David Stern said the Seattle ownership group is strong, calling the Seattle ownership group the "Hansen/Ballmer" ownership group. Stern's statement can be read here - Stern: Addressing Sacramento Kings Future
And there is this exciting news:
"I think it’s fair to say that we have an application in house, as you know, from Seattle to both transfer ownership to what I'll call the Hansen/Ballmer group and an application to move the team to Seattle to play in KeyArena while the process goes on just to get permission to build a new building in Seattle,” Stern said.
NBA commisioner talks about Sacramento Kings future | KING5.com Seattle
The NBA vote is April 18th.
I hope you were not expecting the owners to break their gag order and speak to the Sacramento Mayor.
I hope you know that David Stern has talked with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn more than once.
The process is moving forward.