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
ICON.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Winner
another fun game is guessing how many times Burkle has been mentioned in a scathing Gawker article
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
and loves himself some hookers and loves to fly "Air F*$*# One"
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Well he is friends with Bill Clinton.
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im sure everyone who dontates tens of millions to dem causes is...
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
correct
i should have said “know a thing or two about getting arenas built”…
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
disregard
I should have read below first…glad to hear he has CA roots
I wonder if he'd be interested in a football club in Manchester owned by debt-ridden Americans?
by Bitgod on Apr 14, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bring the team to Sacto as an MLS expansion.
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by PhutureKings on Apr 14, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
right, it is.
also it´s really unthinkable because the teams are usually unseparable from their cities. noone would ever accept another city´s team
MLS
Bring MLS to Sacramento. Build a specific Soccer stadium.
I've honestly always wondered
why Sacto doesn’t get an MLS team, they’re expanding and the city has a large Soccer fanbase that would easily go out to the games
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
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Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
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Sunny Beatbox
I think MLS has studied Sactown,but I guess where to close to SJ or something like that. Marcos B from sacbee said that. Here’s a link about MLS and Sactown.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/12/21/story10.html
Will do
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
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Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
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Sunny Beatbox
Sure. And let's trade for Donovan. I have a score to settle with that sack of shit.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
by Juan Primo on Apr 14, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
bwahaha
Dude already said he can’t to Sac anymore xD
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
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Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
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Sunny Beatbox
also apologized and removed the tweet.
at least own your arrogance and insensitivity landycakes.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
overrated f*cker is overrated.
glory hunting twat. Sorry for my language, I just despise Landycakes.
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Apr 15, 2011 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
damn straight
I like this
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Apr 15, 2011 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Too funny you guys.
bwahaha.
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When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
love the story and hope it has legs; hate the idea that D. stern is cracking jokes during the Mayor’s presentation..
ANYTHING
I’ll take ANYTHING right now to keep this team where it belongs.
by Pmpman on Apr 14, 2011 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Can I rec this twice?
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 1:35 PM PDT reply actions
I don't know who this guy is
I guess it’s time to google
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Hate to be that guy...
…but I just watched SonicsGate yesterday. Sounds Bennet-y. Pittsburgh is lacking only an NBA team.
http://www.makechadrich.com
by Chad Vander Veen on Apr 14, 2011 1:36 PM PDT reply actions
why does it sound Bennet-y?? because he is from pittsburgh?? what other similarities are you privy too?
Pittsburgh is a small market with two teams already.
I guess it’s easy to forget they have a baseball team too.
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Where are your buccaneers?
Under my buckin’ hat.
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by section214 on Apr 15, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
iy, matey....
unner my big buckin’ pirate hat.
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When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Burkle is from the CA central valley
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 1:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
there you go
no need to be “:that guy” right now. feel the vibe, bro. Plenty of time to be "that guy: later. enjoy a cool purple burkle (props to DTG) ..
california guy who happens to own part of the penguins.
not like bennett buying sonics with intent to move them.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Pittsburgh cannot support 4 professional teams
I’m sure Burkle knows this. They already have the Pirates, Steelers and Penguins, the Kings are not moving there.
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Ron Burkle? What does this all mean?
Double rainbow across the sky
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
by kwill on Apr 14, 2011 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
DON'T TEASE ME BRO
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
Burkle,Smurkle Puddin and Pie
I’ll bet Burkle wouldn’t sell his courtside seats on StubHub to Laker Fans.
Norm
Ron Burkle-dy!
Can Burkle build us an arena also? Burke Bavillion?
by RooneyRooter on Apr 14, 2011 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
what if....
he buys hornets and moves them here? i know it wouldn’t be the kigns team that is here now but i want a team to represent sacramento and if that’s what it takes…is that cool?
by larry_funderburke on Apr 14, 2011 1:37 PM PDT reply actions
Then we’d have the Sac State Hornets and the Sacramento Hornets
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sting me Baby!!
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
obviously they'd stay kings
but think of getting to destroy the royals year in year out and take it to the maloofs
by larry_funderburke on Apr 14, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
ooo....
Now that’s an interesting proposition….
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When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea I want the Kings
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 14, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Franchise swap?
Maloofs (and Samueli) get the Hornets and get to move them to Anaheim in 2013, Burkle gets the Kings and they stay in Sac. Everyone a winner? (oh, except the people of NOLA)
by Crazy King Man from OZ on Apr 14, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
I don’t want the Hornets to leave NO. Why would I wish upon NO the same thing I don’t want to happen to us? We would be no better than Anaheim.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
This is what I'm hoping for.
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I'm with all of you on this one.
After all….plenty of places for the Brothers to party in NO, & it’s a lot cheaper than Vegas.
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by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I KILLED A MAN WITH A TRIDENT
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck you
Poseidon.
I’m on a boat bitch!
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by DTG13 on Apr 14, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
& the train keeps on rollin'...
no need to hang my head n’ cry.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuckin fuck yea
I can feel the fucking air tonight bitches!!!!! wooooo!
Purple and Burkle wasted!!!
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by DTG13 on Apr 14, 2011 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
this seems (google!) to be the kind of owner
the NBA would like to be represented by. I really really like this
Exactly what I thought
If the move wasnt that popular to begin with, and you get a guy of Burkles standing when supposedly the owners are questioning the Maloofs viability as owners………
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 14, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Working with KJ for weeks?
Sounds like he has probably told ICON on what he would committ to a new arena
by prostacker on Apr 14, 2011 1:38 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
If KJ pulls this off...
I will never say a bad word about him. ever. Will lobby for all the jerseys he ever wore to be hung in the rafters even those from other teams. It would be the first time evah in NBA history.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's my favorite part
Would’ve loved to see Stern’s face
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What an asshat Stern.
I wish we could’ve seen his little angry face eating fat Burkle Crow.
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Stern and Samueli probably shit their pants
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
as Section214 would say, "Depends."
As Stern might say, “Pamper me.”
by Slam_Dunk on Apr 14, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
KJ brought out the war chest for us people!
He brought bigger guns than the Maloofs to this fight!
by dampania on Apr 14, 2011 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
If KJ can successfully deliver the Burkle
Carmichael Dave’s fund could be moved to a “Build a statue of KJ” fund.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Right next to Burkle's statue, of course
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
by edm7 on Apr 14, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never heard of him...
But if the league can force the Maloofs to sell, and this guy is really committed to keeping the Kings in Sac, then I’ll certainly be joining his fan club.
I'll change my screenname to ElRonBurkle
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
by ElRonToro on Apr 14, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
RonBurkleInPortland
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 14, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
CowBurkleRon69 ?
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
by ElRonToro on Apr 14, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
RonBurkleAddict?
Even though the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas!
by LeaguePassAddict on Apr 14, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
TrojanCBBurkle
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
by TrojanCBB on Apr 14, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Tom Zillerburkle
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Yes
I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars... and you. What else you need to know?
by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nutterburkle?
Or Burkleball?
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 2:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
kBurklewill
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
by kwill on Apr 14, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Burkle_faithful
Kwill: Walton said Casspi has a lifesize poster of himself he brought into the locker room.
section214: Omri unleavened
by sac_faithful on Apr 14, 2011 2:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Jayburkle
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
by Jaycee on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
PhutureBurkle
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by PhutureKings on Apr 14, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I like it
very positive
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
betweentheburkle
sounds like it hurts
by betweentheeyes on Apr 14, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not my style
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
by Kfan in Korea on Apr 14, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maisburkle
California Golden Blogs! Excuse me. I have to go return some videotapes.
by Maisbikkja on Apr 14, 2011 2:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
CaliforniaBurkle
CORRELATION DOES NOT IMPLY CAUSATION
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
RampagingBurkle
nice ring to it.
by RampagingMice on Apr 14, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I like Chenburkle22
lol
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
caseycashcake
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 14, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Burkleking21?
Never Turn Back - Crush 40
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by raiderking21 on Apr 15, 2011 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
RonBurklesfuturewife.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
cowboyron… is RON BURKLE.
IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 11 recs
Burkle is Einhorn...
…Einhorn is BURKLE!
