<p>A group based in Sacramento, California and headed by an Indian called Vivek Ranadive, has agreed to an offer to buy NBA side Sacramento Kings.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This comes a day after NBA owners rejected Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle. which prompted the Maloof brothers, owners of the franchise, to sell the basketball side to Ranadive.<br />Ranadive, who is a software billionaire, will purchase 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family in a deal that is expected to be announced later today in the States, ESPN reported.<br /><br />The 65 percent purchase of the Kings from the Maloof family will be for a reported fee of approximately USD 348 million. The Kings' total valuation in the sale is USD 535 million, an NBA record.<br /><br />The Maloofs, who have owned the team since 1998, had hoped to sell the stake to a group of Seattle businessmen that was offering USD 406 million for their shares. The family later proposed keeping controlling interest of the team but selling off a 20 percent stake to the Seattle group.<br /><br />But with the league's owners supporting Ranadive and the team remaining in California, the Maloofs had to drop the idea.</p>
<p>A group based in Sacramento, California and headed by an Indian called Vivek Ranadive, has agreed to an offer to buy NBA side Sacramento Kings.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This comes a day after NBA owners rejected Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle. which prompted the Maloof brothers, owners of the franchise, to sell the basketball side to Ranadive.<br />Ranadive, who is a software billionaire, will purchase 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family in a deal that is expected to be announced later today in the States, ESPN reported.<br /><br />The 65 percent purchase of the Kings from the Maloof family will be for a reported fee of approximately USD 348 million. The Kings' total valuation in the sale is USD 535 million, an NBA record.<br /><br />The Maloofs, who have owned the team since 1998, had hoped to sell the stake to a group of Seattle businessmen that was offering USD 406 million for their shares. The family later proposed keeping controlling interest of the team but selling off a 20 percent stake to the Seattle group.<br /><br />But with the league's owners supporting Ranadive and the team remaining in California, the Maloofs had to drop the idea.</p>