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Notes from Board of Governors meeting explain why Kings stay in Sacramento

USA Today's Sam Amick didn't have much to do after the Dallas hotel that hosted the NBA Board of Governors meeting was locked down due to a tornado warning. Therefore, he spent time putting together a ripped-up piece of paper that described (in very simple terms) why the Kings are staying in Sacramento.

The notes don’t tell us anything new -- the Seattle offer was more lucrative, but Sacramento’s was good enough to keep the team -- but it is stunning how Amick was able to piece the notes together.

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