Category Archives: NBA

Would you rather? Perhaps KC is better off without…

Posted on July 17, 2012 by blogger

Ok, so let’s play that game that teenagers love to play. Would you rather? -Be us, Kansas City, with our new arena that doesn’t have a NBA or NHL anchor tenant. We needed Sprint Center. While I do not agree … Continue reading →

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Sprint Center gets in an NBA team — when it moves to Pier 30 in SF…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by blogger

Artists renderings show the plan to get an NBA team in Sprint Center. The arena is going to be uprooted and moved to San Francisco. Then, the Golden State Warriors will move across the Bay and play in the arena. … Continue reading →

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Shocker. AEG favors relocation to Kansas City — opposes relocation to Anaheim

Posted on April 22, 2011 by blogger

Shortly after my post about how struggling NBA and NHL franchises are flying over our city, I found this nugget. NBA Kings’ relocation draws more opposition Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, took to the airwaves Wednesday … Continue reading →

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NBA & NHL franchise relocations passing right by Kansas City

Posted on April 22, 2011 by blogger

August, 2004. That’s when Kansas City voters passed a hotel and rental car tax to finance our new arena — Sprint Center. Sometime before August, 2004, Tim Leiweke from AEG “promised” Sprint Center would have an NBA or NHL anchor … Continue reading →

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How Josh Selby proves the NHL is better than the NBA

Posted on April 14, 2011 by blogger

I’ve considered writing this blogpost for some time. Now, I have something relevant to relate the topic to Kansas Citians. You see, today, KU basketball player Josh Selby, who turned 20 three weeks ago, decided to move on to the … Continue reading →

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Kansas City Kings to become the Royals

Posted on March 21, 2011 by blogger

OK, so that title is a little deceiving, but clever, right? Rumors abound through the media that the Maloof brothers, who own the Sacramento Kings, have filed for a trademark registrations for the names Anaheim Royals, Anaheim Royals of Southern … Continue reading →

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NBA dominoes beginning to fall — KC not one of them

Posted on March 11, 2011 by blogger

Remember a few months ago when we had a local sports talker giggling and guffawing about KC having a “50% chance of landing the Hornets if the NBA takes control of the franchise.” The underlying intention of KC sports talkers … Continue reading →

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Coyotes off the NHL relocation list

Posted on December 15, 2010 by blogger

It looks as if a 40-something Chicagoan has an agreement with the NHL to purchase the Phoenix (Arizona) Coyotes from the NHL and, as of last night, has a new lease agreement with the City of Glendale to play at … Continue reading →

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Kansas City as a possible home for the Hornets — Radio talk

Posted on December 12, 2010 by blogger

Not sure if these links are very durable, but I’m going to go ahead and post links to podcasts of interviews with reporters and sportscaster that commented on the potential for an NBA team in Kansas City. I can summarize … Continue reading →

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NBA or NHL team relocating to KC — it’s not that we can’t

Posted on December 11, 2010 by blogger

NBA fans and sports talk hosts that are afraid they’ll have to talk about hockey someday are all a twitter over the instability of the New Orleans Hornets franchise. We NHL fans have news for you. We’ve been there. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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