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The Sacramento Kings now own the longest playoff drought in major North American professional sports, all thanks to the Seattle Mariners’ run to the MLB postseason in 2022. The Kings’ 3-5 record to begin the year won’t do much to inspire confidence that they’re set to snap that ignominious record anytime soon. However, perhaps De’Aaron […]

After missing a game, Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox returned to active duty Saturday night against the Orlando Magic and again played the hero role for the team. Fox buried a game-winning shot from near half court to cap off another strong performance by the former Kentucky Wildcats star. Following a made free-throw by Jalen […]

The Orlando Magic thought they were heading to a second overtime against the Sacramento Kings after Chuma Okeke stole the ball and tied the game 123-123 with just six seconds left in OT. However, De’Aaron Fox said “No” in an emphatic way. After the game-tying shot from the Magic, Fox quickly took the ball and […]

Tyler Herro recently made an incredible game-winning three-pointer against the Sacramento Kings. However, the NBA later said that he traveled on the play and the shot should not have counted. But it is safe to say that Herro was not fazed by the league’s declaration on the shot, per Sun Sentinel. “I didn’t have any […]

After getting hit on the eye that knocked him out for the entirety of the second half of the Miami Heat’s 116-109 win over the Golden State Warriors, there was a bit of doubt as to whether Tyler Herro could suit up for the Heat in the second night of a back-to-back against the Sacramento […]

Many in the NBA have felt hard done by certain officiating decisions in recent days, and Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown is the latest to voice his displeasure about how the officiating winds blew in their 110-107 loss to the Miami Heat. With the game knotted at 107, Tyler Herro took on Terence Davis […]

Jimmy Butler will not play on Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings due to hip tightness, per Chris Haynes. This matchup represents the second of a back-to-back for the Miami Heat, so Butler will receive the night off. The Heat are fresh off of a victory over the Golden State Warriors in Miami. It was a […]

The Sacramento Kings (2-4) travel east to take on the Miami Heat (3-5) in a non-conference affair on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Heat prediction and pick. After starting 0-4, Sacramento has won two straight games including a victory over the Heat last […]

Sacramento Kings fans were forced to hold their collective breath on Monday after star point guard De’Aaron Fox exited the first half of their 115-108 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The 24-year-old went down with a knock to his right knee, and there was some fear that this was going to be a long-term injury. Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings were able to nab their second victory of the season after they outlasted the Charlotte Hornets, 115-108, even as star point guard De’Aaron Fox left the game due to a knee injury he suffered in the first half, which then limited him to a mere nine minutes of action. While Kevin Huerter […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox apparently suffered a lower-body injury during Monday night’s game on the road against the Charlotte Hornets, per Marc J. Spears of ESPN. Fox has reportedly made his way to the locker room and it is currently uncertain whether he will be able to return to the game. De’Aaron Fox […]

According to ESPN’s Stats and Info page, the last time the Los Angeles Lakers were the only winless team in the NBA was during the 1957-58 season. With the Sacramento Kings’ win on Saturday against the Miami Heat, the Lakers once again became the NBA’s only winless team to start a season. It's the 2nd […]

The Miami Heat will travel to the state capitol of California as they face off with the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. It’s time to get clutch as we examine our NBA odds series with a Heat-Kings prediction and pick. The Heat lost 123-110 to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (3-1) visit the winless Sacramento Kings (0-3) on Thursday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 10:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Kings prediction and pick. Memphis is 3-1 following a big victory over the Nets. The Grizzlies are 1-2-1 against the spread (ATS) after covering 63% of […]

The Sacramento Kings will finally give rookie Keegan Murray his first start of the season. As revealed by Sacramento’s official Twitter account, the Kings will insert Murray to the first-five unit, beginning Thursday against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. KZ Okpala has started at the four-spot for the Kings this season, but that is […]

The Sacramento Kings are not off to a good start in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still without a win after three games and will be facing a rising powerhouse in the form of the Memphis Grizzlies up next at home Thursday. Kings head coach Mike Brown, however, wants people to pump the breaks […]

Steve Kerr spoke a lot in the preseason about the benefits of his team’s multiple roster timelines. Three games into the regular season, though, the “foundational six” has been the group driving the Golden State Warriors’ success, while the defending champions’ reserves and young players account for most of their team’s struggles. The sample size […]

When the Sacramento Kings traded Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers midway through the 2021-22 season, the young guard admitted that he had nothing but “resentment” towards the organization. After all, he believed the Sac-Town franchise saw him as part of their future. Over eight months later, however, Haliburton is just thankful that the Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings take on the Golden State Warriors. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Kings-Warriors prediction and pick. The Golden State Warriors are dealing with the fallout from the Draymond Green punch of Jordan Poole in a preseason practice. We can say all we want about the Warriors’ championship identity and winning […]

His debut might have been delayed, but Keegan Murray immediately validated the Sacramento Kings’ decision to pick him in the 2022 NBA draft. The fourth overall pick missed the first game of the 2022 season due to COVID protocols. Upon his return, though, Murray flashed the potential that tantalized the Sacramento front office. Coming off […]

