I got to keep my energy up to keep up with them, like a home-school dad sometimes, maybe. “I live on a farm, I fish, I have 4-year-old twins. “I’m going to give you the truth,” Webber told The Post in a recent interview. Now, the 49-year-old lives on a farm in the greater Atlanta area with wife Erika Dates, whom he married in a private ceremony back in 2009, and their 4-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, who the couple welcomed in 2017 after trying to conceive for years. Webber lived in the basketball spotlight and embodied his celebrity status for three straight decades. TNT considers next big move as ex-NBA coach returnsįab Five stars shockingly end long-standing feud on live TVĬhris Webber is all about the farm life for now.Ī former prized high-school recruit, Webber later became a member of the University of Michigan’s famed Fab Five before embarking on a 15-season NBA career that led to his next role as a sportscaster. New York rolls out green carpet for cannabis dealers I love Sacramento.Ex-NBA star Chris Webber failed to raise money for NY’s legal weed fund: report I still want to haved a home in Sacramento. what else am i supoed to do? I love this team. Webber: "What am I doing? I'm trying to keep the team here. Įrnie Johnson: "What are you doing (to further efforts)?" Selfishly for myself, and for the fans in Sacramento. He doesn't have his jersey hanging in any arena. I was talking to (former Sonics star) Gary Payton. I won't have a basketball home if Sacramento doesn't have a basketball team. I may sound like a fool on national TV, but I'm working to do that.
I know everyone thinks the team is gone, but I'm doing all I can to keep the team there. I can't imagine what Sacramento would be like without basketball. Here's the video of Webber in discussion with Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson last night. He loves Sacramento and thinks this is where the Kings belong."Īlthough I was unable to reach Webber at his home in Atlanta late Tuesday night, I am aware that he has made overtures about buying into the Maloofs' majority ownership, but has been rebuffed.
Roger had a very positive conversation today (Tuesday) with Chris, who isn't only interested in helping, he wants to lead the effort to keep the Kings here. "The idea is to relieve some of the financial pressure on the Maloofs and the ownership group. "We've been working on this for about three months," said Van Dusen. Van Dusen, who is working with Arco I and II architect Rann Haight. According to Van Dusen, Webber is willing to facilitate a deal - headed by Roger Stewart of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to "restructure" the city's $77 million loan to the club. Though Webber refused to be specific on-air about the extent of his commitment, after making a few late-night phone calls, I reached original Sacramento Kings executive vice-president Greg Van Dusen, who offered a few specifics. Sacramento Bee columnist Ailene Voisin followed up and blogged this today: Tonight's Kings' game versus the Lakers at Power Balance Arena may be the Last Basketball Show in Sacramento, as the team's owners, the Maloof family, are expected to ask the NBA for permission to move the team to Anaheim.īut last night on TNT's basketball broadcast, former Kings' star Chris Webber intriguingly dangled a potential eleventh-hour reprieve when he said he was trying to keep the team in Sacramento.
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