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The MaGoofs continue to earn their name... these dudes are an embarrassment to the city & the NBA.

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Team Hasn't Had Online Store Operating Since June 15
August 27, 2012 6:45 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There are 30 NBA teams; 29 have a team store website. The Sacramento Kings haven’t had a working one since June 15.

Hoping to land that Jimmer jersey? Or that T-Rob T-shirt? Don’t bother checking the Kings’ website. Since June, the link to the Kings’ online store has been a black screen with a telephone number.

“We had a company that was helping us with our website and these are lean times in the economy,” Kings spokesman Chris Clark said. “They’re in business one day, the next day they’re gone.”

And gone was the Kings’ team shop website.

“In the e-commerce industry, it takes about four months to build a website from scratch, and the way the company went under it kind of left us in a lurch,” Clark said.

Since June, fans haven’t been able to see an online catalog of team merchandise and all orders have had to be made over the phone or in person at Power Balance Pavilion.

“I don’t feel comfortable using my card over the phone because you never know what would happen, especially nowadays,” Sharnell Martin said.

Clark says May through September is the team’s slowest time for merchandise sales, but the kings did draft Thomas Robinson in July and fans wanting memorabilia of the newest Kings player couldn’t order anything online.

“If it happened in March, it would have been a larger disruption in service,” Clark said. “It would have taken us longer to fill orders. We would have probably had to hire a staff to answer those calls.”

Clark says the new team store website will be up and running in two weeks, faster than the industry standard of four months to build a website from scratch. Still, some say, the team took too long.

“I’d probably shop somewhere else. They probably would have lost my business by shutting down their website,” Robert Mott said.

CBS13 called the company that ran the website, IQ Commerce. All we got was an operator saying the number was disconnected.

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Sacramento Kings may move to VA Beach *Swipe* [View all] , Bink Jackson, Thu Aug-23-12 12:28 PM
 
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Aug 23rd 2012
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lol, put the bucks in the west?
Aug 23rd 2012
2
If Sacramento is worse than Hampton Roads, I feel sorry
Aug 23rd 2012
3
Are they trying to get the entire League arrested?
Aug 23rd 2012
4
Cousins & Evans would be doomed.
Aug 23rd 2012
29
RE: Sacramento Kings may move to VA Beach *Swipe*
Aug 23rd 2012
5
Where is this arena supposed to be?
Aug 23rd 2012
6
Everything I'm reading says near the Oceanfront
Aug 23rd 2012
8
      The problem lies in the fact that VA Beach is a city without a city
Aug 23rd 2012
13
           Closest thing they have is the Town Center
Aug 23rd 2012
20
           What does that mean?
Aug 23rd 2012
23
The slap in the face to Seattle if this happens is huge
Aug 23rd 2012
7
sort of
Aug 23rd 2012
27
I think the jury is still out if pro sports work in small southern citie...
Aug 23rd 2012
9
And the Griz don't even do THAT well
Aug 23rd 2012
10
      nobody is really trying to come off of $30-60 for tickets
Aug 23rd 2012
12
      I really wonder how the Grizz will do in the future
Aug 23rd 2012
19
From a division realignment standpoint, I'd rather see KC get a team
Aug 23rd 2012
11
KC needs a team
Aug 23rd 2012
14
      KC, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Seattle, Vegas, Louisville...
Aug 23rd 2012
16
      I think a Bmore team would really hurt the Wiz
Aug 23rd 2012
21
      Baltimore is not even in the running, 'Burgh outside chance
Aug 23rd 2012
22
      Baltimore would actually work.
Aug 23rd 2012
24
           Baltimore is not that big of a city and certainly not all that wealthy
Nov 30th 2012
57
      RE: KC, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Seattle, Vegas, Louisville...
Aug 23rd 2012
28
      While Vegas could sport a team, Stern hates us.
Aug 28th 2012
42
           Didn't the 07 all star game not even sell out?
Aug 29th 2012
44
           There will never be a pro sports franchise in Vegas, not should there be
Nov 30th 2012
58
      They've got a shiny new arena
Aug 23rd 2012
17
      So does Louisville...and a STRONG corporate sponsor
Aug 23rd 2012
18
      KC has adopted OKC and they want an NHL team not NBA
Aug 23rd 2012
25
This kinda seems like BS
Aug 23rd 2012
15
From KJ's twitter feed
Aug 23rd 2012
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i could completely disown the goddamn wizards
Aug 24th 2012
30
Comcast? The 757's cable service is still Cox right?
Aug 24th 2012
31
maybe they'll just provide the sports channel they'll broadcast on
Aug 24th 2012
32
what i came to say
Aug 24th 2012
33
Im not sure if that even matters
Aug 24th 2012
34
Sounds like a negotiation tactic
Aug 24th 2012
35
^^^ Listen to this man ^^^
Aug 29th 2012
43
remember when cats was afraid to shop online
Aug 28th 2012
37
right lol
Aug 28th 2012
38
      i thought we had it bad
Aug 28th 2012
39
Because the team can't put three w's together in a row
Jan 09th 2013
60
Update
Aug 28th 2012
40
What happened to Comcast footing the cost? Sounds like bullshit
Aug 28th 2012
41
IMO they are being played to drive up other bids
Nov 30th 2012
59
This story isn't over
Nov 28th 2012
45
Asking the state of Virginia for $150M, $50M going to the Maloofs?
Nov 28th 2012
46
      The fact that the Maloofs have been meeting with the governor
Nov 28th 2012
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           At this point I could see anything happening now
Nov 28th 2012
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                To my point....
Nov 29th 2012
49
                     And to my point, Virginia politicians have all but killed it:
Nov 29th 2012
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                          I have no idea if it will be Virginia, Seattle, Anaheim or wherever
Nov 29th 2012
51
                               IMO, Seattle makes the most sense
Nov 29th 2012
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                               Appears Maloofs are playing VA to drive up Seattle
Nov 29th 2012
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                                    Forbes valued the Kings at about $300 million earlier this year
Nov 29th 2012
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                                         Except for the fact the Magoofs say they aren't selling
Nov 30th 2012
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                                              Was not aware of this
Nov 30th 2012
56
Maloofs finalizing deal to Seattle
Jan 09th 2013
61
Where we drinkin tonight B?
Jan 09th 2013
62
      RE: Where we drinkin tonight B?
Jan 09th 2013
63
           We'll meet up soon mayne
Jan 09th 2013
64

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