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"I never read those trade threads. They seem to be mainly populated with the sports equivalent of people who think the Rapture is imminent." - andy sims.
by PhutureKings on Apr 14, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm crying again
But this time they’re tears from laughing.
Thanks Aykis!
First thing he does if he buys the team
is fire westfall! Then deny any and all media passes to Sactown Royalty. Finally he will trade cisco for someone who can shots.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Rise the hot hand!
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
...and PW is suddenly very against the Maloofs selling the team.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah....I doubt his job is safe if they relocate.
It’s smart for PW to be against the move. It’s good job security.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Screw it, we'll just rename the city
Burklemento.
Burklemaniac
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll change my real name to:
RonBurkle IsaBadMotherfucker
by towndunce on Apr 14, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
‘tough as nails’ burkle
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Apr 15, 2011 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I know that this is great news and while technically not a VICTORY yet,
Please bring on the .gif!
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 1:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Is anyone else a little afraid...
That Burkle has other plans, ala Sonicsgate, where Burkle wants to purchase the team, promises that they will stay in Sac, and then move them to Pittsburg?
(Maybe I’m being paranoid, I just don’t want us fans to get burned from a future fire while trying to quell the present one)
by Subcon on Apr 14, 2011 1:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Once he oks the arena deal he'll sign a 20 year lease...don't worry
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
When my current owners are already planning on moving the team
and evidence has shown that they have at least been interested in Anaheim or OC since 2000, then no I don’t mind a California native who is worth 3.5 Billion dollars trying to buy my team, nor do I mis trust him. Hell were closer to his home than the Penguins.
by Gilo424 on Apr 14, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe we get the Penguins too
Then our birds can crap all over the mighty ducks
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
As a Pens fan, that would be incredible. But, they’re wildly popular in Western PA… no chance they leave that joint any time soon.
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets not stoop to that level
I would feel horrible if we took a team away from their passionate fans in Pittsburgh. That is exactly what is happening to us and I would not be ok with us doing it to another fan base. Now way.
Exactly.
It wouldn’t be good karma or dharma for us to be in favor of that. I wouldn’t want to wish our current state of misfortune on any other city that REALLY loves their team.
For a city where the fans are bandwagon?…..eh….that’s another story.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Apr 15, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Keep in mind too
that he is involved with ICON- he wants to build an arena. If the guy planned on bailing out of Sac he wouldn’t go through the trouble to construct a new one.
by DirtyDribblers on Apr 14, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow I meant twitter
Burkle is just taking over today.
by Gilo424 on Apr 14, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ron "MuhFuggin" Burkle
Hopefully the reality show cameras were the to capture the Maloof Boys soiling themselves when Burkle’s name was mentioned.
Norm
If Maloofs won't sell
can’t they have Burkle move the New Orleans Hornets to Sac?
Thoughts? "I have none. If there are any other developments, we will let you know." Charger GM - AJ Smith.
by bringbackbuddytrees on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT reply actions
Or give Maloofs ownership of the Hornets
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 1:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
not sure which is more complicated
a team/owner swap or a team/city swap. id imagine it’s the former
I'd rather keep the Kings here
Don’t feel good about taking another city’s team away from them.
by clicc916 on Apr 14, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is anyone else a little afraid...
That Burkle has other plans, ala Sonicsgate, where Burkle wants to purchase the team, promises that they will stay in Sac, and then move them to Pittsburg?
(Maybe I’m being paranoid, I just don’t want us fans to get burned from a future fire while trying to quell the present one)
by Subcon on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
SHUT UP WITH THIS SHIZ
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 14, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry! It was a double post! XP
Stupid phone. Reading other’s comments about Burkle eases all my worries. I’m glad he’s a native :D
by Subcon on Apr 14, 2011 2:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Take a chill pill. Breathe in; Breathe out; repeat.
Could anything much worse than the alternative? Kings leaving.
Maybe the league votes no
but offers the Hornets and a move OK in exchange.
CP3 must still come to Sac though
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
Id take it but would much rather keep the Kings
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 14, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
This would be a win-win
Keep the Kings, and see the Maloofs leave.
by Slam_Dunk on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
It sounds as if Burkle
is from Northern Cali.
Thoughts? "I have none. If there are any other developments, we will let you know." Charger GM - AJ Smith.
by bringbackbuddytrees on Apr 14, 2011 1:41 PM PDT reply actions
more from Amick
If Maloofs convinced the colleagues today that things aren’t as dire financially for them as has been reported, then they’re fine.
if, however, the good ol’ boys club decides that they’re not viable, then there could be pressure to sell. That’s where Burkle comes in.
All that being said, they really have been adamant that they would not sell the team.
What the crap?
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
Yeah, go Bu-ze-rkle
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
by MustangMBS on Apr 14, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Can I get a .gif of Stern's face when he said "You've go Burkle?"
(and the KJ b*tchslap would be a nice touch too)
vfettke? chenp? where my pshop boyz at?!? =)
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Pshop boyz? Say no more...
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
And let's get
Ron Burgandy to announce the games
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Is there any chance the Maloof's sell?
I say yes, but only under one circumstance. The get overpaid. Grossly. The real question is how willing is Burkle to overpay? And by how much?
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
I think the Maloofs are serious about not wanting to sell
Cause they are never getting back in if they sell.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've been wondering though
if Stern would tell them something like “if they can really build an arena in Sac and you don’t want to be there, you should sell the team. You can take the Hornets. Or you can come back into the league some day when you get your shit right. But if you move the Kings and blow it (lose the team to Samueli, go bankrupt, etc.), you and anyone with a trace of your blood running through their veins are out of this league forever and ever”. Make the casino owners see what it’s like to play against house odds for once. Maybe they’ll still take that gamble, but maybe they’ll finally cave.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Its interesting
Cause the NBA is dying to get a new owner in NO that wants to keep the team there.
I bet Stern would want to get Burkle to buy the NO Franchise and stay there, but if Burkle wants Sac and only Sac, then maybe the second best bet is moving the Maloofs to NO. Obviously they would need to stay in NO .
They also said they are committed to Sacramento long term
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
by 27freethrows on Apr 14, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Being Sicilian, I can arrange that
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
by ElRonToro on Apr 14, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
#herewesnipe?
HERE WE STAY
THIS IS OUR TEAM
by kangsfan on Apr 14, 2011 2:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Apparently this is emotionally motivated
Doesn’t want to see them leave
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 1:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Remember of the 300 million dollar value of the Kings,
only 180 million is the Maloofs. He only needs to buy them out if the minority owners are willing to sign on with Burkle.
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
Burkle
I will mow the whole fucking Pittsburgh metro area if you keep OUR Kings in Sac!!!
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
That's right, you sawed-off little shit:
We’ve. Got.
BURKLE.
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Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 1:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
KJ's plan all along?
Maybe this is why KJ has been talking about getting another team etc etc. I would rather keep the team, but maybe this has been his pocket Aces the whole time.
by Cold12 on Apr 14, 2011 1:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Per KBerg_CBS
But the Burkle plan was met with skepticism in the owners’ executive committee meeting. "Too little, too late, " one rep said.
Sorry, just want to make sure all info is out there
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
That could have been the Maloof's rep
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Don't understand how it could be too little
It trumps what the Maloofs got. The big problem is just that they already own our team
TWHS.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
by Juan Primo on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maloofs
’bout to get Burkle-slapped
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
I think they could
if they decide they’re not financially viable. It would not be in the interest of the NBA to have incompetent owners.
No to the first, yes to the latter
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
that's the play...
“…if you can’t afford to make it in Sac and Burkle can, then why should we let you move into two other team’s market.”
by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Apr 14, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Here We Burkle
http://www.makechadrich.com
by Chad Vander Veen on Apr 14, 2011 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
It was probably something like this
by Derek Lizardo on Apr 14, 2011 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Perfect!
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
/headexplodes
Go for it all. You're a great champion.
by Muff209 on Apr 14, 2011 1:49 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Used car dealer
He’s talking about your sleazy ass, Chuck Peterson.
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Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 1:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Mine too!
Happy Burkleday!
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
So far this day is going much better than expected
I have unloaded the gun and have actually smiled a couple of times.
