Damn you, Daina Falk. Keeping people up all night, getting their hopes sky high, making us think the Sonics might be coming back to Seattle. And she may be correct after all. We don’t know yet.
Regardless, the daughter of NBA agent David Falk got everyone all riled up on Tuesday night with a tweet announcing the sale of the Sacramento Kings to the Seattle-based group led by Chris Hansen.
The tweet issued by Falk had been deleted as of this morning (only furthering the conspiracy theories), but read as follows:
“So I hear that the Seattle Kings is officially a done deal! The Maloofs finally sold the ailing Sacramento team. #NBA”
This, naturally, created chaos. The following is a timeline of the tweets and events that ensued, attempting to logically examine, well, chaos.
The “rumors” that are circulating come via Daina Falk, @thehungryfan. Who does have some clout…
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Daina Falk is the daughter of sports agent David Falk, according to my trusty news source @curtis_crabtree.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
David Falk, says @curtis_crabtree, “is to the NBA like Boras is to baseball.” However, we still don’t know how reliable her sources are.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Note that both of Daina Falk’s tweets are semi-old (10 hours and 4 hours).
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Again, until we hear it from one of “our guys,” I wouldn’t freak out. But like we said, Daina Falk does have some (SOME) clout.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
I’ll tell you this much. If @thehungryfan is just flat-out wrong, she’s gonna get eaten alive by Seattle fans.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
You DO NOT mess with us when it comes to the Sonics. We never forget.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
However, if @thehungryfan is right…well, she kept a lot of people from sleeping tonight for damn good reason. #SONICS
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
.@curtis_crabtree is trying to logically explain to me right now how this could actually be going down. BUT THERE IS NO LOGIC FOR THIS!
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Where is @chrisdaniels5 right now?! He’s like the Jim Forman of Sonics news. Someone get him for us!!!!
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
While other rumors have circulated, Daina Falk is the only person thus far with some (SOME) credibility to really blow this thing up.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Now @bcondotta is trying to logically explain to me how this could be going down. Fuck it. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT! #SONICS
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
*I’m not responsible for everyone doing stupid shit as a result of freaking out over rumors. They’re just RUMORS right now. Don’t blame me.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
She backtracks ever so slightly… RT @bcondotta @alexssn Did you see her further response on her Facebook page? facebook.com/TheHungryFan
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
I mean, the Virginia Beach deal just fell through, and…(I just did some research, hold on, not used to this)…
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The NBA’s deadline to announce relocation plans comes in March. So if a team (say, the Kings) were going to be sold AND relocated…
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
…all of that would have to come to fruition before March. Which would be now, for those of you handy with the calendar.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
I’d like to thank the internet for providing me the content for that last tweet. To further confirm, NBA relocation deadline is Mar. 1.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
He’s here! RT @chrisdaniels5 Was it Yogi Berra or Lenny Kravitz who once said “It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over?” Or Both?
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Keep in mind, fans, that no matter what happens, Clay Bennett is still the head of the NBA Relocation Committee. I f**king hate that guy.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
That seals it. We’re drafting Sene. RT @bcondotta @alexssn I noticed one of Falk’s clients used to be Wally Walker.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Son of a… RT @bcondotta @curtis_crabtree @alexssn Course, he also had Vin Baker.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
To appease the conspiracy theorists out there, please note that @chrisdaniels5 neither confirmed nor denied the rumors. So…
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Logically, even if a sale were to be agreed upon, you’d probably wanna sit on this thing for a while, maybe not announce it right away.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
So even if it were to have gone down, I wouldn’t necessarily expect an announcement, say, tomorrow. At McGinn’s press conference.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
But yeah, McGinn is having a press conference tomorrow. So everyone can keep freaking out. We don’t know what it’s about though.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Which could theoretically involve the Sonics. There’s the lighter fluid. RT @chrisdaniels5 @alexssn It’s about his plans for 2013
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The official McGinn presser news. RT @bcondotta @alexssn Here’s our story on his press conference tomorrow: seattletimes.com/html/localnews…
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
My opinions: Even if it doesn’t happen today, tomorrow, or this week, we’ll still get the Kings. It’s “density,” as George McFly would say.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The Maloofs are flat broke. They got rid of The Palms, which was like their personal poon palace. So yeah, they need the cash. Bad.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The Maloofs are flat broke. They got rid of The Palms, which was like their personal poon palace. So yeah, they need the cash. Bad.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The Maloofs are flat broke. They got rid of The Palms, which was like their personal poon palace. So yeah, they need the cash. Bad.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
The Maloofs are flat broke. They got rid of The Palms, which was like their personal poon palace. So yeah, they need the cash. Bad.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
Okay, everyone. Go to bed. Enough of the rumors for tonight. Let’s just hope that at some point soon, this all gets done. #SONICS
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
I did all that tweeting in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pants. So consider where you got your news. From the guy in the cartoon pants.
— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN) January 9, 2013
from the guy in cartoon pants… isn’t that everyone on twitter?
Yahoo sports is now reporting that a deal is getting done.