Kings Reach Tentative Arena Deal To Remain In Sacramento

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Sacramento's efforts to build a new arena for the Sacramento Kings have never been closer to becoming a reality.

The city, the NBA and the Kings announced a tentative deal Monday to finance a new arena that would keep the team in California's capital. The City Council is expected to vote on the plan March 6.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, NBA Commissioner David Stern and the Maloof family, which owns the Kings, emerged from three days of talks in Orlando, Fla., - where they had been negotiating all weekend during All-Star festivities - to announce that the framework of a deal had been reached.

The full financing plan will be made public by Thursday. CONTINUE....

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David Stern: Adam Silver Worthy Successor As NBA Commissioner

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By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- David Stern will reveal only two things about his future as NBA commissioner.

He'll be retired within five years, and he hopes Adam Silver replaces him.

Stern endorsed Silver for the job on Saturday, calling the deputy commissioner and 20-year employee of the NBA a "first-rate, top of the class executive."

"I guess I would say that one of the things that a good CEO does, and I try to be a good CEO, is provide his board with a spectacular choice for its successor, and I think I've done that, and that's Adam," Stern said, with Silver sitting at a table to his right. CONTINUE....

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David Stern: Dwight Howard's Future Won't Hurt All-Star Game

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HOUSTON (AP) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't think Dwight Howard's uncertain future will overshadow the All-Star game in Orlando in three weeks. MORE....