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
Sam Amick on twitter
Maloofs dont want to sel, but here’s the thing. The NBA wants to find a home for biggest of billionaires. Risind tide effect
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
by edm7 on Apr 14, 2011 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
I hope
that he’s serious about keeping a team here. Maybe bring the Hornets here …. the dude has 3.2 billion … the league would be dumb to NOT listen to the man.
I hope that this is the thing that buys Sacramento one more year. You know Samueli will be there next year with the same deal.
And why would the NBA owners let a couple dwindling millionaires leave a market when a successful billionaire wants to stay in it? Seems like more than anything right now, Burkle could just be a big momentum shift.
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe because Stern hates our guts...
Never on our side.
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
but Stern like money more than he “hates our guts”
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
NBA could lay down the hammer
What if Burkle is willing to offer what the Warriors were sold for this past summer…$450 million right? Thats about $200 mill more than what the franchise is valued at….Sorry but the Maloofs would be dumb to turn that down.
I said elsewhere here but he doesn't need to buy out the minority owners
if they both agree. He just needs to pay the Maloofs for their 180 million share. So maybe give them 180 and assume the 77 million dollar Sac debt
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
well they some how let larry ellison slip through their fingers...
dont want to make same mistake twice?
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
They havent sold to Ellision for the same reason they arent enthused with the Maloof move
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 14, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Because Ellison would want to move a team into another team's market.
by unfair weather on Apr 14, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
not my point...
ellison tried to buy the warriors. somehow, the team was sold to someone else. my point was that the nba may have realized it was a mistake to let that billionaire slip through their fingers and may not make the same mistake twice.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Probably means encroachment into another market that already has a team.
Ellison to San Jose (Warriors market)
Maloofs to LA (Lakers/Clippers market)
by UCIrvine kings fan on Apr 14, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i was simply saying that the nba let one billionaire slip away and may have learned their lesson and not let another.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
I understood you.
My comment was a reply to KingsFanInPortland.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
The NBA needs to rid itself of millionaire owners like the Maloofs'
The NBA could easily approve the move and then turn around and slap $100+ million dollar moving fee. That plus the $77 million they owe the city of Sacramento and the Maloofs’ wont be able to afford the move and then there would be pressure to sell the Kings. The league will be stronger if they get more billionaire owners not millionaire owners like the Maloof’s. The league should put pressure on the Maloofs’ to sell if they can’t afford the market they are in.
It wouldn’t feel right stealing a team from another city though. Anaheim can steal the Hornets with the Maloofs and the Kings stay in Sac with Burkle. Less moving, and the karma is on Anaheim not us
That would be crazy with 5 teams in CA. Just crazy. Suns would have to move divisions probably!
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
True I didn’t think of that. Aykis made the suggestion of the Maloofs getting the Hornets and keeping them in NO, which I really like
New Orleans is not the Malooff style...
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This hasty move to Anaheim seems like casino boat gambling
Which is exactly New Orleans style
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Aww, being worth 9 figures just ain't what it used to be
Sorry, “terminal bachelors,” your dicks ain’t as big as you thought.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 1:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Wait...
does this mean Bill Clinton courtside?!?!?!
I’m pretty sure Section’s collection of naughty pics of SKDT will grow quite a bit if this happens
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
by vfettke on Apr 14, 2011 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
this This THIS
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
by 27freethrows on Apr 14, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
What about a franchise swap?
It has happened before. NBA trades the Hornets to the Maloofs for the Kings, then sells the Kings to Burkle. Sac keeps it’s team, the Maloofs are still NBA owners, everyone is happy (except New Orleans fans.)
i would assume new orleans is more valuable than sac.
if i’m maloofs i do that in a heartbeat.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
palms: new orleans would open within 2 years...
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
by TrojanCBB on Apr 14, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and be bankrupt w/in 3
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Owner of the Celtics wanted to move out West, but knew he couldn’t move the Celtics, so traded franchises with the owner of the Braves.
That's "Burkle" with a "B"...like in the word "Billionaire"
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Mr. Burkle also played a pivotal role in the bargaining that led to the arena deal that kept the team in Pittsburgh. He became heavily involved after negotiations reached an impasse and the Penguins flirted with a move to Kansas City.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10136/1058553-28.stm#ixzz1JX861fjz
by UCIrvine kings fan on Apr 14, 2011 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
First stern was all like
Then he was all like:
The Artist Formerly known as Speedingtime/Speedy
by Jacob Grinyer on Apr 14, 2011 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 31 recs
I just laughed and I
Jizzed in my pants.
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
I've heard Stern erotica will do that to you
Oof, I think I just made myself sick.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
This is still my
favorite part of the whole saga… I’m sure everyone played this visual of Stern in their heads when they read the quote. It was that time that Sacramento went from down and out and laughable to having everyones attention.
This whole thing might be pie in the sky
But I’m going to reserve the right to be giddy until I’m told differently.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
I feel exactly the same way 100%
by WE NEED A DEFENSIVE MINDED CENTER on Apr 14, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Feeling redundant today? lol
"every once in a while a kernel of truth...uhh... corn is revealed in my usual pile of poop" - betweentheeyes
For Tony's Twitter
Darius Anderson says he called mayor 4 mos ago about forming a team ownership group. They called Burkle who contacted Maloofs two weeks ago
From Tony's Twitter
Darius Anderson says he called mayor 4 mos ago about forming a team ownership group. They called Burkle who contacted Maloofs two weeks ago
Anderson runs one of the biggest and baddest political consulting firms in the state.
that is awesome.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
We might have started are comeback actually...
Will we continue to catch up and get it to 10 by the 4th!
by HeuristicLineup on Apr 14, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
What are they saying?
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
Seemed positive, but I only watched a part of it.
"Oh boy! If you don't like that you don't like Kings basketball"-Peaches
True, true.
If Plaschke was on there, I’m sure that a-hole would’ve bad mouthed the team/city.
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
Good thing I missed his part
"Oh boy! If you don't like that you don't like Kings basketball"-Peaches
Burkle'd
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 13 recs
OMG WIN
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
For anyone who isn't familiar with the Pens situation...
There were heavy rumors about a move to Kansas City, and as time was running down, I believe (and don’t take my word on this) it was Burkle and a collection of other owners (including Mario Lemieux) who came together to buy the arena. They build a new arena within 5 years, this year being the first year with the Consol Energy Center and not the Mellon Arena. So if anything is similar, I’d say Burkle may not be the only one looking to buy the team, but maybe pitches from C-Webb or other friends of Burkle will help buy the Kings. As well, I’m not sure how old the Mellon was compared to Arco, or it’s amenities, but I’d say the arena is much more in need of being built here than it was in Pittsburgh.
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
Could someone remind me
how the Giants were saved from moving at the last minute that one time? I’m just trying to find parallels here….
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Peter McGowan’s group steps in at the last minute, buys the team from Bob Lurie instead of a St. Petersburg group, signs Barry Bonds, builds the kick-assinest baseball stadium in the world…PROFIT.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Lol, funny thing is..
I just watched a documentary that mentioned that on the plane the other day. Boy, if the Kings get anything like AT&T, I’ll come across country to Sac more often!
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
TAKE THAT DAVID STERN
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on Apr 14, 2011 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
I can't wait.
I might just cry tonight. Can’t imagine The Office without MIchael. I guess today was the final day for the other cast members to shoot Season 7 as well.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on Apr 14, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Show should ended when Jim and Pam married anyways
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
I feel bad for the StR-ites not here during the day
They’ll have a lot to catch up on tonight. Nearly 800 posts on two front pagers today.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Haha, I just woke up..
And have been trying desperately to catch up. I haven’t even read the other main story.
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
Yea but when you consider 90% of us only read our own
its not so much
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
Not gonna lie
I’m alt-tabbing between work and these threads like a mad man.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yep, I'm doing the same except for the work part
The alt-tabbing is just for looks.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Nice thing about being a sysadmin...
I have 4 monitors… one of them has my browser glued to it with StR on one tab and Twitter on the other
Yep.
Alt+tab ftw. Boss walks into the office? Alt+tab. Boss leaves office? Alt+tab. Result? No work, lots of Burkle puns.
I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one’s self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one’s own powers.
