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Originally Posted by innov8
KJ has almost guaranteed a new arena in public the last couple years, but
that did not change the outcome. He also took ownership of both
“Plan A & B” to build an arena last year and they both failed. JK lives and
breathes basketball, so his sole focus on this is to be expected.
After watching the city for more than ten years try and build a new arena
but fall short every time, this last minute scramble to present an offer and
guarantee a new downtown arena seems delusional. I hope KJ can hit the
full-court shot; in this case, that’s all he’s got.
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2 years ago KJ said we would keep the Kings in Sacramento and get a city council approved arena. He put together an approved arena plan for the Maloofs, but they couldn't afford it. Now KJ has a new investment group willing to help build the arena and buy the team. The team is still here. Arena plan still here. Where has he failed?
If KJ lived and breathed basketball, he'd be working for some NBA organization right now. He's a politician. He just happens to be using his basketball connection to save a 1,000 jobs and kickstart downtown development.