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We’ve been hearing all week that the fate of the Sacramento Kings will be decided in New York City by the NBA Board of Governors, but who are the members of the board? It’s tough to find out by looking on the internet, I’ll tell you that much. The closest thing I can find to a definition of what the board even is was on the site hoopedia.nba.com:

The National Basketball Association (NBA) Board of Governors is the management body that oversees the operations of the National Basketball Association. Micky Arison, Managing General Partner of the Miami Heat, is Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors. He was elected to that post in October 2005.

The Board has several standing committees to assist in management, such as the Audit, Advisory/Finance, Labor Relations, Expansion, and Rules and Competition Committees.

Okay… well, other reports state that the team owners and their representatives make up the Board of Governors, so let’s take a look at who the majority owners in the NBA are:

Michael Gearon, Jr, Atlanta Hawks. Team value: $295 million.

Wyc Grousbeck, Boston Celtics. Personal worth: $360 million, team value: $452 million.

Michael Jordan, Charlotte Bobcats. Personal worth: $525 million, team value: $281 million.

Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago Bulls. Personal worth: $280 million, team value: $511 million.

Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers. Personal worth: $487 million, team value: $355 million.

Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks. Personal worth: $1.8 billion, team value: $438 million.

Stan Kroenke, Denver Nuggets. Personal worth: $1.8 billion, team value: $316 million.

Tom Gores, Detroit Pistons. Personal worth: $2.4 billion, team value: $360 million.

Joe Lacob, Golden State Warriors. Personal worth: $325 million, team value: $363 million.

Leslie Alexander, Houston Rockets. Personal worth: $80 million, team value: $443 million.

Herb Simon, Indiana Pacers. Personal worth: $3.5 billion, team value: $269 million.

Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers. Personal worth: $500 million, team value: $305 million.

Jerry Buss, L.A. Lakers. Personal worth: $380 million, team value: $643 million.

Michael Heisley, Memphis Grizzies. Personal worth: $850 million, team value: $266 million.

Micky Arison, Miami Heat. Personal worth: $5.8 billion, team value: $425 million.

Herb Kohl, Milwaukee Bucks. Personal worth: $279 million, team value: $258 million.

Glen Taylor, Minnesota Timberwolves. Personal worth: $2.1 billion, team value: $264 million.

Mikhail Prokhorov, New Jersey Nets. Personal worth: $19.5 billion, team value: $312 million.

 James Dolan, NY Nets. Personal worth: $494 million, team value: $655 million.

Clay Bennett, Oklahoma City Thunder. Personal worth: $400 million, team value: $329 million.

Rich DeVos, Orlando Magic. Personal worth: $3.4 billion, team value: $385 million.

Ed Snider, Philadelphia 76ers. Personal worth: $310 million, team value: $330 million.

Robert Sarver, Phoenix Suns. Personal worth: $400 million, team value: $411 million.

Paul Allen, Portland Trailblazers. Personal worth: $20 billion, team value: $356 million.

Peter Holt, San Antonio Spurs. Personal worth: $80 million, team value: $404 million.

Larry Tanenbaum, Toronto Raptors. Personal worth: $297 million, team value: $399 million.

Greg Miller, Utah Jazz. Personal worth: $480 million, team value: $343 million.

Ted Leonsis, Washington Wizards. Personal worth: $1 billion, team value: $322 million.

COMBINED PERSONAL WORTH: $67,827,000,000

The group could pay for over 150 Downtown arenas in cash, and still have walking around money left over. Just like everyday common-folk, they’re holding their annual meeting at the St. Regis, a hotel where the cheap room is over $700 a night.

Ah, NBA owners, they’re just like you and me.

Stats tabulated by nbalockoutupdate.com, sourced from Forbes, USA Today, and Hoopshype.com.

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