--Holmes, on Modesty
by Donovan Jeska on Apr 14, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
F-you
gotta pay the bills man. Stuck in colorado
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 15, 2011 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Ziller:
Burkle’s people just sent out a press release. Giddy giddy giddy.
I don’t even know what it said. I’m hanging on everything new that comes out at this point.
I'd also like to say to STR...
A few months ago, I was in favor of moving to Anaheim. I really don’t know why; I was ignorant and figured the franchise would benefit from a new city and new(er) arena.
I can’t believe how wrong I was. I’m sorry STR, and I want our Kings to remain in Sacramento for the rest of time.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
Noted. You are forgiven. Now please join us in our celebrations of all things Burkle.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
by Juan Primo on Apr 14, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maloofs rep Troy Hanson says
No matter what Mayor said, they’re not selling
Per News10 R Yamamoto
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Could Stern
If he wanted to, boot Maloofs out of ownership and give it to Burkle?
by Derek Lizardo on Apr 14, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course they would say that
Makes business sense. Even if they were interested, denying they are let’s them jack up any offer
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 2:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Fuck that. Sell the team damn it!!!
"You can have the knowledge that a tomato is a fruit, but it takes wisdom not to put it in a fruit salad." Jerry Reynolds
Ron Burkle
I’m sort of a big deal. People know me.
by Madzillagd on Apr 14, 2011 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
from Mark Kriedler
Confirmed: Hornets made attendance incentives and are locked in for another year in N.O. Burkle’s group looking first to buy Kings…….and they are not for sale. NBA traditionally loath to overthrow an owner group unless blatantly not viable, and I don’t see that.
(cont.) Am told part of Maloofs’ NY pitch is explanation that their finances r much better than publicly thought … verrrry inside beltway.
I had been saying for a long time that their finances are better than thought in public
That is why they would not release them to ICON
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
They're in business to make money
If they can make more money in Anaheim, why not do it as a business owner?
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Refresh and read the story up top
TZ added the press release from Burkle Inc.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Definitely sounds like if they can't get Kings
they’ll be targeting another team sometime.
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I'm not rooting for that personally.
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neither am I
but I’ll take another team rather than having none.
Of course, my preference is keeping the Kings.
I noticed that too
But they can’t say Kings if Kings aren’t publicly for sale
by Auggs on Apr 14, 2011 2:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
very perceptive...
but NBA doesn’t really want another team in SoCal so I will read into it a little more and say that the Kings are they are talking about.
Mr. David Stern
Please be your authoritarian asshole self and force them to sell.
Thanks,
Sacramento Kings fans
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
by edm7 on Apr 14, 2011 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
they say keep nba in sac...
not kings….again i ask, 5 years down the road will it really matter if it is original kings or hornets (other team) relocated and become new kings team? we always say as long as the jersey says sacramento on the front i’m ok with that.
by larry_funderburke on Apr 14, 2011 2:24 PM PDT reply actions
As long as DMC comes here via free agency,
I can get with this.
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 2:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
and then we trade carl landry
for marcus thornton
by larry_funderburke on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
WTF @ the press release update thing
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
Double Burkles all the way.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
DUDE I AM SO CONFUSED
And completely excited and just…gah! Mess of emotions right now
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
I pray that....
At the very least this pushes Anaheim as the “best option” even further away than it was this morning.
Selling the team or no selling the team.
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 2:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Let Anaheim have the Hornets.
Then they can be the Anaheim Buzz kills.
by Slam_Dunk on Apr 14, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
exactly...
just like the maloofs financial dire situation may have been exaggerated, the sacramento market is viable.
add a headless former mayor Fargo to the gallery.
Dude, the positive progress in the last few weeks makes me really wonder how much effort was REALLY put into all of the failed attempts previously.
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This changes the whole dynamic of the BOG vote and the relocation fees
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 2:29 PM PDT reply actions
Definitely
It has to be taken seriously, and they (BOG) can’t rush through the process without exploring the new bombshell and all the possibilities it presents
Oh my freaking god
I seriously don’t even know what to do with this. Right now I have the worst headahce I’ve had in YEARS and I know that staring at a computer screen is making it worse but I CAN’T STAY AWAY. Fuck studying, fuck class. I’m gonna be glued to my computer for the rest of the day which is kinda outta character but whatever. This is unreal.
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
Yeah, screw all that studying and headaches
WE BE KINGS WATCHING! ;P
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
EXACTLY
Seriously my vision is blurring a bit but who the fuck cares. I’ll like….try to copy notes, or something, to keep myself doing SOMETHING productive-ish. I don’t even…what the fuck. That’s all I can say. What the fuck. I NEED MORE NEWS! lol.
Wow, this post makes me sound like I’m majorly trippin on something…
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
We're all triping on purple
;P
Feel better though, sounds rough to be hit with so much at the same time right now for you ><
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
Indeed we are
And thanks. Honestly I’m so hyped up over this that I don’t even care. Fuck school. For today. lol. I’m blowing off my other 2 classes tonight (they’re just test reviews and ehh, I know the material enough that they aren’t NECESSARY). I have all weekend to study and work only a couple of 4 hour shifts. No big deal. And the headache…ugh idk I think I still have some Vicodin from when I got my wisdom teeth out a few years back lol maybe I’ll look for those and just down em. Woot!
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
lol
how’d the Kings go? Did you have fun at the game? :)
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
I did! :)
It was super fun. Did you go?? What section were you in? Haha. I was in 215 I believe. Something like row M or N…so kinda far back but not bad seats at all. I was a lil hoarse but didn’t lose my voice, unfortunately. I also totally hit up Macy’s lol opened a Macy’s card and put like $90 on it in less than 10 minutes. Go me! But I got my lil Coach thingy so that’s fun. Woot.
OK, also, couple of random things. 1. Do you have Twitter? Cuz if so, we aren’t following each other which feels like a huge oversight. lol. 2. I totally got my Entertainment Weekly today with the Summer Movie Preview on the cover and guess what the cover is? I’ll give you one hint- I’m an uber-nerd about it. One more hint, it’s Harry Potter. Whooooo. 3. Sig. GO! lol
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
Harry Potter FTW! Yes I went!
I went with my dad, it was potentially the last game I go to and I didn’t want to miss it without him since he took me to my first game. Obviously though, it won’t be the last SACTO KINGS game, yeah, optimistic till they leave :) At the end of the game I even headed over to where some STR peeps were for a quick meet and greet _…then I rushed out and had to drive all the way back to S.F. for a meeting I had lol so worth it.
As for the quotes, second one doesn’t ring a bell, but I feel like it should :/ First onew is obvious DUH! The Simpsons “Bart’s Girlfriend”
lol @ opening a Macy’s card, I have to get rid of mine, every time I go there I go more in debt to them xD
Also, omg I don’t have twitter but I’m always tempted in getting one…and today I’m even more tempted >< lol
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
Nice! Good sentimental stuff going on with you at the game :)
Did you have good seats? I didn’t know where any StR people were even if I wanted to meet up (which I kinda did except my friend had to work early the next morning and we had to drive back to Chico).
OK, so quotes. I think you meant the second one is from Bart’s Girlfriend, lol. Good ol Ralph. First one is also from The Simpsons..the Treehouse of Horror ep in hte 6th season (so the 5th one, I guess?) where Homer goes back in time with the toaster. lol. And 3rd one is obviously 30 Rock. Dennis is such a winner. lol.
Yeah, I plan to may off my Macy’s card as soon as I get the statement and then basically never use it. I’m not close enough to one anyway lol. And yes, you should get Twitter. I’m still not an expert but it’s been blowing up today and it’s kinda awesome. I’m @Christina_J1210 :)
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
Ooops got them mixed up
I totally just skipped the first quote lol, auto refresh is going crazy here right now ;P
I just totally made twitter, I’m going to add all the Kings players I can lol
I don’t even know what to do though :X
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
lol I knowww it's confusing at first
I’m still not great at it haha. I have a whopping 20 followers too lol whooooo. Find me though! :) And good job skipping the 1st quote lol. Well done. I have most of hte Kings players on mine too so you can find em there :)
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
20 more than me
You win! lol
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
lol
I’m following a bunch of random people. NBA players and StR folks and random funny people, lol. Feel free to look at my list and poach :-P lol. That’s what I did/do :)
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
I just did
total swagger jacked
That’s how I roll lol
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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lol dorkkkk
Slash nerd slash geek. I forget which one you prefer to be called :-P
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
I'm a Gleek
:D
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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Touche sir
I too am a Gleek, but I’m also a major HP and Simpsons nerd and I can often be a dork. So basically I encompass awesome.
