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The fight is nearly over. Let's finish strong.

The city manager has rehired an arena consultant and begun work to prepare a feasibility study on a new Kings arena at the Downtown Plaza site.

The committee that will review the sale of the Sacramento Kings to Chris Hansen includes 10 NBA owners. Four are from small markets.

The trustee handling Bob Cook's bankruptcy, which includes a 7 percent stake in the Sacramento Kings, has asked a judge to expand the contract law firm working on behalf of him to include potential claims related to the proposed sale of the team.

The Celtics had a dominant second quarter against Sacramento which helped carry them throughout the game. Tyreke Evans was the only real bright spot for Sacramento.

The Bee reports that the NBA finance committee will begin vetting the Sacramento plan to keep the Kings before Kevin Johnson's April presentation.

Tuesday brought potential delays in the bankruptcy case of Bob Cook's 7 percent of the Sacramento Kings franchise. That could be a blessing ... or not.

The Pizza Guy came up huge, capping a big night by hitting a game-winning runner with one second remaining.

Ryan Lillis reports that the 24 Hour Fitness founder met with the 21 local investors who have pledged $1 million each to the Kings today in Sacramento.

If the sale of the Kings is consummated and the team moves to Seattle, there are concerns that Chris Hansen will default on the $64 million loan to the city and simply forfeit a stake in the team and Sleep Train Arena.

Denver blew out the Kings once again, this time on the back of Ty Lawson and Andre Iguodala. The Kings were outscored by double digits in two quarters and 8 in another.

The Thunder, as expected, beat the Kings on Friday. But the fans were excellent.

USA Today's Sam Amick reports that prospective Kings equity partner Ron Burkle met Thursday with NBA Commissioner David Stern. Burkle has been widely reported to have interest in the Kings since 2011.

A sports law expert has seen a minority partner's contract with the Maloofs and confirms that there is a "right to match" clause. Anyone know a lawyer?

The Sacramento Bee reports that Bob Cook, former minority owner of the Kings, has brokered a meeting for Mayor Kevin Johnson with Larry Ellison, the third richest man in the United States.

The Sacramento Bee reports on a possible snag in the deal between the Maloof Family and the Hansen-Ballmer group. A Bankruptcy Attorney overseeing Robert Cook's 7% share claims that a first right of refusal exists in the partnership agreement.