Microsoft CEO will wait for the Sacramento Kings

  

January 9 news, according to Reuters, Yahoo Sports reported on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve · Ballmer and hedge fund manager Chris · Hansen (Chris A consortium of Hansen has reached an agreement on the $500 million acquisition of the NBA team Sacramento Kings and plans to relocate the team to Seattle.

Yahoo! Sports quoted sources as saying that the current owner of the Sacramento Kings, the Maloof family, is close to agreeing to sell the team to a consortium led by Ballmer, who hopes to be in the 2013-14 season. Moved the team to Seattle before starting. Reuters could not immediately confirm the accuracy of the report.

Yahoo! Sports reported that as part of the proposed deal, the Sacramento Kings will complete the two seasons at the home of the former Seattle SuperSonics —— Key Arena, and will then move to public use. A new arena built with funds.

A spokesman for Ballmer, NBA and Hansen declined to comment.

The Sacramento Kings did not immediately respond to calls or emails asking them to comment on the news. Officials in the city of Seattle told Reuters that they knew the rumor, but it was not appropriate to comment. In 2008, the original Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, USA, and changed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which caused Seattle to lose its NBA team. At the time, Seattle officials did not support the Sonics team's plan to build a new arena, making the Supersonic team's boss very dissatisfied.

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