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Chris Hansen upped his bid for the Kings. Sacramento didn't flinch.

Has a city ever had to do as much as Sacramento is being asked to keep an NBA team?

The Sacramento Kings hung around with the Spurs thanks to a big night from beyond the arc, but the Spurs outplayed the Kings down the stretch. DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

The Bee's Tony Bizjak reports that the Hansen-Ballmer is contemplating increasing their bid for the Sacramento Kings by $25 million after the Sacramento group led by Vivek Ranadivé indicated they would match Seattle's offer. Chris Hansen later confirms he has increased the bid.

In a change in strategy, Sam Amick reports that Sacramento will not match Chris Hansen's bid on Bob Cook's 7% minority ownership. Since the minority share sale will still require BOG approval, it is not viewed as critical by Kevin Johnson and crew.

The Sacramento Bee reports that former Facebook executive Chris Kelly has joined Sacramento's group. Mayor Johnson, Vivek Ranadive and Kelly himself all confirmed the report on Twitter.

Ailene Voisin has another bombshell: the Maloofs want the Kings issue resolved so they can buy a National Hockey League or Major League Baseball team.

In his latest piece for USA Today, Sam Amick writes that Sacramento is expected to fully match Seattle's offer for the Kings. He also sheds some light on why the Maloof Family has set a deadline and whether or not Seattle can up their bid should Sacramento match.

Sports Business Daily reports that the NBA has requested Vivek Ranadivé's group to refund the $30 million down payment made by Chris Hansen's group if the Kings stay in Sacramento.

UCLA's older-than-we-thought star scorer drops into the Kings' hands at No. 7 in Chad Ford's first mock.

Chris Daniels reports that Sacramento and Seattle each have proponents at the league, and that the final showdown has pitted David Stern against NBA owners.

The Kings got out to an early double digit lead and never really looked back, pushing the lead to as much as 30 points in the second half. Six players between each team scored at least 20 points. John Salmons led the way for Sacramento with 22.

The Bee's Tony Bizjak reports that the Maloof Family is giving Sacramento a deadline of 5 P.M. on Friday to submit an offer that is equal to Seattle's in order to be considered should the NBA deny their sale to Seattle.

In the first definitive statement about Sacramento's counter-bid to keep the Kings, CA State Sen. Darrell Steinberg says that Sacramento has matched Seattle's offer dollar-for-dollar. However, he later backtracked saying it was merely "fully competitive".

Following yesterday's departure of Ron Burkle, local developer Mark Friedman has joined Sacramento's bid to keep the Kings and build a new arena in downtown Sacramento. Friedman calls his commitment "substantial".

The Board of Governors may vote on the sale and relocation of the Kings at its meeting next week after all.

Monday was a weird day as Ron Burkle stepped aside in Sacramento's bid to keep the Kings. Then the Jacobs family stepped up. Like I said, weird day.