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DeMarcus Cousins only played eight minutes, due to foul trouble, in the 44-point destruction by Team USA of the Venezuelan national team but the U.S. team took care of business regardless. They won 113-69 and a shining star in that game was Olympic veteran Carmelo Anthony, who scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while also […]

Don’t ever put DeMarcus Cousins on Snapchat. He is sick and tired of it, and he’s not taking it anymore. The 6-foot-11, 270-pound big man decided to impede his teammates’ path off Team USA‘s charter bus to confront them about it. The only problem is, they put him on Snapchat again to troll him even harder, since they […]

It’s no secret that Rudy Gay‘s relationship with the Sacramento Kings‘ front office is tenuous, to put it lightly. This offseason, he questioned the direction of the franchise and cited the firing of Mike Malone as the start of the current regime’s downfall. Gay has since cleared the air with general manager and vice president […]

Members of the USA Basketball team arrived in Rio safely, but are already finding themselves in the news off the court. According to TMZ ,  DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus Cousins, DeMar DeRozan, and three other players allegedly walked into a building called Termas Monte Carlo on Wednesday night. Termas Monte Carlo has been referred to as a high end brothel, […]

The Sacramento Kings don’t come across as the most stable organization as there are frequent reports of fallouts between coaches, players, and members of the front office. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2006, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to change anytime soon as they struggle to gain relevance in a top heavy […]

Ben McLemore is looking to step up his game this season. He regressed from 32 minutes per game in his sophomore season to 21 minutes last year. Some Kings fans are starting to lose faith in McLemore, but that hasn’t stopped Ben from putting in the work this summer to get to the point where […]

The coolest most unique specialty has come all the way from Milan, Italy. Sakana Sushi Milano, a restaurant in Milan decided to take its sushi recipe and mix it to look like NBA players. Check out the rice and seaweed creations of players including retired legend Tim Duncan, and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake. Demarcus Cousins https://www.instagram.com/p/BIiiOYdDYu6/   […]

The Sacramento Kings had one of their more memorable drafts in recent memory, using three picks in the first round. They obtained some promising talent in Georgios Papagiannis, Malachi Richardson, and Skal Labissiere. Among the three rookies, Labissiere has arguably made Kings fans the most excited for this coming season. He played well during the Summer […]

For former BYU standout Jimmer Fredette, the struggle to find a regular rotation spot continues. The tenth pick of the 2011 NBA draft has been dogged in his determination to find a consistent role within an organization. The twenty-seven year old played two years for the Sacramento Kings before being moved to the Chicago Bulls. […]

Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay and the team’s Vice President for Basketball Operations Vlade Divac released curious statements recently. It started when Gay said some things about the uncertainty of the team’s direction, or at least how it appeared to him. Then Divac followed suit by putting things, and his player’s expectations, in perspective. The […]

The Phoenix Suns have now completed their coaching staff for the coming season. Head coach Earl Watson named  Jay Triano as associate head coach and Tyrone Corbin and Nate Bjorkgren as assistant coaches. Triano is the current national team coach of Canada and was the first ever Canadian-born head coach in NBA history when he was […]

Kings center DeMarcus Cousins talked to the media on Thursday, July 28th, 2016 before a team USA practice in Chicago. One question that came up was the departure of point guard Rajon Rondo, who has joined the Bulls instead of resigning. “I mean it sucks,” Cousins said. “Me and Rondo really grew a great bond. […]

Vlade Divac wants to make sure DeMarcus Cousins is happy. If the Kings can start figuring things out and effectively build around Cousins, they could actually create something special in this league. Their general manager wants to make sure their best player knows how highly they think of him. This is some really high praise. […]

Rudy Gay has been outspoken about the way the Sacramento Kings do business. He wants consistency and he says the Kings “don’t have that here at all.” Gay isn’t entirely wrong, but his comments have provoked a response from Kings general manager Vlade Divac. Divac initially acted like he hadn’t heard Gay’s comments, but then […]

The Sacramento Kings have not had very good results the past few seasons. They have continued to miss the playoffs and controversies surrounding their key players and coaches have been presentist. Case and point: the head coach has changed a total of four times in the last three and a half years. In a Q&A with […]

Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay had surgery on his Achilles this summer, but he’s looking forward to getting back to the gym and weight room to work on his game before the season starts. Here’s Rudy’s statement: “I actually had surgery. I had Achilles tendinitis, basically micro tears in my Achilles and for the past […]

The Sacramento Kings did not have a successful 2015-16 season. They missed the playoffs even with a lineup better than previous years, at least on paper. They added Rajon Rondo to their fold then but still failed to make progress in the competitive Western Conference. One of their key players, small forward Rudy Gay, recently […]

Olympic basketball is not all about dominating the best competition in the world and bringing home a medal. There is down time when players get a chance to spend time together and bond. Players form relationships and get to know each other, where they usually never have the time to do so. Some players only […]

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly seeking to add a former NBA player and one of the top players in Europe right now to their roster. Per David Pick, the team has been trying to lure former Grizzlies combo guard Nick Calathes from Greek team, Panathinaikos. Source: Sacramento Kings are trying to lure Nick Calathes out […]

The Sacramento Kings will be naming the street in which their new arena, the Golden 1 Center, after David Stern. David Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 until 2014. Stern was an important reason the Kings had a plan to build a new arena in the first place. Stern probably believes that attempting to […]

