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Tim Kawakami: Spent Warriors gave all they had in gallant effort
Sacramento Bee — OAKLAND, Calif. - There was no need for metaphors on this night, no greater meaning gained from hyperbole. Golden State Warriors shooting guard Stephen Curry (30) walks on the court during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Spurs won 94-82. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, hugs Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry at the end of Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013. San ...
Sacramento Kings May 19, 2013
New Kings boss Ranadive is all about winning
Sacramento Bee — Two young employees at Tibco Software Inc. recently challenged the head of the company to a pull-up contest, and Vivek Ranadive didn't hesitate to accept. Vivek Ranadive, the leader of the new Kings ownership group, founded a software company after emigrating from India with $50 in his pocket Vivek Ranadive, right, with Kings partner Mark Mastrov, says he hopes "to restore this team to its former greatness."
Sacramento Kings May 18, 2013
Ailene Voisin: Stern saves Sacramento again
Sacramento Bee — We could nominate him for sainthood. We could erect a statue in front of the downtown arena. We could name a street after him. But at the very least, we should schedule a David Stern Day before the NBA commissioner retires Feb. 1, 2014, because this is the man who saved the Kings. David Stern
Sacramento Kings May 18, 2013Marcos Breton: Kings win shows anything's possible in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee — A few weeks ago, I was covering baseball in San Francisco when a writer from another state accosted me with an emphatic declaration: "You've lost the Sacramento Kings," he boomed. "You're fantasizing if you think otherwise."
Sacramento Kings May 18, 2013Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out
Sacramento Bee — Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.
Sacramento Kings May 19, 2013
Ailene Voisin: Ranadive should overhaul Kings' staff
Sacramento Bee — Once his purchase of the Kings is finalized, Vivek Ranadive should take a pick and a shovel, perhaps borrow a battering ram and a bulldozer, and obliterate the section of Sleep Train Arena that houses the team's basketball operations. Paul Kitagaki Jr. Bee file, 2010 Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is itching to become involved in personnel, and Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie has lost his golden touch. Hector Amezcua Bee file, 2009 Larry Bird served as the Pacers' basketball president from 2003 to 2012. Jim Urquhart AP file, 2011 Jerry Sloan coached the Ut...
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
Kings' new ownership group kicks off team's new era
Sacramento Bee — The Sacramento Kings, adrift for years and nearly lured away from the city, effectively reopened for business Friday. Mayor Kevin Johnson addresses a crowd at City Hall on Friday to celebrate the sale of the Kings to a group that will keep the team in Sacramento. Mayor Kevin Johnson offered a vision of a return of the Kings' glory days and the transformation of the central city. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, right, shakes hands with Phil Oates, one of the local investors in group involved with the purchase of the Sacramento Kings, during a rally, in Sacramento, Calif., Frida...
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
Mayor announces rally, headlined by Cake, to celebrate sale of Kings to Sacramento investors
Sacramento Bee — Mayor Kevin Johnson held a triumphant press conference at City Hall this morning, hours after word leaked out that the Maloofs had signed a deal to sell the Kings to a Sacramento group. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson addresses a crowd of supporters during a new conference announcing the purchase of the Maloof's ownership of the Sacramento Kings at City Hall in Sacramento onFriday, May 17, 2013. A crowd of supporters react to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson during a new conference announcing the purchase of the Maloof's ownership of the Sacramento Kings at City Hall in Sacramento onFri...
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
Deal to sell Kings to Sacramento group sealed in Dallas as NBA debated relocation
Sacramento Bee — The Maloofs' agreement to sell the Kings to a Sacramento investor group was essentially sealed late Wednesday in Dallas, after the Sacramentans agreed to sweeten the pot. A crowd of supporters react to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson during a news conference announcing the purchase of the Maloof's ownership of the Sacramento Kings at City Hall in Sacramento onFriday, May 17, 2013. Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson, right, and Vivek Ranadive, left, address reporters during a news conference following the NBA Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas. NBA owner...
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
Mayor: Sacramento group's deal to buy Kings 'signed' and money wired
Sacramento Bee — Mayor Kevin Johnson said this morning that the deal by a Sacramento group to buy the Kings from the Maloof family "has been signed on both ends" and that "the money has been wired." Kevin Johnson and his wife, Michelle Rhee, arrive Thursday night for the Warriors-Spurs playoff game in Oakland.
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
George Maloof applauds Mayor Kevin Johnson: "Hand it to the mayor"
Sacramento Bee — "It's a difficult day for us, but it's time for a new chapter." Sacramento Kings owners George Maloof, left, and his brother Joe, right, leave the NBA Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas. NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.
Sacramento Kings May 17, 2013
Sacramento group, Maloof family reach deal for Kings
Sacramento Bee — The Maloof era in Sacramento, at times spirited and uplifting, at times dismal, appears to have come to an end. Mayor Kevin Johnson talks to reporters Thursday after his return from Dallas, where the NBA board of governors scuttled plans to move the Kings to Seattle. A cluster of Kings fans was on hand at Sacramento International Airport to greet the mayor. Kevin Johnson, at lower left above, rides the down escalator at Sacramento's airport on Thursday, a day when the ongoing drama of the Kings' future looked to be very near the end. The mayor has lobbied long and hard to keep ...
Sacramento Kings May 16, 2013Kings Blog: Live chat replay: What's next for Sacramento and the Kings?
Sacramento Bee — Marcos Breton chatted today focusing on the aftermath of the NBA's decision to keep the Kings in Sacramento, and what the next steps might be in a possible sale by the Maloof family to a group of business leaders dedicated to keeping the team in the capital.
Sacramento Kings May 16, 2013Former NBA union head files suit against Fisher
Sacramento Bee — Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players.
Sacramento Kings May 16, 2013
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson returns home, says sale of Kings is close
Sacramento Bee — Mayor Kevin Johnson arrived home today and said the group led by Silicon Valley executive Vivek Ranadive was close to finalizing a deal to buy the Sacramento Kings. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson returns from his trip to Dallas on Thursday, May 16, 2013 where the NBA board of governors voted 22-8 to keep the Kings in Sacramento. He was greeted by the press and a small group of fans. Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson, right, and Vivek Ranadive, left, address reporters during a news conference following the NBA Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas. NBA ow...
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