Just when things could not get worse for Sacramento’s chances of keeping the Kings in town, the NBA cancels two weeks of games. This is all due to a work stoppage and labor impasse in the National Basketball League. NBA team owners continue to lock out players as both sides keep bicker over how to split league revenue. The owners want a 50-50 split of all revenue. Players previously received 57 percent in the previous, now-expired collective bargaining agreement. As one fan put it “this is just a bunch of millionaires arguing with other millionaires about how to split millions of dollars”

NBA Commissioner David Stern said he is canceling the start of the season, including at least four Sacramento Kings home games. Many feel this could jeopardize Sacramento’s efforts to get a new arena built in downtown. Who wants to pay for an arena when there are no games to watch?

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On Thursday August 11th there is a Town Hall Meeting. The agenda is to discuss the economic impact to Natomas without the Sacramento Kings. If you would like to attend the meeting will be held at the Natomas Charter School, 4600 Blackrock Drive, Sacramento, CA.

Much of the the hype surrounding the effort to keep the Kings in Sacramento has died down. There is still no plan to pay for a new arena. Without a new arena the Sacramento Kings have already said they will leave Sacramento.

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J.J. Hickson is moving from Cleveland to Sacramento to play for the Kings. J.J. Hickson has played three seasons in the NBA. A few hours before the NBA announced it would lock out its players, the Kings made the deal acquire Hickson. Sacramento traded small forward Omri Casspi and a conditional first-round draft pick to Cleveland for Hickson.

The deal gives away a small forward which the Kings have plenty of and adds another power forward/center. “I think it was a chance to acquire a young player that’s already proven himself to a decent level in the league and (to) strengthen our roster,” Geoff Petrie said.

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Reading local blogs and news reports there is a lot of speculation out there on the future of the Kings. Will they stay in Sacramento or will they go? All of this second guessing is by design. The decision was made weeks ago, but the Sacramento residents are still being being told there is hope, and their may be a little still out there.

There is no way the Maloofs would allow an official announcement before the end of the season. They were making far too much money off the increased ticket sales. Now it’s David Stern turn to make all of this as profitable as possible. Sacramento is simply a pawn in a much larger game.

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NBA’s Rookie of the Year was busted by the The California Highway Patrol. Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans was cited for reckless driving according to the CHP. DUI was not involved.

The CHP air patrol spotted Evans driving a 2010 black Mercedes S550 at more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 80. The air unit followed the car until it stopped at a park near Bell Road and Taylor Street in Sacramento where a patrol car was able to catch up to Evans. Firearms were drawn because of the black tinted windows. Evans was cooperative with officers and will appear in court to answer for this event.