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The Mayor revealed his "whales" today as Mark Mastrov and Ron Burkle. He also said an arena would be built at the Downtown Plaza site and that the Sacramento corporate community has pledged over $50 million in sponsorships at a new arena.

We're on Whale Watch.

The investors lined up in a bid to keep the Kings in Sacramento will reportedly be announced on Thursday.

The Sacramento Kings didn't let a tough double-overtime loss to Miami stop them from giving their all on the road again, and this time it led to a huge win.

The Bee wrote on John Kehriotis' offer to buy the Kings, which is being framed as a back-up in case Seattle falls through.

A new report from David Baumann of SportsTalk Florida offers information from a league source that says the Kings future in Sacramento is now "Sacramento's to lose". The source also says that KJ's bid is in the ballpark of $580 million and that Chris Hansen did NOT deliver the $30 million down payment to the Maloofs.

The Kings visit the Magic on game 2 of a back to back.

The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved preliminary negotiations with potential investors looking to buy the Kings and build an arena downtown.

Marcus Thornton and the Kings would not go away against the defending champions, forcing two extra periods before Miami was able to put the game away. LeBron James finished with 40 points and a career-high 16 assists.

David Flemmer, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the auction of Bob Cook's minority stake in the Kings, revealed today that the timeline for selling off the 7% share in the franchise may be accelerated.

Channel your inner Miss Cleo and predict things with us!

The most important game of Tuesday.

In preparation for Tuesday's City Council meeting in which the Council will be asked to authorize formal negotiations with an investment partner for a new arena, the City Manager's office has released a staff report detailing the process.

The Kings lost to the Hornets by 15 on Sunday. And that was with John Salmons shooting 6-7 on threes.

A message to Kings fans around the world, from Here We Stay.

The Bee reports that City Manager John Shirey will ask for approval from City Council on Tuesday to begin formal negotiations on a new Downtown Arena with a large equity investment group.

A union lawsuit against the city of Seattle and King County was thrown out on Friday because a judge was convinced there is not technically an arena deal in place in the Emerald City.

The Kings dropped their fourth straight and the first of this five game road trip. Isaiah Thomas finished with 30 points and a season-high 9 assists in the loss.