Sacramento Kings buy controlling interest in D-League’s Reno Bighorns: The Sacramento Kings said Thursday they’ve bought controlling interest in the Reno Bighorns, their affiliate in the NBA Development League. The Kings and Bighorns have been affiliated for eight years, since the Reno club was founded, and Sacramento has controlled the Bighorns’ basketball operations since 2013. With the deal announced Thursday, “the Kings will now assume all business operations of the Bighorns,” the team said. -- The Sacramento Bee