you have 24 SECONDS..CONVERSE React Juice SCOOBY DOOS to the MAYOR of SAC-town...to helping getting the KINGS and the MALOOFS' new DIGS

Born and raised in Cow Town Sacramento California and a BASKETBALL and BASEBALL Star at Sacramento High School...Kevin Maurice JOHNSON was a STAR in the making and not for just the LOGO.

He starred at CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY in the PAC 10 and was ALL-PAC 10 his Jr and Sr year. He played minor league baseball but his real LOVE was for the Hard Court. He led the CAL BEARS in Scoring, Thefts, and Helpers upon leaving and totaled up crazy numbers in the PAC 10 as NO ONE could STOP K.J..

Drafted by the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS and to this day I remember that talented guy playing behind one MARK PRICE of RAMBLIN' WRECK Fame and he would barely get any time. Then about 2 years in he finally gets traded for Larry NANCE to PHOENIX and that's where the LEGEND of Kevin JOHNSON took off.

So quick and graceful to the rim and a MID-RANGE Game to die for and back in those days there were two players that would kill you in pulling up...K.J. and former Oregon DUCK and CAVS 1st Round Pick himself..Terrell BRANDON. K.J. was so quick when CONVERSE gave him a shoe endorsement (where he wore the CONS with REACT JUICE along with the Charlotte HORNETS Larry JOHNSON) they had a commercial showing a SHOT CLOCK then K.J. and saying.....YOU HAVE 24 SECONDS....basically to STOP KJ's END to END Game.

His 1st full year in the DESERT the SUNS also drafted a KID that was on the 1988 US NATIONAL TEAM in THUNDER DAN Majerle of Central Michigan. He along with K.J. became dynamic and the BLUEDUDE called them Back court DESERT STORM. The SUNS almost WON the Larry O'Brien in the 1992-93 Season when Charles BARKLEY came over from the SIXERS and lost to JORDAN and Company in the 1993 NBA Finals.

After he retired in 2000 K.J. went on the POLITICAL Route to help his City of Sacramento California and first he revitalized with URBAN Development and trying to fix the SCHOOL Systems in Sacramento. Through his Non-profit Development Company ST. HOPE he started a CHARTER School K-12.

Then in 2008 K.J. ran for MAYOR of Sacramento and won. As popular as an ATHLETE he was he was just as popular in his CITY and having put so much effort into the revitalization of Sacramento before running his campaign paid off dearly.

Now having been MAYOR fro some 4 Years he put his best foot forward so the HOMETOWN Sacramento KINGS didn't leave to ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA and helped convince the CITY COUNCIL along with the KINGS Owners, the MALOOFS', to help finance the KINGS new arena. And finally after working on the KINGS New ARENA Project K.J. and the MALOOFS' got the approval 7-2 in their favor for the KINGS and the City of SACRAMENTO to get the KINGS New Digs.

Now K.J. went from HS STAR Student-Athlete to, CAL Berkeley Basketball Star, to NBA ALL-STAR,,to helping revitalize his Hometown of Sacramento, to Mayor of Sacramento, to help keeping the KINGS in their rightful place......and the BLUEDUDE said all that in 24 SECONDS.

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