SACRAMENTO, CA - Adam Silver has taken over as the new NBA Commissioner, succeeding David Stern whose held the position for thirty years. His first stop was attending the Sacramento Kings game. Sacramento was honored to be the first NBA team to host the commissioner and gave their fans something to cheer about after they defeated the Toronto Raptors 109-101.
It was their second consecutive victory before heading on the road before the NBA All-Star break. On his first road trip as the fifth Commissioner of the NBA, Silver addressed the media during halftime along with owner and chairman Vivek Ranadive.
The new arena is slated to open in 2016 with an extra year given to complete the job or lose the franchise to another city. Ranadive’s group made the savvy agreement with the league when it bought the team last May despite the ups and downs of getting the deal done. Ranadive’s group wanted to protect themselves after the NBA halted the original plans for the teams relocation by a group of investors from Seattle. But with the help of former NBA player and current mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento got the approval and will break ground this summer.
The new arena is slated to open in 2016 with an extra year given to complete the job or lose the franchise to another city. Ranadive’s group made the savvy agreement with the league when it bought the team last May despite the ups and downs of getting the deal done. Ranadive’s group wanted to protect themselves after the NBA halted the original plans for the teams relocation by a group of investors from Seattle. But with the help of former NBA player and current mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento got the approval and will break ground this summer.