RSS
Virginia Beach May Have Upperhand Over Louisville in Luring Kings
Fitzgerald Cecilio
Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach has emerged as a frontrunner to capture the Kings, should they relocate.
According to the Sacramento Bee, Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms has set a Monday deadline to have a lease signed with a professional sports team, widely believed to be the Sacramento Kings.
Sessoms has been advocating plans for a $300 million-plus arena in Virginia Beach, which would house the pro team.
Virginia Beach officials said that two state General Assembly representatives are prepared to request $150 million in state funds next week to help build the arena if there is a deal with an NBA tenant.
The Kings have declined to comment on the speculation that they are the team in play.
But Attorney Eric Rose, who represents Kings owner, the Maloof family, said that team representatives have been in contact with cities interested in the team.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, meanwhile, said no NBA team has been in contact with local officials.
- Lakers Executive Jim Buss Wants 'Very Solid' Lakers Team Kept Intact
- P.J. Carlesimo Sees Phil Jackson Pursuing His Nets Coaching Job
- Kobe Posts Staged-Fight Pic with Dwight Howard on Twitter
- Carmelo Anthony Extends Dispute with Garnett Offcourt
- With Team at .500, Scott Skiles Out as Bucks Coach
- Lakers Big Men Out Indefinitely with Injuries
- Struggling Wizards Want More Production from Jan Vesely
- Virginia Beach May Have Upperhand Over Louisville in Luring Kings
- Post-Dwight Howard Magic Showing Resilience
- NBA Nets Strong TV Ratings for Christmas Day Games
- Nets Fire Coach Avery Johnson After 3-10 December
- 'Maturing' Heat Star Dwyane Wade Says He's Still Athletic
- Louisville Looks into NBA Possibilities
- Andrew Bynum Claims Kobe Hampered His Growth as NBA Big Man
- New Orleans NBA Team to Change Nickname to Pelicans
- Sports Illustrated Names LeBron James as Sportsman of the Year
- Former NBA All-Star Michael Finley Eyes Comeback
- Michael Jordan Interested in Bringing Back Hornets Nickname
- Celtics Guard Rondo Suspended Two Games for Fighting
- Thunder Spoil Harden's Return to OKC with Big Win
- Mavericks Sign Point Guard Derek Fisher
- Sixers Center Andrew Bynum Out Indefinitely with Knee Woes
- Brooklyn Better as Nets Knock Off Knicks
- Andruw Bynum Sixers Debut Delayed by Five More Weeks
- Mavs Owner Mark Cuban Downplays Possible Lakers Domination
- Dwyane Wade, LeBron Shine as Heat Scorch Celtics
- Nowitzki-Less Mavericks Upset Talent-Laden Lakers
- Stoudemire to Miss Six Weeks Due to Knee Injury
- Thunder Trade Top Sixth Man James Harden to Rockets
- NBA Commissioner David Stern to Step Down in 2014
- LeBron James Rejects Rumors of Lakers Move
- Lakers Star Dwight Howard Brushes Off Shaq's Criticism
- Players Union to File Labor Charge Against NBA over Flopping Rule
- Kobe Bryant: Lakers Still 'My' Team
- Financial Issues Forced Knicks to Let Jeremy Lin Go
Copyright © 2012 AHN. All rights reserved
Advertisement
|