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
encompass UBER awesomeness
*fixed
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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:-P
Thanks. lol. Btw I’m soooo gonna hit up a midnight showing of HP this summer :D
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
everyone will
because I said so lol
I’ve gone to the last two midnight showings of HP. Always leave a bit disappointed but overall I think they’re decent. From what I gather you dislike the films right? Or at least the changes they make
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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Yeah, I really don't even like the movies that much
But I need to do a midnight showing cuz I never have. I was gonna in the fall for DH1 but it fell apart. Whihc was OK because apparently ppl were waiting outside and it was freakin freezing lol. Well, freezing for Nor Cal. Haha. Not so much for like hte midwest or New England. Whatever though. I think this last one will be epic and I gotta experience the midnight showing so ya know. It’s happening. lol. But yes, I dislike hte hcanges they make quite a lot actually. Esp the ones that make no sense to change. Like stuff taht isn’t any easier but differs from the book. Grr.
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
I totally changed my sig
and put my twitter on it
BOSS
;P
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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lol epic win
Well done sir. I should do that but clearly I am lazy as all get out. Haha
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
I added an Arrested Development quote
which is full of win xD
WATCH THE SHOW
RAWR! lol
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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Umm, that quote frightens me a bit
lol. It sounds awfully dirty…..haha. Which is presumably the point….lol.
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
lol yes that is the point
it has nothing to do with what it sounds like, but Tobias has a running gag on the show of unintentionally saying things in inappropriate ways.
Hence Michael’s response to what he said xD
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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lol yes, believe it or not I assumed as much
I’m just trying to figure out how the hell that could be ever used in another scenario…it hurts my head :( lol
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
by Christina_J on Apr 14, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't this the plot to Major League 3, Roger Dorn traded the Indians for the Twins??
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
OK get this
Burkle is in with the ICON group. He is a business partner of Leiweke who is one of the guys behind ICON. Leiweke is the President of AEG and seems to have been involved with Ron Burkle going way back. They have built arenas together before and seem intent on building one here in Sacramento.
It seems like JK has the arena development money in place with ICON and when the Maloofs would not go for it that probably triggered the ball to get Burkle involved in new ownership.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
by MustangMBS on Apr 14, 2011 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Tim Leiweke is involved in ICON?
I mean, that is good for us as he got that arena and nightlife area in KC built despite their not being a team there…
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Leiweke is involved through AEG
Leiweke is the President of AEG which is one of two parent companies of ICON.
Burkle and Leiweke are neighbors in the suburbs of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Burkle owns a luxury suite at Staples Center, which Leiweke’s AEG operates. Leiweke serves on the NHL’s board of governors.
Read more: Pens threaten road trip to Houston, Vegas, KC – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_496372.html#ixzz1JXH9o73h
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
ah ha....
explains why maloofs wouldn’t share financial info with Ikon…. you don’t give $$$ info to someone who might try to buy you out.
by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Apr 14, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
i know he is president of aeg. i didnt realize they were behind ICON.
I can’t believe that hasn’t been getting more play down here. AEG is HUGE. this completely changes my thoughts on whether or not ICON get an arena built.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
And they are just half of the equation. Romani is the other.
They are the other parent company of ICON and especially combined with AED are pretty damned impressive.
The Romani Group are no slouchs either.
About Romani Group, Inc.
Romani Group, Inc. is a Denver-based program management/owners representative firm specializing in
sports, convention center, and medical facility projects. The company has worked with both public sector
and private sector clients and has managed several of the most successful arena and stadium projects in
the world. Romani Group has demonstrated expertise in designing, constructing, commissioning and
operating projects for NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS franchises totaling nearly $1 billion.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
this ICON group smells of Anshutz
Romani Group and Anshutz are both out of Denver. I can’t believe all this hasn’t been all over the bee at the time of the decisions. Anshutz built the staples center, la live, and the home depot center basically on his own. the fact that these guys have been involved in sac should have been MUCH bigger news.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
and
this is why KJ turned his back on the maloofs – he was working on this angle!
Where's my pie
by TheFifthMookie on Apr 14, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so.
I think this is why the Maloof turned their back on ICON. They probably had closer financial ties to the other group that proposed the land swap.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
I'm on the road and just read this
not having time to read all the comments – I can only hope the league can make the Maloofs sell.
I assume (I’d bet) Burkle’s plan has a lot to do with the rest of the railyards as well, a fabulous opportunity for anyone with enough money.
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
It's very interesting from the standpoint
That the press release doesn’t strictly focus on the Kings.
Burklemaniac
It doesn't - but it abviously does
There is a NO vote coming
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 14, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ron Burkle is a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn! That's what kind of man he is.
http://www.makechadrich.com
by Chad Vander Veen on Apr 14, 2011 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I hear he was a named partner with the group that perfected fire as well.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
by Jaycee on Apr 14, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's drinking buddies
with Chuck Norris, Bill Braskie, and the Old Spice guy.
by luckthefakers on Apr 14, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn it.
Ziller you have destroyed my ability to do work today.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
Ziller is on fire with the tweets right now.
Seriously, Maloofs want to stay in NBA but can’t function in Sac. Burkle says he can. NBA owns a team with a newer arena and a good lease.
Maloofs’ problem in Sac is no new arena. Hornets have great fans and a great arena in New Orleans. They need an owner.
If Maloofs sell Kings to Burkle for $350M, lose $70M city loan, buy Hornets for $300M, who loses?
I don’t think New Orleans fans would lose, because I think the Maloofs would keep them there.
Current relocation hesitation is in part because Anaheim deal isn’t really, really good.
Maloofs have a rare Magic: The Gathering Card. Burkle offers above fair value. Maloofs refuse, opting to turn card into origami frog.
by jveezy on Apr 14, 2011 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You think Ziller wants the Kings to stay?
;P
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
This just in from Burkle's Twitter account
“Rise the hot hand”
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
by kwill on Apr 14, 2011 2:33 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
IF the Kings stay
and Burkle is the reason… I will get “Rise the hot hand” tatoo’ed across my chest.
by maloof-fool-am on Apr 14, 2011 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
cowboyron reference
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Cowboyron tried to say "Ride the hot hand"
and it came out wrong.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
If you don't do it that way
Then we can’t refer to today as the day KJ dropped the Burkle Bomb.
by jveezy on Apr 14, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah I don't get it either
Maybe Burkle getting on board was a very recent thing, but if not, then I don’t understand making this public earlier to get more momentum going in Sac’s direction.
by thekangarooster on Apr 14, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
it throws a big wrench into maloofs plan
and they aren’t prepared with ways to dispute the new idea
by larry_funderburke on Apr 14, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
RIGHT
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 14, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Burkle, plus local owners, plus CWebb
i’m told by folks close to this that Burkle wants some local/other ownership and several local folks have also stepped up and Webber is part of that.
by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Apr 14, 2011 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is a Dream scenario
If the Maloofs truly cared about us fans as they’ve said, then they should assist. They can take the Hornets as Ziller suggested.
If they did this they could regain some positive PR, both here and in N.O., because right now their image is shit.
One problem with that. They don't give a damn about the Sacramento fans. Think they showed that last night.
But your second point – they would be wise in thinking about their PR right now.
We're just asking them
to put their hearts/actions where their mouths have been.
Their actions have gone against what they’ve said. They can make it right and everyone wins.
Their words were self-serving for the time.
The only people they are concerned about are themselves. Sacramento fans are an after thought, imo.
Exactly!
It’s infuriating to know that they would deny us our team, simply because they can (or their ego won’t allow it).
Seems like there is an answer here where everyone wins.
Thats almost exactly what he did in Pittsburgh to save the Pens...
He’s the majority owner, sure, but stepped in and provided the financial backing to support the efforts of Pit locals, and one superstar former player’s efforts….Mario Lemieux.
