[外絮] Kings announce team staying in Sacra …
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標題: [外絮] Kings announce team staying in Sacramento…
時間: Tue May 3 00:38:49 2011
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Kings announce team staying in Sacramento for one more season
By Tony Bizjak and Ryan Lillis
tbizjak@sacbee.com
It's official. The Kings are staying.
這是官方消息。國王將續留沙城。
After weeks of political drama and speculation, team officials said this
morning they are dropping plans to move to Anaheim this year, co-owner George
Maloof told The Bee.
在整整一個禮拜的放話與揣測之後，國王老闆George Maloof告訴蜂報他們已於今天早上表
示他們將暫緩今年把國王遷移至Anaheim的計畫。
"We are heading back to Sacramento. It was a tough decision. Ticket holders
were reaching out to us, and it was the right thing to do to give it a shot at
one more season," Maloof said.
「我們將回歸沙城。這是個困難的決定。季票持有者願意支持我們，這讓我們認為再給沙城
一個球季的時間會是對的。」
The move comes just six hours before a league-imposed 2 p.m. deadline for the
Kings to file a formal request to the league to relocate the team for the
coming season.
這個決定於最終提交搬家申請期限(1400)之前六個小時才定案。
NBA commissioner David Stern told the Maloofs this was the right decision.
George Maloof said Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson now has to come up with an
arena plan by March 1.
NBA總裁David Stern說Maloofs做了正確的決定。George Maloof則說沙城市長 Kevin
Johnson必須要在3/1之前提出新場館的計畫。
Johnson has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference at City Hall.
KJ將於11點在市政府招開記者會。
Despite the decision to stay, sources say the team owners felt strongly up to
the last minute that a move to the Honda Center in Anaheim would provide a more
stable financial situation for the struggling team.
雖然國王決定留下來，但消息指出國王老闆直到最後一刻，仍強烈的認為搬家會讓這隻
陷入困境的球隊的財務狀況更為穩定。
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson launched a late campaign to solicit $10 million
in new corporate sponsorships for the team next season. League officials, in
turn, are said to have told the Maloofs privately last week they want the team
to remain in Sacramento, at least for one more year to give Sacramento a last
chance to pull together a plan and financing for a new sports and entertainment
arena.
沙城市長KJ已為國王下個球季找到新的贊助商並募集到10M的贊助。聯盟官員表示，上週他
們已私下跟 Maloofs說希望他們留在沙城，至少多留一個球季給沙城最後一次機會，讓他們
搞定新場館。
Officials have been talking in the last two weeks about forming a multi-county
"joint powers authority" to finance an arena, but said they have not yet
determined what revenues might be tapped to pay for the project.
過去兩個心情，官員們一直在討論關於成立一個由多個郡組成的聯合權力機關來提供新場館
的預算，不過據傳目前仍未決定怎樣的收入可加以利用在這筆預算上。
If the Kings had filed for relocation, they would have faced a vote of the
league's board of governors, made up of the 30 team owners. Sources say the
Kings called other owners over the weekend to gauge how many votes the team may
have had on the board of governors in support of a move.
如果國王遞交搬家申請，該申請將由聯盟老闆組成的審查委員會投票表決。消息指出國王這
個週末有聯絡各個老闆來評估會得到多少贊成票。
The decision to stay in Sacramento, however, leaves the team in a precarious
financial position. The Kings' owners are said to have serious concerns about
being able to survive financially in Sacramento without a new arena.
不過決定續留沙城的決定，讓國王處於一個財務不穩定的情況。國王老闆說他們非常在意沒
有新場館，他們的收入是否仍能夠讓國王續留於此。
The team owners are believed to have talked recently with Southern California
billionaire Ron Burkle, who has publicly said he wants to buy the team or a
stake in the team to help keep it in Sacramento. However, Maloof family members
have said repeatedly they do not want to sell the team.
國王老闆據信不久前與Ron Burkle這名曾說過願意買下球隊讓國王續留的大亨談過。不過
Maloofs家族已經重複表達很多次他們不想賣球隊。
The Kings launched initial talks with Anaheim officials about a move several
months ago, as Sacramento's latest efforts to build a new arena crumbled. The
team had planned to file for relocation two weeks ago, but ran into opposition
at a league meeting in New York after the mayor made a play for more time to
show the NBA Sacramento could financially support a team better than it has the
last few years.
國王與Anaheim官員在數個月前國王爭取新場館失敗後，就已有初步對話。他們兩週前已經
擬定好了搬家計畫，但看到市長KJ花費許多時間來證明沙城願意在財務上給予國王比過去更
多支持之後，國王改變了主意。
The drama reached a peak last week when Johnson announced he had secured $10
million in new corporate support to keep the team here, and Orange County
billionaire Henry Samueli countered by increasing the loan he is offering the
Maloofs from $50 million to as much as $75 million to play in the Honda Center,
which his company manages.
最後的高潮則是KJ宣佈他已募集到新贊助夥伴與10M贊助金給國王，支持他們留下來，另外
還有橘郡富豪Henry Samueli拒絕增加更多的貸款給Maloofs。
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