Some Sacramento Kings fans like to point out that here in Seattle we have the Mariners, Seahawks and Sounders.
Yes, they say, you’ll surely be fine; you have baseball, football and soccer. And you have UW. “You should be giving us a break.”
This piece also says that “few cities know heartbreak like Sacramento.”
Sacramento may know a little heartbreak, but we know its tendencies much better.
Sacramento also likes to remind everyone of the uncertainty and ever-present-nervousness that nearly resulted in a move to Anaheim.
Yes, it’s true, Kings fans have lived in fear of losing their team for a very long time, and I feel for them in that regard, but to ask for a break from Seattle?
The difference is that while Sacramento has been in a struggle to try and keep their team, they have had a team. A product on the court. We haven’t had that product.
It’s one thing for the Sacramento fans to believe that they can comprehend the disaster of losing a tem, especially when they have teetered on the edge of it. It’s another thing to understand it when it has happened to you.
I have nothing against Sacramento fans. I applaud them for making a strong effort to try to retain their team. Kings fans would have a reaction similar to mine if roles were reversed. Let me try to put it this way:
As a town without an NBA franchise it’s hard to give a break to a town that already has one.
Just saying.