NBA owners follow committee recommendation, reject Sacramento Kings’ move to Seattle

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NBA commissioner David Stern, second from left, addresses a group during a break from a Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas. The meeting is an effort to resolve the five-month-long struggle over the future of the Sacramento Kings. The board\'s tasks: Decide whether the team should move to Seattle or stay in Sacramento, and then figure out who should own the franchise. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

DALLAS – NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.

The vote followed a recommendation made last month by the NBA’s relocation committee and may have finally brought an end to an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years.

A group led by investor Chris Hansen has a deal to buy the team. Hansen hoped to move the franchise to Seattle and rename it the SuperSonics. The original Sonics were moved to Oklahoma City in 2008 and were renamed the Thunder.

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