Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof standing together at center court, holding hands and raising their arms in triumph after both sides agreed to an arena financing plan to keep the NBA team in town for at least another 30 years.

WSJ: Maloof brothers no longer Kings of Sacramento

Joe and Gavin Maloof still remained the faces of the franchise signing autographs, making appearances, spending money on the team, pouring millions into charitable causes and even crying foul with fans following that heartbreaking loss to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals.

WSJ: Maloof brothers no longer Kings of Sacramento

Brothers Joe, Gavin and George Maloof bought controlling interests in the franchise from Los Angeles-based developer Jim Thomas in 1999.

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