After college, Hurley was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft.
Maloof, owner of the Sacramento Kings basketball team and co-owner of the Palms Casino Resort, have all stopped by.
The only thing stopping the Sacramento Kings from a sale and move to Seattle is approval by NBA owners.
WSJ: Sacramento Kings Moving to Seattle to Become Reborn SuperSonics
For the second time in three years, the Sacramento Kings will host their regular-season finale with the franchise's future uncertain.
When he lived in Portland and Jordan came there with the Sacramento Kings, the two would get together for lunch.
Some teams, including the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks may be subject to relocation in the near future.
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In a blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, for example, the Knicks began the game sluggishly, trailing 13-3.
The Sacramento Kings have sold out 19 of 27 seasons and own two of the longest sellout streaks in NBA history.
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Recently, the owners of the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise announced they were talking with the city of Anaheim to move the team.
But the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night means the series will open this weekend in Los Angeles.
It has secured the rights to all available Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks games, as well as those of the Sacramento Kings.
In an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years, the Sacramento Kings finally appear to be staying put in California's capital city.
Thomas Robinson was taken with the No. 5 pick by the Sacramento Kings in last year's draft, but was traded in February after only 51 games.
The Sacramento Kings have been fighting a facility war for over a decade to replace the archaic basketball arena that the team use to sellout regularly.
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He said he will wrap the ankle up and get treatment on Friday but is not a guarantee to play New Year's Eve against the Sacramento Kings.
On Monday morning, the Seattle Times reported that a Seattle group helmed by hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer agreed to purchase the Sacramento Kings.
"We are happy to announce that we have entered into a binding agreement with the Maloofs to purchase a controlling interest in the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise, " Hansen said in a statement.
The back pain had caused him to lose his job calling NBA jobs for ESPN but he returned part time as an analyst calling games for the Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics.
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The latest team sale involves the Sacramento Kings.
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"The NBA received an executed Purchase and Sale Agreement for the transfer of a controlling interest in the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family to an investor group led by Christopher Hansen, " the league said.
WSJ: Sacramento Kings Moving to Seattle to Become Reborn SuperSonics
If their acquisition of the Sacramento Kings is finalized and they move the NBA team to Seattle to play in a new arena in two years, having a hockey team there as well would make sense economically.
The memory of "The Shot, " which gave Indiana a 74-73 victory, is still with Smart, now the coach of the Sacramento Kings, while Jim Boeheim, still the coach at Syracuse, revisited it every day for 16 years.
Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff spot by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night.
Today is the deadline to submit counter bids to keep the Kings in Sacramento.
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Andrews is burying himself in work--like patching up the knee of Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber.
The Suns don't play again until Wednesday, when they face the Kings in Sacramento.
But what happens if the sale is blocked and the Kings remain in Sacramento?
Does the NBA really need the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies?
Keeping the Kings in Sacramento will be a costly endeavor.
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said last week he had received permission from NBA Commissioner David Stern to present a counteroffer to league owners from buyers who would keep the Kings in Sacramento.
WSJ: Sacramento Kings Moving to Seattle to Become Reborn SuperSonics
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