For several months, the Sacramento Kings have been on the brink of being sold to an ownership group headed by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that would move the franchise to Seattle, ushering in a second SuperSonics era. The sale initially looked like a sure bet, with Hansen's group agreeing to buy 65 percent of the franchise from Joe and Gavin Maloof at a $525 million valuation. Sacto mayor Kevin Johnson fought back with his own group of potential owners and arena developers, and the last few weeks have been full of slight adjustments to offers, petty ultimatums , and sincere efforts to have NBA basketball in one of two deserving cities. On Monday afternoon, all involved parties received the clearest indication yet that a resolution has been reached. In a unanimous vote, the NBA Board of Governors Relocation Committee recommended that the Kings should not be sold to Hansen's group. Barring an unforeseen change in the situation, the Kings will stay in Sacramento. Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com was the first to report the news on Twitter , with Yahoo!'s own Adrian Wojnarowski following soon after. Sam Amick has more for USA Today :
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