Warning shots

The Assistant City Manager of Sacramento wrote a letter to the City of Anaheim and said don't mess around with the Sacramento Kings unless you can demonstrate that the city will be repaid the $77 million owed to Sacramento.   Joe Maloof one of the owners responded by saying "That letter is completely wrong, and it was uncalled for – below the belt – and it's a shame it had to come out of his office," He went on to say that the Maloofs have always paid their obligations.  Maloof went on to yammer "It's not for the mayor or anybody (in the City of Sacramento) to interfere with our business."


Well EXCUSEEE MEEEEE Mr. Maloof, you've left Acro in a mess, you've incompetently run your franchise into the ground and you are sneaking out of town because the good citizens of Sacramento do not believe it is their obligation to pay for the facilities in which they run their business.


R.E. Graswich, the former Bee sportswriter summed up feelings in the city “We’ve grown up as a sports town,” Graswich said. “We’re not going to back any crummy product they put on the floor. We’ve got bigger problems —12.5 percent unemployment, people being laid off or furloughed, their homes in foreclosure. The Kings would be a nice distraction if they were any good, but they’re not.”


Congratulations to the City of Sacramento for finally facing down these two bit bullies.  We want our dough before you slink out of town!