Posted January 09, 2013

Twitter reaction to Kings’ prospective sale and relocation

Real-time reactions from NBA players, writers and fans to the report that the Kings are close to being sold to a Seattle-based group that wants to move the team to the Emerald City for the 2013-14 season.

Wow …—
demarcus cousins (@boogiecousins) January 09, 2013

Welcome back welcome back welcome back!!!! #206💩 instagr.am/p/URu8Z6Ar7F/—
Nate Robinson (@nate_robinson) January 09, 2013

Surely everyone would be happy that the Maloofs are selling. That they're selling to a Seattle based group is a twist of the knife, though.—
Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) January 09, 2013

Love the city of Seattle, but there are few better NBA fans – if any – than those in Sacramento. Deserved better than this—
Chris Ballard (@SI_ChrisBallard) January 09, 2013

Condolences to Gary Payton, who will soon lose his title as leading scorer in Thunder history.—
Beckley Mason (@BeckleyMason) January 09, 2013

Just to recap: the Maloofs get $500 million for being complete, abject failures at their job.—
devin kharpertian (@uuords) January 09, 2013

No dedicated fanbase like Sacramento's should have a team ripped away from them, but Seattle should never have been without a team.—
Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) January 09, 2013

Do you believe in miracles!!!—
Spencer Hawes (@spencerhawes00) January 09, 2013

Suuuuuuuuuppperrrrrrrrrr…—
Spencer Hawes (@spencerhawes00) January 09, 2013

Wow—
Jason Thompson (@jtthekid) January 09, 2013

Welcome home to The Seattle SUUUUUUUUUUPER Sonics!!!—
Jon Brockman (@MrJonBrockman) January 09, 2013

Clay Bennett owns the SuperSonics name and logo, but under the settlement, agreed to turn it over to a new Seattle owner at no cost.—
Royce Young (@dailythunder) January 09, 2013

This is all Howard Schultz's fault.—
Andrew Ungvari (@DrewUnga) January 09, 2013

Kings, Grizzlies, Warriors, Hornets all sold for top dollar. Contraction? Never again. Hell, at this point, I fear they might expand.—
Rafael Uehara (@rafael_uehara) January 09, 2013

I would like to apologize to all Sac fans that I offended. I loved my time in Sac. However I grew up and was raised a Sonics fan.—
Jon Brockman (@MrJonBrockman) January 09, 2013

Seattle May Get The Kings….. Smh…..—
Terrence Williams (@TheRealTWill) January 09, 2013

If the #Rumors are true, I'm sorry to hear the #SacKings are moving to Seattle. Sacramento fans are some of the best in the NBA!!—
Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) January 09, 2013

Seattle fans aren't to blame here, but their city IS stealing a team like theirs was stolen. Need to own up to that.—
Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 09, 2013