the kings are a royal pain

To update you about the Sacramento Kings, at least for another year, they are staying in Sacramento. They say the long term stability depends on the city building them a new 400-million dollar arena. The current arena is about 25 years old. Hardly ancient. Chicago has Wrigley Field, 100 years old, Soldier Field, remodeled, but 80 years old. Not too long ago the other two sports arenas were torn down, each over 80 years old. We should expect to get 50 years minimal out of an arena. If the owners don't like it let them walk. The choice the city has is fire all teachers, police and firemen, or keep a useless losing basketball team. Not a tough decision.