Lakers losing TV money if Kings move?

The Los Angeles Lakers likely aren't excited about the possibility of having the Sacramento Kings move to Anaheim and take a piece of their turf. ESPN Los Angeles is reporting that the Lakers could lose a big chunk of money if the Maloof family makes the decision to get out of Sacramento and move on down the coastline.

The site reports that the Lakers signed a 20-year television deal with Time Warner Cable last month that would "distribute Lakers games and original programming across two regional sports networks in HD that will include the nation's first Spanish-language regional sports network."

The site notes that "some reports ... pegged the value of the pact at $3 billion," though both the Lakers and Time Warner have denied that figure. Whatever the amount, sources tell ESPN Los Angeles that the "deal will decrease by about just under 10 percent" if another NBA team moves into the region.

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