DeMarcus Cousins is not a player who screams and yells after making a shot, or when his teammates score. That changed Sunday night when Team USA took on China at Staples Center. There were plenty of highlights in the game, but one particular play got Cousins’ attention. Harrison Barnes drove to the lane and dunked over three […]

DeMarcus Cousins may benefit more than any other player by being a part of Team USA basketball this summer in Rio. He wants to make sure he takes advantage of the opportunity. Cousins was asked about the experience so far and had this to say, via CowbellKingdom.com: “I’m ready to share my experiences with my […]

DeMarcus Cousins, the Sacramento Kings All Star big man, was selected to play in Rio this summer for USA Basketball. His skill makes him a perfect choice to represent the red white and blue against the best international competition out there. Although Cousins has a bit of a reputation for being a hot head at times, […]

Whilst the twenty-five year old DeMarcus Cousins is fully concentrated on winning an Olympic gold medal in Rio alongside his teammate Carmelo Anthony, a much younger Cousins would have been elated just to be on the court with him. The former Kentucky big man grew up as a huge fan of Anthony, who has now […]

A long list of professional athletes have cited yoga as a way to improve their conditioning and flexibility; Sacramento Kings’ dominant center, DeMarcus Cousins had added himself to that list. Cousins recently announced that he has lost around twenty pounds since end of the 2015-2016 regular season. He has continued to follow the same routine […]

Despite several attempts of recreating his image, Demarcus Cousins doesn’t believe he is getting the respect he deserves from the fans or the media. In Michael Lee’s recent article for The Vertical, the Sacramento Kings big man had this to say about missing out on some All-NBA votes last season. “I don’t even know what an […]

Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins has been talked about a lot recently. Whether is it his comments about the Kings’ management, trade rumors surrounding him, or his involvement with the USA basketball team, Cousins has definitely been a popular topic of discussion this summer. In a tweet from Sean Cunningham of ABC10 Sacramento, United […]

Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins is just as puzzled as many fans regarding his team’s drafting strategy. In the 2016 NBA draft, the Kings traded the number eirhgt pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for #13 and #28. They then drafted Greek center Georgios Papagiannis and ex-Kentucky center Skal Labissiere with the picks. […]

No matter what he does, Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins cannot seem to shake off the critics and unnecessary media attention. Boogie is regularly linked with trade rumors that have him heading out of Sacramento. As I type, the top three Cousins related search results on Google are stories that link him to the […]

Jimmer Fredette entered the NBA with a lot of hype surrounding him, some of which was self-inflicted. The BYU standout was the subject of national news stories, numerous YouTube videos following his daily life and basketball career before he had even stepped on an NBA court. He was the leading scorer in all of NCAA […]

One of the the NBA’s “bad boys,” Matt Barnes, recently voiced his strong thoughts on the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile while also rebuking the murders of five police officers in Dallas. Barnes said in a video uploaded by TMZ: “It’s just disappointing that in 2016, we’ve taken steps back, instead of steps forward. I’m not […]

Throughout their history, the Sacramento Kings have had some great and memorable moments. Their peak was the period of 1998-2004, during which their dynamic roster (composed from great players such as Vlade Divac, Peja Stojackovic, Jason Williams, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, and Chris Webber) made the playoffs six times. In four of those years, they […]

The Sacramento Kings have gained a reputation as a fairly unstable organization of late. There has been a rotating door pulling in coaches and pushing them out soon after over the last few years. As well as this, there are constant trade rumours surrounding their franchise player, DeMarcus Cousins and they have struggled to hold […]

After recently joining the unrestricted free agent list, Seth Curry has hit the open market to see if a team would make him a decent offer. Because he has little leverage to demand big money, Curry has kept his options reasonable and feasible. This is why it looks like he will be joining the Dallas Mavericks next season on […]

Seth Curry will join the unrestricted free agent list, as the Sacramento Kings rescind their second year qualifying offer for the guard. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski  tweeted over the weekend that “Sacramento plans to rescind the qualifying offer on Seth Curry, allowing [the] guard to become [an] unrestricted free agent.” Curry signed a two-year deal with the Kings […]

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Matt Barnes, 36, has agreed to sign with the Sacramento Kings on a two-year deal worth $12 million, with a player option in the second year. This will be Barnes’ second stint with the Kings, making a brief stop in his second NBA season in 2004-05; however, he is playing close to his […]

The New York Knicks have been making some offseason splashes whether it be in free agency or via trade. One player they will surely not be bringing back is shooting guard Arron Afflalo, who opted out of his second year with the team. Afflalo has instead agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings. Can […]

Thunder restricted free agent Dion Waiters has reportedly stirred some interest around the league from franchises in dire search for a shooting guard. The No. 4 overall pick from the 2012 draft came to Oklahoma City via the Cleveland Cavaliers in January 2015, and during his tenure with the Thunder, Waiters played decently with a […]

The Sacramento Kings are trying to bring the hometown kid home. At 28 years old, Ryan Anderson isn’t really a kid, but more of an experienced NBA player with tremendous talent. The Kings are still trying to lure Dion Waiters to Sacramento, but adding another piece like Ryan Anderson gives them some potential positive effects […]