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Las Vegas Kings sound good to me...
Given the disgust most Kings fans have for the LA franchise, it's ironic that the person who has come out most publicly against moving the team from Sacto is none other than Phil Jackson.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/04/07/kings.relocation.news/index.html
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Desperate times call for desperate measures, of course, and so the situation goes in Sacramento these days.
The Kings are likely headed for Anaheim, with the Maloof family that owns the team eager to leave its small-market struggles behind and tap into the Southern California market, the second largest in the country. It is a reality that has finally been accepted by the locals, a development so heartbreaking and harrowing that they're left longing for hope in any form.
Even if it comes courtesy of Public Enemy No. 1: Lakers coach Phil Jackson.
In a twist that is thick with irony and breaks every rivalry rule ever written, it appears the Lakers and their oft-despised coach might offer the best chance for Sacramento to keep its Kings. And with the rumblings growing louder that Lakers owner Jerry Buss is ramping up his behind-the-scenes effort to rally support against the move, Jackson played the part of public spokesman yet again on Wednesday in a way that should surely make up for the time he once infamously called Sacramento a "cow town."
After saying on March 26 that having a third team in the market would be "ridiculous," Jackson expounded on his views in an interview with SI.com.
"I don't see any community, I don't care if it's Bombay with 25 million [people], being able to support three teams [in the same market]," Jackson said before the Lakers fell to Golden State in what was their third straight loss. "I know Istanbul does it with three soccer teams, and England does it in London with three soccer teams in the surrounding area, but it makes it very difficult in our community and our television area to do that kind of a thing. It will hurt all the franchises."
Las Vegas Kings sound good to me...
I've heard that the Maloofs have some serious financial issues and they're pretty desperate to move the team.
lol did you just read the newspaper today?
Why does Phil care so much if this is his swan song? Unless he's planning on moving into a front office gig for the Lakers or something. He should focus on getting the team ready for the playoff run and not what the Kings are doing.
Phil is just speaking up since his girlfriend is Dr. Buss' daughter. The Buss family doesnt really talk to the media much & we all know Phil loves taking jabs at ppl & speaking his mind haha. I heard the Lakers would lose 10% of their new tv deal if the Kings move down here so the Maloofs & the whole organization need to find another city to take their garbage team. 3 NBA teams within 30 miles is in ridiculous tbh.
That is true...take his team to Vegas or something...Seattle even.
I'd oppose it too. I mean really I know the Kings are in CA already, but at least they are futher away from LA then they would be in Anaheim
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