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The Maloof family finally appears to have relinquished its majority ownership in the Sacramento Kings franchise. The Maloofs have reached a purchase agreement to sell a 65 percent controlling interest in the franchise to a Seattle group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer. The Kings franchise has been valued at $525 million and both parties are now waiting on the league to approve the deal.

One person who seems to take issue with the deal is LeBron James. Of course, he won’t have a say in what gets approved and what doesn’t, but James still voiced his opinion on Twitter.

James went on to tweet that he can’t hate on the Maloofs’ hustle. Maybe somebody should let LeBron know that the Maloofs reportedly have been in financial turmoil for quite some time. It was just a matter of time before the franchise was sold.

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20 Comments:
  • Did we have a lookout or a lockout? If you're going to rant get it right.
  • Who gives a flying yahoo what an athlete or celebrity thinks about anything.O
    pinions are like aholes,everyone has one.I do not think athletes should be able to go on strike.The owners pay them a salary to play a game and pay all the bills to go along with the running of the team and you should not be entitled to any percentage of profits from that unless you help pay some of those bills.Athletes are a joke.Making 20 million a year and only wants more and that doenst give you the right to bash anyone till you walk a mile in their shoes and of course they wOnt do that unless they can get an endorsement deal out of it. Signed, unimpressed and pissed off
  • HEY LEBONE HEAD; YOUR MAKING A TON OF MONEY AND YOU AIN'T GOT NUTTIN BETTER TO DO THEN RANT ABOUT SOME CRAP THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU...SO YOU HAVE TO TWEET SUMTHING SO PEOPLE WOULD KNOW YOUR STILL BREATHING....WHAT AT TOOL..........
  • Where was LeBron when our Sonics were getting ushered out the door, when we still had ticket sales in the top 25%- Stern allowed our team to get stole so what is the difference NOW!
  • Hey LeBron, thanks for all the revenue you generated in Cleveland in the past to help us build a casino. I actually think a lot of people really don't like you because you didn't go to college but yet is making more money than all of them combined. Hope the Heat win it again and Lebron comes back to Cleveland in a couple of years.
  • lebron should do what he does best.........play the game.

    every time he opens his mouth, he just confirms what a fool he is.

    play bal bronbron......leave the finances to the big boys who actually know wht they are talking about..

    what a tool
  • Lebron who cares what you think! You can't even write like a human. You just sound like any ridiculous thug on drugs.
  • Less than human, thug, on drugs? Since he probably doesn't care what you think I'll say it for him...KISS HIS BLACK A$$!!
  • He is just mad cause now he will have to find another woman in Seattle. So sorry you lose one in Sacramento. How does the sale of this team affect you? Maybe a 30 min longer flight? You play in Miami biach
  • LeBron, with all of your millions, how about spending a few dollars on a grammar coach.
  • LeBron James - of all people...the guy who played his former team and city. He can't talk nuttin' about a deal where both parties and the league are eyes wide open.
  • Lebron just needs to worry about his team and him self and not what the kings are doing. This may be a good move for the kings.
  • Some of the post about Lebron are so ignorant! I enjoy reading a post where a person is so jealous of another person and they can only spew out things that sound so ignorant! lol Don't people know that Lebron is part owner of a major soccer team? Sometimes a person tries to throw out hatred towards a person and they come across ignorant if they don't have true facts. lol
  • Maybe LaBron can't spell, but you don't need perfect spelling in the NBA. You just play and take your money to the bank. Chaching! chaching!
  • I see politics in his future...genius
  • I guess Lebron and his Masters in Business, oh wait I mean Bachelors in finance, no wait associates in real estate... This guy has absolutely no clue about the business end of the NBA. He is an extraordinary talent when it comes to basketball, but an uneducated oaf when it comes to business. The Maloof family will be paying off massive debt once this sale goes through and will come out with less than Lebron's contract value each when all is said and done. Stick to dribbling the ball rather than the drool that you are tweeting...
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