Guys, the Sacramento Kings are finally a big national story. This is good news and bad news but mostly bad news and oh Lord it's really bad news, isn't it? Oh god.

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TIM KEOWN, IMPORTANT TASTEMAKER FOR HOT SPORTS TAKE PROVIDERS EVERYWHERE:

Oh, almost forgot something.

Look, brother, we don't think the power of our voices are going to change, say, Dan Gilbert's mind. I don't really understand where you got this idea that we're all naive children stamping our feet and screaming about how much we want our Kings. That's not what Kings fans have done at all. We have organized very focused, very direct campaigns to achieve very particular objectives. We want the Board of Governors to consider expansion. We want Sacramento to get a fair hearing in April. We want to show potential owners of a pro basketball team in Sacramento that the fans are on board as soon as the Maloofs are gone.

It does you nor us no favor, sir, to champion our loyalty while calling us illogical, delusional and impotent. Please do not "you're cute as a button but dumb as a rock" us, brother. We don't deserve that. We're acting like adults here. We know full well what is most likely to happen. Forgive us, kind sir, for refusing to be logical and realistic. Forgive us for refusing to go softly into that night. Illogical, delusional and powerless though we may be, we have each made a personal decision to fight in our own way, for our own reasons. Your cold assessment of our spirit serves no purpose. Honestly, what's the point? "LOL look at these sports fans being all illogical — what a world!"

Sports fandom is and should be 100 percent illogical. Otherwise it's just observation, which sounds totally boring. We'll leave that to guys like you.

Look at that kid above this story. You want to be the one to tell him it's over? Go right ahead, Mr. Keown.

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RAY RATTO, KING OF THE BAY AREA SPORTSWENCHES!

Whoa, fancy reference there, guy! You can tell he cares about his craft because he called it the "HMS Titantic" and not just the "Titanic" like a hack would.

Except the only people who have said done deal are Seattle people and the Maloofs. The NBA has, in fact, said nothing remotely close to "done deal." This is the point of the April Board of Governors meeting.

I know you're trying to be real cute, man, but what KJ will actually say is more like, "We have done everything that the NBA has requested over the past two years. We have put together a well-stocked ownership group who will match the Seattle offer. Our City Council has approved a deal including $255 million in public subsidy for a downtown arena. We can have it built in time for the 2016-17 season. We have sold out 19 of 28 seasons in Sacramento despite decades of impotence broken up with one period of success. We agree that Seattle deserves a team, but you cannot in good conscience punish the city of Sacramento for the failings of the Maloofs, who unlike you all could not stay afloat and are trying to stick it to us by selling out of market when Sacramento remains totally viable and competitive. We would appreciate it if you would vote to approve a sale to a Sacramento-based owner and consider granting Seattle an expansion team."

"This is Ray Ratto from April 19, 2013, signing off."

Again, we're not children. We're not naive to the fact that odds are high that the Board of Governors will approve the sale and the move and vaguely assure Sacramento that they understand our plight. We're reasonable people. We know who pays Stern's salary. We have been helplessly devoted to the weeds of NBA as business for years because of the Maloofs and their bad intentions.

But forgive us for not laying down and taking the Maloofs' final crime like shamed dogs. You want to smack us around? Expect to get some jabs back. If what you believe to be inevitable happens, so be it. We went down fighting, like we all pray our favorite teams do. If we get lucky and land the right blow, then you're damn right it was worth it.

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Sportswriters: they'll kill a player who doesn't give the proverbial 110 percent, and they'll kill fans who do give 110 percent. And you want to talk to us about being illogical and delusional? Give us a damn break, guys.