The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Sacramento Kings. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Clippers-Kings prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Clippers enter this season with the legitimate belief that they can make their first-ever NBA Finals. It’s reasonable to think so. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are back and healthy. They […]

The Los Angeles Clippers got their season off to a rocking start, defeating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. They’ll try to improve to 2-0 against the Sacramento Kings without the services of Kawhi Leonard and John Wall. Thursday night’s win marked Kawhi Leonard’s first official game back since tearing his […]

Rookie forward Keegan Murray has been pronounced healthy and he is expecting to make his regular-season NBA debut Saturday when the Sacramento Kings host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Golden 1 Center Heralded Kings rookie Keegan Murray cleared to make his NBA debut tomorrow against the Clippers, a source tells @ESPNNBA @andscape. https://t.co/ryucj280Y6 — […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings in their NBA season opener. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Trail Blazers-Kings prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers seem to be stuck in limbo entering this season. Damian Lillard is still in the Pacific Northwest, and he is still stuck on a […]

The Sacramento Kings enter the 2022-2023 NBA season with legitimate optimism. Much of that has to do with their rookie first-round pick, Keegan Murray. Murray had an exceptional training camp and preseason. He was also named the NBA 2K23 Summer League Most Valuable Player. Well, unfortunately Kings fans are going to have to wait a bit […]

After the Seattle Mariners advanced to the MLB Playoffs this season, the Sacramento Kings now have the longest playoff drought among all four major American sports. It has been 16 seasons already for the Sacramento fans, but might just be the year wherein they get over the hump. This will be the first full season […]

De’Aaron Fox is about to enter his sixth NBA season, all with the Sacramento Kings. Since’s he’s been on the roster, the Kings have been among the worst teams in the NBA. The most number of games they’ve won in a season since he was drafted is 39 during the 2018-2019 season. Fox is without […]

After the Seattle Mariners qualified for the MLB Playoffs this season, the Sacramento Kings own the longest playoff drought among the 4 major North American sports, as they have already missed the NBA Playoffs for 16 straight seasons. With the likes of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers retooling their lineup, it just gets […]

Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green is the ultimate competitor. He prides himself on guarding an opponent’s best player and getting under the skin of basically everyone he plays against. But, that’s not always the case. On the latest episode of The Uninterrupted, Draymond revealed that he absolutely hates facing trash teams and finds it […]

The Sacramento Kings made a big move on Wednesday towards keeping Davion Mitchell in the fold for the foreseeable future. According to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, the Kings exercised their team option on Mitchell’s contract ensuring that he will be under contract at least through the 2023-2024 season. Sacramento had until Oct. 31 […]

It’s become customary for NBA players to check social media to find out trade news and rumors about themselves and Harrison Barnes is no stranger to that reality. He knows how trades work in the NBA. When he was still a member of the Dallas Mavericks, he found out he was traded to the Sacramento […]

The Sacramento Kings have unfortunately been the laughingstock of the league for quite some time now. They have been one of the most down-trodden teams in the last decade of so. A combination of bad luck, mismanagement, and other bad decisions have turned this once-great franchise into the butt of many jokes in the league. […]

When NBA training camp opens on September 27, the Kings will face some fascinating position battles and roster selections. General manager Monte McNair has amassed more quality and depth than Sacramento has seen in years. This is maybe the deepest they have been since the Kings’ previous playoff appearance in 2006. Some expect the Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings have long ran the treadmill of mediocrity in the NBA. The Kings have failed to make the playoffs for 16 straight seasons, and are one of the most memed franchises in all of sports. From the Maloof controversy, to the shortsighted trades, to the owner suggesting a cherry-picking strategy, to the selection […]

The Sacramento Kings have seen a lot of turnover on their roster over the past few months. They made one of the bigger deals at the 2021 NBA trade deadline when they traded for Domantas Sabonis from the Indiana Pacers, giving up young star Tyrese Haliburton in the process. It didn’t lead the Kings to […]

One of the most surprising moves of the last NBA season was the Kings’ decision to trade Tyrese Haliburton just before the deadline. The franchise’s sixteen-year playoff drought has clearly caused management to grow impatient. Sacramento has not made it to the postseason since 2006 and has not won a playoff series since 2004. It […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray underwent surgery three weeks ago and fortunately, it looks like fans have nothing to worry about his condition. Naturally, Murray’s wrist injury caused some concerns among the Kings faithful. While the procedure is only considered a minor operation done to “clean out some loose bodies” in his wrist, fans just […]

Tyrese Haliburton was hurt after the Sacramento Kings traded him to the Indiana Pacers before the trade deadline last season, so much so that he hated the organization for it. The Kings pulled the trigger on the Haliburton deal to land a superstar talent in Domantas Sabonis. With a plethora of guards at their disposal, […]

De’Aaron Fox has gotten a lot of flak from his critics. Like most of his peers, the Sacramento Kings guard spends his free time playing video games and such to relax. Many fans, though, don’t like this, calling him “lazy” and that he doesn’t care about basketball. Clearly, though, that isn’t the case. De’Aaron Fox […]