Sacramento Shows NBA The Money, Now Waits For Decision
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Local businesses are showing the NBA that Sacramento means business when it comes to the Kings by showing them the money.
A meeting between seven NBA representatives and 30 local businesses took place at the Golden One Credit Union where those businesses actually made deposits toward their promised $10 million pledges to help support the Kings if they stay in the Capital City.
Immediately after the meeting, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson held a press conference.
"Today is another historic day in Sacramento. The NBA, the league has said to Sacramento 'show me the money' and today we're doing just that," said Mayor Johnson. "We're making a down payment on the future of the Sacramento Kings and this being a permanent home for the Kings. That's our commitment."
The Mayor went on to list the companies representing the group of local firms pledging the $10 million in new corporate sponsorship dollars. Those companies are:
American River Packaging
Anheuser-Busch/Markstein Beverages
Arden Fair Mall
AT&T
Barry Katz
Blue Diamond Growers
Brown Construction Inc
Burger Rehabilitation
Buzz Oates Group of Companies
Capitol City Escrow
Golden 1 Credit Union
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Hallsten Corporation
Jiffy Lube
Kamilos Group
Kevin Nagle Foundation
McDonald's
Mechanics Bank
Rabobank
Sac Jet
Sacramento Rivertrain
Sleep Train
SMUD
SPI Solar Power
SureWest Communications
Sutter Health
Synergex
Thunder Valley Casino
VSP Vision Care
Weintraub, Genshlea Chediak
Wells Fargo
Western Health Advantage
Zoom Imaging Solutions, Inc
Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof have until Monday to ask permission to relocate to Anaheim. NBA owners must approve the move by a majority vote.
