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Rick Horrow on the Kings' economic impact on Sacramento.
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I'm fox sports news analyst Rick -- talking Sacramento. Maybe Seattle kings. The Sacramento Kings on the fast track to relocating to Seattle. As investor Chris Hanson and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer await NBA approval on their purchase of the team. And despite the purchase agreement Sacramento officials are making a last ditch effort to final lots franchise. And you really can't blame mayor Kevin Johnson for trying and having a pro sports team these big businesses the local communities. Sports teams provide dozens of full time jobs -- team employees and hundreds of seasonal jobs for people who work at the events. They also create opportunities for substances. Local restaurants and retail in the areas around their stadiums and Arenas and a case of Sacramento. Keeping the kings is especially important because they're one of only six cities with basketball as the only pro sporting town. Oklahoma City another of the NBA's one team's cities and ironically the thunder relocated from Seattle. In 2008. For fox sports I'm Rick --