The Sacramento Kings will remain in Sacramento, for now.

After a the announcement by the Kings’ owners, the Maloof brothers, the mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson, expressed the community’s gratitude at being given one more year to provide a new venue for the Kings to play.

The Kings’ fans have been some of the loudest in the league over the past decade.  They were notorious for bringing in cow bells and other noise making devices which made it difficult for opposing teams to concentrate and hear each other on the court.

The Maloofs have said that if there is not a definitive plan on the table for a new stadium at some point during this next year, they will relocate the team to Anaheim, Calif.

If the Kings do end up relocating to Anaheim, that would put three professional basketball teams in very close proximity to one another.  The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers already share a building.  The Lakers have owned the town, but the recent addition of Blake Griffin has brought some energy to the Clippers’ fan base.  However it would seem foolish to have a third team competing with the Lakers and Clippers for a fan base when they already have such a strong fan base.

Personally, I hope they stay in Sacramento.  However if they do move, I think they should look to move outside California.  California already has four professional basketball teams, more than any other state.  I think that there are other markets around the country that would more than welcome a basketball team.