This is not Burkle’s first rodeo.
I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars... and you. What else you need to know?
by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nice
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 14, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the Maloof walked right into it.
So are they the bull getting ridden or the calf getting lasso’d?
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
That would make sense
Especially in the context of what he was talking about the other night on Inside the NBA.
Stern gets caught with his pants down.
KJ was thought to be providing sentimental statements about how great Kings fans are. Anaheim must be shitting in their pants right now
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
How dare those Sacramentans try to take our team from us!!!
Burklemaniac
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
this comment
makes me want to burn a lamp.
Is cowboyron a chiropractor?- Wallywagon11
its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
I more then happy
to provide them with some depends….
Is cowboyron a chiropractor?- Wallywagon11
its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
Incredibly smart to wait until today...
PR Nightmare for Stern letting SAC leave with Billionaire ready and willing to keep them… Maloof’s must be kicking themselves right now.
truff
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
Sunny Beatbox
KJ just hung 50 on the Maloofs
Burklemaniac
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Better be on ESPN's top 10 today
The KJ Burkle bomb
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
convo between joe and gavin
Joe:well this is going better then i thought
Gavin: yeah brother our future is looking bright
(random NBA Exec walks up to them whipers in ears of both of them
Joe and Gavin: BBBBBBBUUUURRRRRKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
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its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
by fffindeed on Apr 14, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
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its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
Yeah the more I think about it the more genius the whole thing seems to me.
It all played out perfectly too the way Stern acted all snide and KJ dropped the bomb.
Here we Crap!!! Our pants
If this some how works- I say KJ for pres. And Burkle will be the forever King of Sacramento!
by Sincere P. on Apr 14, 2011 2:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Calm down bro
First Governor, THEN president ;P
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just Burkled in my pants
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
by vfettke on Apr 14, 2011 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
There must be a storm coming in
Because my burkleitis is flaring up.
Burklemaniac
by otis29 on Apr 14, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So...
do you think if public sentiment in Sacramento becomes increasingly anti-Maloof, that we’d have a better chance of the team being sold to Burkle, or just that the team would be moved to Anaheim more quickly?
..."You've got Burkle?"
This is all about the vote and the relocation fee now.
The only way the Maloofs survive this is as owners is a quick exit to Anaheim with Samueli paying off the loan to the city in it’s entirety. SB 652 becomes all the more critical
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait to read the OC register
KJ isn’t even invited to the meeting if this leaks. David Stern doesn’t like surprises
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 2:41 PM PDT reply actions
He told Stern about this a couple weeks ago.
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According to that "You Got Burkle" Report.
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I wonder
instead of jsut buying it, if that group would help fund the new arena. Keeping the Maloofs and Kings here, and having our new building.
They already offered that up. Maloofs didn't bite.
Burkle is connected to ICON who is supposed to build the arena.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Burkle's name wasn't involved obviously
But I remember this subject coming up some time back and the Maloofs said they weren’t interested.
Burklemaniac
probably
the reason why maloofs were so hardheaded in sending over there financials back in Feb. they were trying to turn a cold shoulder to mayor kj…kj says…“oh yeah”, wipes his lip like bruce lee and conjured up a fireball to knock the maloofs out!
In the original post.
Refresh if you can’t see it.
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Don't know what to tell you
Its at the top of the page. Maybe exit your browser and come back.
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Got something at News10's website
Not sure about a “direct from the source” link though…
Burklemaniac
Finally I can talk!
I heard about this about a week ago from a contact at the Capitol. Didn’t want to get everyone’s hopes up in case it fell through.
Glad to see that it’s happening! Go Burkle!!!!
Technically its not happening
We’re just finding out about it.
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Correct myself-
I was just referring to Burkle’s interest in buying the team that appears to be confirmed.
Freaking out right now regardless!!!!!
Hmm... You heard this at the Capitol
Was that around or in the vicinity of our guy Darrell?
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
LOL
Came from the lobbying side. Long history between Burkle and Darius Anderson’s firm Platinum Advisors.
And no, I’m not related to Darius ha ha.
Still giddy
Please don’t end! Wherever this goes, it feels so much better than where I’ve been for the last 24 hours.
If swapping for New Orleans is a possibility its smart for all involved
The Maloofs get to take over a team with much more potential profitability. Great fans, new arena, playoff money. New Orleans gets owners that do care about basketball but haven’t had the cash to really show it. They get a newer arena and a much better deal than Anaheim. Kings stay in Sacramento where they belong with a new owner who can afford to rebuild. Also, the Maloofs get to show that they do have hearts. And, a SoCal billionaire gets fucked. This is so full of win that Charlie Sheen is jealous
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
by vfettke on Apr 14, 2011 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 15 recs
"Winning" Soon
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
Could not agree more
Rec’d, obviously
"I've gone back to a time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"
"Ralph, Jesus did not have wheels."
"One word: coffee. One problem: where do you get it?" "Anywhere! You get it anywhere!" "Wrong! You get it in my coffee vending machine. 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and BOOM! You plug in the machine and..." "You're done."
Let's bring Charlie "Winning" Sheen in as a minority owner of the Kings too!
by SacKing4Ever on Apr 14, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Nay
Fuck that
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
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Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
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Burkle is a SoCal billionaire.....
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Woah, Samueli got us a Cup...
I guess he’s still a douche though, sadly.
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
So gay for Burkle
Or should I say I have a Boner For Burkle?
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by section214 on Apr 14, 2011 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 17 recs
He's (maybe) back BABY!
“You using my babies?”
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So you're saying he is a used car salesman?
HERE WE STAY
THIS IS OUR TEAM
by kangsfan on Apr 14, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If there was ever any doubt about who would win the PR war, KJ just dropped a nuke on the Maloofs and the NBA.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
maloofs will not sell
i hope this dude builds a arena and maybe the maloofs will stay.
by cowboyron96@yahoo.com on Apr 14, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions
Hope Burkle
Rise the hot hand!
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
We're on to you Burkle!
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
cowburkleron96
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by section214 on Apr 14, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I saw your Twitter feed, Ron (Burkle)
/wink, wink
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Curious to hear Grant's take on this
He’s so pro-Maloof that I’m guessing he’ll downplay it.
Burklemaniac
Burkle is soffffffffffffffffffffft
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by section214 on Apr 14, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Flagged!!!!
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its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
"Aw geez, Mista Burkle, I'd WUV to be your guy!"
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
He will say
The Maloofs are not selling
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
He'll say that Burkle is a secret agent for the Sac Bee
But if Burkle had a plan to build an arena and their argument is that they are only moving because of the arena issue, what leg do they have to stand on?
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ROY > Roy(s)
by RingAroundThePosey on Apr 14, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like the Maloofs brought a spray-on tan to a pigment fight.
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
What would you expect from people who want to live in So-Cal?
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Remember to Burkle your safety belts
…It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
by CloudyEyes on Apr 14, 2011 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
With all this force sell talk....
…how likely is it? How often, if ever, has it occurred in any of the major sports leagues?
The weather outside is weather. - Kunu
I really feel for Grant today.
How can he say this city has no plan for an arena and Anaheim is their only option but if he doesn’t he’ll lose his job. He can’t win by saying the Maloofs should sell. He has no way to maintain credibility on this
by SacKingsfanforever on Apr 14, 2011 3:01 PM PDT reply actions
Hope he doesn't cry.
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Credibility?
He has been on the Maloofs’ nuts throughout this entire process
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ROY > Roy(s)
by RingAroundThePosey on Apr 14, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll say too little too late
I hope he’s so attached to the Maloofs’ nuts that Burkle lets him swing away when they sling out of town
and i would never “feel for grant” (ewwww) he has parlayed a shitty personality and mediocre intellect into a multi-million dollar job in which he treats people like shit
lol
Fry - "I'll be whatever I wanna do."
********************
Coach McGuirk - "Brendon there's nothing wrong with lying to women. Or the government. Or parents. Or God. "
*********************
Charlie - " Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
*********************
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KJ dropping bombs!!!!
You know the Maloofs are shitting their pants right now. I know they don’t have to sell but this makes Stern look like the asshat that he is. Let Burkle do what he and the Maloofs COULDN"T. Such a PR nightmare for the league. I hear Burkle has many leather bound books and attends a pancake breakfast every month.
