I beg to differ on one account. The Sacramento Kings are the Maloofs Team. They own the team and ARCO arena. The Maloofs as others tried to indicate, are a major player in Las Vegas and George and the rest of the Maloofs were instrumental in helping the NBA put the All Star game there.
Jackets at a Kings game does not mean they are any less Kings fans than you and I. In fact, they are bigger than that, promoting the NBA as well as this All Star Game which happens to be in Las Vegas where they have become the unofficial hosts. Bigger name players see that and remember the Maloofs and their interests which can have a positive effect on getting some of those players to Sacramento. And in a small market the Kings need all the PR help they can get.
You also may not realize that the All Star game will not (can not) come to Sacramento due to the lack of first class hotel rooms. Sacramento, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Portland, and a few others, are all in the same boat. But their owners are not involved on a grander scale as our owners are. It's all good for Sacramento and the Kings.
And I take issue with your "Sacramento native" business. Are you implying that if we are not Sacramento natives that we are not as much Kings fans as you are? I started going to Kings games in 1989 and thru the really bad years before my business moved to the coast.