Because I grew up about 15 minutes away from Sacramento, the Kings were my team. I remember watching the Sacramento Kings games with my brothers and neighbors all the time. We are fans, although I was dubbed “Super Fan.” I remember watching what I think were the greatest Kings team ever: Doug Christie, Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Peja Stojacavic, Mike Bibby, Lawrence Funderberke and Scot Pollard. But who could forget Bobby Jackson!

I have been watching the Kings ever since I was about 7 years old. When I first heard that the Kings wanted to move, I didn’t want to believe it. I didn’t want to believe that the team I had been a fan of and cheered for almost 13 years was about to move. I remember all the times we would go to Kings games and cheer on our favorite players. All the memories were starting to come back of watching this team for as many years as I did.

I was sad to hear that my team would be leaving. It was another part of growing up and seeing your childhood is becoming more of a part of the past. Then as I started to hear more and more where they wanted to move, well, I thought it was stupid. Why would they move to LA? There are already two teams that are down there, and they share an arena. I don’t want the team I grew up with to leave.

I understand that the Kings do a need a new arena. The area in which Arco Arena stands doesn’t really have much. Yes, that area has expanded with the time the arena has been in that area, but it is out of the way and in a not-so-great neighborhood. Also, the arena is a little run down and old.

I think keeping the Kings in Sacramento is a good idea because there aren’t many teams up there to go and watch. Also, it brings in a lot of revenue to the city and the businesses around the arena. With people going out to games, most of them will either go out to eat before the game or go out afterward to celebrate.

With their new deal coming out, I am very happy that the Kings will stay in Sacramento. This has been the team I grew up with, and I have a lot of fun memories of them from my childhood. I also think changing the location within the city will be good for the city in the long run. It will bring more people to another area of the city and get those businesses growing for the better.