It's the pancake breakfast...
we do it every month.
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by NoCal-SteelCity on Apr 14, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t say much, but KJ has an ace up his sleeve
He is making his pitch with someone that hasn’t been mentioned to date, but could totally alter the landscape of this discussion. Right now, I’ll seize on any shred of hope. News should break shortly.
by Peja’s Eurostars
Is this what you were talking about Peja’s Eurostars? (if you are still out there)
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well he either knew or was referring to something else
not really being a prophet
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
Now the owners just have to realize that a viable owner in a proven market trumps loyalty. If this works out, opening night next year is going to be a ridiculous party.
by Peja's Eurostars on Apr 14, 2011 3:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
now I want to know how you knew
but I will kindly forget about all this and not ask a thing for any future “heads ups.”
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
in exchange for any future head ups I mean
ug
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we get an expansion team?
If the Maloofs won’t sell- and the Hornets can’t move because the attendance requirements were met… Can Burkle up start an expansion team?
by Sincere P. on Apr 14, 2011 3:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I think there's a lot more support
for contraction in the NBA, as opposed to expansion.
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys
I live in NYC and am going to the St. Regis tomorrow in Kings gear. anyone else here who wants to go an bring some small(ish) signs?
I’m Thinking… “Do the Right Thing: Keep the Kings in Sacramento.”
by mtmoore55 on Apr 14, 2011 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
"Burke YES, CasiNO!"
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I really hope David and Jared Paul Stern are not related... Just Google Jared Paul Stern and Burkle...
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Different family.
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Ron
When this all blows over we should get an apartment together!!!!
by youknowit100 on Apr 14, 2011 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
From Mark Kreidler's Twitter
Kings official told me twice in last 15 minutes the franchise is not for sale. Burkleites say no hostile takeover, either…
I have this bad feeling...
That this Burkle miracle is going to get smashed like the King’s comeback last night.
Regardless, I’m enjoying the ride!
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Force them out, Stern.
You owe us that much.
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We will agree to never ,mention game 6 again if Stern does this
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
Problem for the Maloofs, though
is that they can say all they want “we can’t stay in Sac and we’re not selling”, but the BoG can still say “You’re not going to Anaheim (due to market issues)”. Maloofs then have few choices: sell the team now, agree to some kind of swap to become owners of the Hornets (to stay in the league but get out of Sac), or stay in Sac for at least one more year while they try to find a different city to move the team to and do this all over again next year. If they choose the third option, that at least buys time for the Sac arena to really come together. Would the Maloofs be willing to mend fences and stick it out for the long haul in Sac with a new arena in hand? If they are still looking for a “market upgrade”, would the league approve a move out of Sac if there’s a real hard arena plan on the horizon?
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Hornets idea is offered up to them
I don’t think they have much of a choice. Business-wise it makes a ton of sense. PR-wise it makes even more sense.
Burkle’s people may say they don’t want to do a hostile takeover, but David Stern isn’t Ron Burkle.
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
by vfettke on Apr 14, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
My fear is
the fact that the Maloofs have done very few things lately that make sense business-wise OR PR-wise
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but
never underestimate David Stern. Dude’s a greedy money hungry prick. But he’s smart
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
Good point.
I HATE that we’re keep counting on people like Jerry Buss and David Stern to save our team!
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not going to look for a link now, but I recall reading that the idea has already been proposed to the Maloofs, and they turned it down.
I’m sure it’ll be brought up again, hopefully this time with much much more pressure.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
"Not for sale" has been the company line for a long time.
It isn’t going to change immediately just because KJ got Burkle.
They'd be idiots to pass up a chance to sell and get the Hornets.
So, we’re dead.
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Burkle can always buy the Hornets
And move them to Sac for the 2012-13 season. And rename them the Kings.
To everyone suggesting this (not just athletics68
This option is far and away a distant second to keeping the Kings in Sacramento. Okay?
Well duh
But it may actually end up being the more realistic option IF the Maloofs won’t sell and the league can’t make them.
I don't really want New Orleans to suffer due to the Maloofs financial ineptness.
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
With NO
I see them suffering anyway. The Hornets won’t be there in 5 years and if they end up anywhere I’d rather it be a sans-Kings Sac than anywhere else (or Seattle).
x 1,000,000,000
I would prefer to not be the city that takes the Hornets from New Orleans.
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Krieds
Think of Burkle as a long-term emotional investment, and you can see an NBA team in Sac in the near future even if Kings go
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Lakers Fan, but supports Here We Stay
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Sweet pictures of KJ being super man
..."You've got Burkle?"
by kingsforaday on Apr 14, 2011 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, here's the bottom line:
“The Maloofs have been strong owners and a positive part of the Sacramento community for years, but it is important that Kings fans and residents of the Sacramento region know that the Burkle Group is ready to commit the resources and expertise necessary to keep the NBA in Sacramento. Our group believes Sacramento is an important NBA market that can thrive with new ideas, new resources and an absolute commitment to delivering the best on and off-court experiences for fans.”
Stern only needs to tell the Maloofs that if they can say the same, and back it up, then they are welcome to do so. Otherwise, get out of the pool, it’s time for adult swim.
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by andy sims on Apr 14, 2011 3:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Still need the Maloofs to sell
But this is a compelling reason for them to do so, or for the NBA to pressure them into selling. Definitely a step in the right direction. Now we just need Buss to make Anaheim just a little too difficult.
I've just found exclusive video footage of the moment KJ dropped the Burkle Bomb.
by jveezy on Apr 14, 2011 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
21 Jump Street rocks
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
lol internet dudes never know where this is from
just that it’s a commonly used gif haha
I never saw that episode to be honest
just know young Johnny Depp
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
oh and yes the show in general
it did rock, just didn’t see this episode
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So common that I couldn't even find one without the "BANNED" text on it.
I had to put the black glow around the text to cover it up.
Johnny looks the same
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
This is total win
Love this gif
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Tobias - "I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I'm afraid i have something of a mess on my hands."
Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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In the off chance that the owners vote against the relocation.
And since the Maloofs seem have to burnt a lot of bridges in Sac it would make make for a story book ending that they would then sell the team to Burkle.
"Hard work always beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." - Kevin Durant
sooooooooo good
this guy would be a GOD in Sac if it somehow goes through. He could walk around the city with no pants on and be untouchable.
by youknowit100 on Apr 14, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If he keeps the team in Sac, I'll totally touch him when he has no pants on.
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by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
One item -
He can use self-checkout!
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by section214 on Apr 14, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I heard you were a big fan of that.
Self-checkout, that is.
"every once in a while a kernel of truth...uhh... corn is revealed in my usual pile of poop" - betweentheeyes
So I give myself breast exams - what of it?
An ounce of prevention…
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Grant with one of his better zingers
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@teamziller If this goes through, you should make a shirt that reads “Proud fan of the St. Petersburg Giants and Anaheim Royals.”
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
I'm slow today, I guess.
I don’t get this
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Giants almost moved to Florida
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't know that
thanks
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
i was at the alleged last game ever. turned out well i think.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
The Giants almost 20 years ago damn near became the Tampa Bay Devil Rays until Selig blocked the move and the Giants found new owners who built their new ballpark.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
and it's much easier for a commissioner to block a move in MLB
but hey stranger things have happened
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by wallywagon11 on Apr 14, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
No
It was 1993. So almost 20 years.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
Nope 93.
It was also the year the A’s screwed themselves by being nice neighbors and allowing the Giants access to Silicon Valley. A decision the A’s may yet regret.
Yep
Dammit
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by CaliforniaJag on Apr 14, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Webber so much more than I thought I could
By him being a part of the Burkle group, he has show himself to be comitted more to us, the people of Sacramento, than those that paid him.
Right on, Webber.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
I have no source
I read it on one of the comments
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
But I just heard Grant say, Webber tried to buy them months ago.
So, who knows.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Sigh
Everyone who thinks this is a bit silly. Bennett was an OKC businessman who wanted a team in OKC. Burkle is a California businessman.
