NBA Bitcoin Player Salary: Sacramento Kings Announce Major Cryptocurrency Plan The Sacramento Kings team owner announced on Clubhouse that they would offer a Bitcoin currency salary options for their players and staff. Photo : Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Vivek Ranadive, the Chairman, CEO and Governor of the Sacramento Kings, announced on Clubhouse that they would offer a Bitcoin currency salary options for their players, staff and team. If it pushes through, it will make the Kings the first major sports franchise to provide a Bitcoin currency option for their members. NBA Bitcoin Salary for Kings According to Forbes, the announcement for the Bitcoin salary of the Kings happened during a Clubhouse room called the "Satoshi Roundtable" with Tim Draper, a venture capitalist well-known in the Bitcoin industry. Draper then got in touch with the Kings CEO to join the call and have a chat with him. The room was hosted by Bruce Fenton, a Bitcoin advocate and investor.