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"With the deadline just two weeks away, Kings fans said they were confident Mayor Kevin Johnson would be successful in his effort to keep the NBA team from heading to Seattle.Johnson, who is in Houston for the NBA's All-Star weekend, has until March 1 to present the counteroffer, to see if it will be approved or rejected by NBA committees.Zion Brantinham, 13, told KCRA 3 he was a huge fan and would be sad if Sacramento lost the Kings.The teenager, who closely follows basketball, said the mayor was doing a good job fighting for the NBA team to stay.Sacramento resident Dennis Freeman said the March 1 deadline made him nervous, but he remained optimistic Sacramento will win the fight to keep the Kings.Commissioner David Stern said it's plausible to keep the Kings in Sacramento.Johnson has to find owners for the Kings, present a counteroffer against Seattle and revive last year's arena funding plan to build an arena downtown.The mayor said he's confident he can get it all done.Many fans in Sacramento said it was a long shot, but weren't giving up hope.A decision will be announced in April."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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