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Burkle is actually from California though
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
it was more of a joke
but there’s no sarcasm font lol
You're terrible at jokes then.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i could make fun of your posts too
but people generally like you around here, so i usually take the high road
Ha! Now that one was funny.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe you should try your jokes on 1st graders first
and if they laugh, move on to 2nd and 3rd grade. Once you reach high school level, you can bring them here.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
Whoa whoa whoa
Let’s not get too proud of ourselves. 5th grade level jokes would probably do fine on here.
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by Aykis16 on Apr 14, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're probably right
I’m just trying to rise the hot hand, is all.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
sorry
your first grade level of intelligence threw me off
No problem
I just graduated from first grade, so I’m a little excited. ;)
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup (Nov. 18, 2010 Sac Bee)
by kwill on Apr 14, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anything can go wrong with anything in life
I just don’t understand people who can never enjoy the moment for fear of what the future may hold.
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
(Kevin) Johnson said the owners asked and were assured that Burkle’s group would not seek to move the team.
“If this new ownership group comes to Sacramento, we will have a winning team. No doubt about it,” (Darius Anderson of the Anderson Burkle Group) said. “Ron knows how to win, he won the Stanley Cup two years ago, and he’s made that same commitment going forward.”
by clicc916 on Apr 14, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funny
That description sounds like the exact opposite of the Maloofs.
by youknowit100 on Apr 14, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol, now other owners thinking
Uh oh, he’ll steal championships from us. This isn’t good. Let’s vote to keep the Maloofs running things.
by SPTSJUNKIE on Apr 14, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
"You can have the knowledge that a tomato is a fruit, but it takes wisdom not to put it in a fruit salad." Jerry Reynolds
Is it greedy of my not wanting any other team ?
I WANT THE KINGS TO STAY
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Michael - There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence
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Agreed
I’d be lying if I said I’d turn down another team in the near future but I’d really prefer for the Kings to stay. Or, if we have to be bastards and poach a team, can it not be NO?
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Maloofs keep saying the franchise isnt for sale,
BUT what i want to know is if the franchise up for trade?
is the reason that he doesn´t simply buy the Hornets (who are for sale) and keeps them there
that he´s from California? he wants to buy a team and the NBA has one to offer. Not that I don´t like it, but why the Kings? what am I missing?
If he buys the Kings, or finds a way (any way) to keep the Kings in Sacramento, he’ll be worshiped in Sacramento for all time.
There was barely a mention of him being interested in keeping the Kings here and STR nearly blew it’s lid.
Not sure why he’d pick the Kings, other than it’s a Cali team, and he’d probably like nothing more than to play the billionaire’s version of NBA 2K12.
he's probably got a lot of ties to the politicos here.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Same reason he bought the Penguins and kept them in Pitt.
His ties to the arena development company? He gets to do something good and make a shit ton of cash at the same time.
by Kfan in Korea on Apr 14, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Just when I thought I was out...
they pull me BACK IN!
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by Mike Garza on Apr 14, 2011 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I too am free of any Ron Burkle knowledge but know this
if he’s a big player in Democratic Party politics then Stern knows him. Because I am of weak character and not above pandering I will switch my voter registration to Democrat if it would help at all. If the Kings stay I will buy at least 5 tickets for 2 seats or whatever number of games they sell packages in. ( 9) I’m in. In fact just the other day, I had a thought about what a swell dude President Obama is and that I should think about making a donation to his re – election campaign. I swear, it just came to me.
If Burkle is cowboyron I will rec (and actually read) all of his posts.
Wow, this really came out of left field. If this really happened, as soon as KJ walked out of the room, Stern probably called Burkle (had him on speed dial) to check it out. I haven’t googled Burkle, but am just going to assume that he is a real billionaire. If he is and is involved in Democratic party politics he has a lot of juice, far more than the newly poor Maloofs do, If you add this to TZ’s post yesterday that the Maloofs owe Sac $75 mil AND $75 mil that they accessed from the NBA’s credit facility and then deduct whatever portion of the teams value the minority owners hold and guessing that the team minus no underlying arena is worth around $300 mil, then in one long run on sentence you come to the conclusion that the Maloofs don’t hold that much equity in the team.
I hope this isn’t a pipe dream. I’m not going to invest much hope into this until it begins to look more like real reality but this could be an awesome outcome.
"It ain't Chinese algebra" - Tony Allen from Basketbawful
Am I reading into this too much?
I thought that it was pretty telling that according to reports, the Maloofs spent their presentation convincing the board that they were “more financially sound than public perception” indicates. I didn’t hear or see alot of reporting about the Pro-Anaheim team making Pro-Anaheim arguments.
I had lost faith in KJ and he pwn’d my ass so hard today with the BurkleBomb.
So anyhow, the point Im trying to make is, if the Maloofs are under the gun about their wallets by the BoG and the ownership group and the league, which is further evidenced by the craptastic deal in Anaheim they are trying to make, then perhaps Stern is going to go from hated to beloved in Sacramento.
What better owner for the franchise in the state capital than a billionaire politico? It sounds like a match made in heaven to me.
by Nutterball on Apr 14, 2011 5:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So this is what George meant by we made progress
I thought that it was pretty telling that according to reports, the Maloofs spent their presentation convincing the board that they were "more financially sound than public perception" indicates
Good luck Sactown
I really REALLY hope the Kings stay in Sactown. NBA wouldn’t be the same without you.
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Photo of the Maloofs at BoG meeting just released
“Broke? Do we look like we’re broke?”
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by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 14, 2011 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
It's in the 4th, we've started our comeback...
…and for once the Lakers have our backs. Nice.
On another note, if the NBA doesn’t go for a hard cap, it’s at least helpful to have a billionaire owner instead of millionaires.
Sacramento
where amazing happens.
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Go Kings!
by Panzerfaust on Apr 15, 2011 3:56 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
if this thing will succeed
we should make the week in which it happens a Burkle Appreciation Week and it should be mandatory to put a “Burkle” reference in every single post…
Here we Burkle!
"Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game." — Michael Jordan
Go Kings!
by Panzerfaust on Apr 15, 2011 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Love it!
Here we Burkle!
Awesome.
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by PhutureKings on Apr 15, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If this succeeds, I know what we're doing this summer.
Forget the player photoshops. We’re gonna have Ron Burkle: Savior.
This.
We'll all be Burkatholics.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
But, I don't wanna be touched by a priest.
Oh, wait, I’m not a pre-pubecent boy…I should be ok.
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"Put Kobe or Lebron in a wheelchair, and I can GUARANTEE Tyreke would demolish either. You might want to rethink what you just said." - MarcusC.
"I never read those trade threads. They seem to be mainly populated with the sports equivalent of people who think the Rapture is imminent." - andy sims.
by PhutureKings on Apr 15, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
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I hope this works out. im getting my license in a couple moths and hope i can plan to go to a kings game. Ive been a fan for a couple years but only got to experience a kings game once.
Try this one on for size...
Someone noted above the level of “WIN” associated with a franchise swap involving the NBA, the Kings and the Hornets.
The Maloofs could (conceivably) sell their Vegas assets and/or finace a “new” Palms in Gulfport or Biloxi or Waveland (right across the state line from LA and still in the Metro NO market) and have their casino, their NBA team, and all their business interests in one locale.
C’mon, Joe and Gavin. Think outside those boxy heads of yours, and make it happen!
Those who walk on eggshells rarely leave footprints.
I hope this works out for the Kings
It’s a sad thing to see a bunch of loyal fans screwed by greedy owners. There are a lot of B.E. readers rooting for Burkle to save the Kings!
-D
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by DonkeyShins on Apr 15, 2011 10:15 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks man...
If Burkle is our owner, it sounds like he’ll commit the resources to put a good team together. That would make for a good West Coast rivalry.
On the other hand, if the Maloofs remain in charge, they’ll quickly become Donald Sterling 2.0
Check out my comedy website, where you can access video clips of my stand-up @ www.danielhumbarger.com
"Put Kobe or Lebron in a wheelchair, and I can GUARANTEE Tyreke would demolish either. You might want to rethink what you just said." - MarcusC.
"I never read those trade threads. They seem to be mainly populated with the sports equivalent of people who think the Rapture is imminent." - andy sims.
by PhutureKings on Apr 15, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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