Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer new identity: NBA Sacramento Kings boss

On January 22, according to foreign media reports, sources said on Monday, the U.S. men's professional basketball league (NBA) team Sacramento Kings owner Maloof (Maloof) family, has agreed to $ 525 million sale price of the team given by the hedge fund manager Chris Hansen (Chris Hansen) and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) consortium. From next season, the Kings will move to the home of Seattle (Microsoft headquarters), and the former home of Seattle Key Arena (Key Arena) to play two season. Subsequently, the team will move to the new arena.

The cost of the arena will reach $ 490 million. In 2008, the former Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, allowing Seattle lost the NBA team.

At that time, the Seattle Sonics officials do not support building a new arena plan, so that the owner of the Sonics very dissatisfied. Moved to Seattle, but also let the Kings get a higher value television contract. $ 525 million of the purchase price, but also the NBA team's second-highest price. In 2010, former AOL executive Ted Leon Francis (Ted Leonsis) financed the acquisition of the Washington Wizards and the center court (Verizon Center) remaining 56% stake in the transaction on the Washington Wizards and the valuation of the arena of $ 551 million. In Leon Francis acquired prior to the Washington Wizards and the arena, NBA team the highest price for the Golden State Warriors of $ 450 million.