He was one of the golden boys of the Sacramento Kings organization, the man who sold crucial sponsorships and was sent back here by the NBA to smooth over ruffled feathers after the former owners alienated the business community. He was a key figure in negotiating the $120 million naming-rights deal for Golden 1 Center.
Little wonder, then, that team owners and others in Sacramento were stunned to learn Thursday that the FBI is investigating allegations that former Kings marketing executive Jeffrey David embezzled $13.4 million from two of the Kings’ top sponsors.
“I was shocked, that’s all I can say,” said longtime Kings minority owner John Kehriotis.