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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox reacted to the Kings earning their first winning record in 16 years, ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps wrote in a Friday article. “I don’t think anybody on our team was coming into the season like, ‘We want a winning record,’” De’Aaron Fox said. “But I think it’s good. I think it’s good […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn set a challenge for his team when speaking about their main focus coming out of the All-Star break: “We have to be the hardest-playing team in the league,” he said. “When you look at us on film, when you look at us live, when you look at the first […]

Thursday was a bittersweet one for Mike Brown and the Sacramento Kings. On one hand, the Kings have won their 42nd game of the 2022-23 NBA season. On the other hand, Sacramento saw shooting guard Kevin Huerter go down with a lower-body injury during their 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on the road. Kevin […]

Domantas Sabonis has become the first Sacramento Kings player since Tiny Archibald in 1972-73 to secure 56 double-doubles in a season. Sabonis achieved the feat during the Kings’ five-point win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. He was enormous in the victory, compiling 24 points, 21 rebounds (seven of which were offensive), five assists and […]

The Sacramento Kings have been the biggest surprise of the NBA season. They are on the verge of snapping the league’s current active streak of missing the postseason and are currently in second place in the Western Conference standings. A big part of their solid season has been the play of guard Kevin Huerter. However, […]

Kings’ coach Mike Brown has made a strong statement about De’Aaron Fox’s potential, suggesting the star point guard is not yet close to reaching his peak. In the wake of yet another terrific performance from Fox, Brown claimed that he’s “barely scratching his potential”. According to Brown, “he’s got a lot of room to grow. […]

The Sacramento Kings will play the second of a back-to-back as they face the Brooklyn Nets. We are in New York, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Kings-Nets prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kings edged out the Chicago Bulls 117-114 less than 24 hours ago. Significantly, a monster third […]

The Sacramento Kings continue their incredible run this 2022-23 season, so much so that Kendrick Perkins is convinced they are Conference Finals-bound. After watching the Kings take down the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, 117-114, Big Perk was quick to praise the Sacramento franchise and declare them as true contenders. While he didn’t go as to […]

De’Aaron Fox has taken his game to another level during the 2022-23 campaign. And his development into arguably the best player for the league’s most exciting team, the Sacramento Kings, all starts with his ability to end games on his terms. In fact, Fox added yet another feather to his clutch cap for this season […]

For much of the second half of their Wednesday night matchup, the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls engaged in a high-octane offensive slugfest. In particular, De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan attempted to will their respective teams to victory with incredible fourth-quarter efforts befitting of a performance ending in a win. However, only one can come […]

Scuffles in the NBA are a regular occurrence nowadays and that was once again the case on Monday as Sacramento Kings veteran Trey Lyles grabbed Milwaukee Bucks big man Brook Lopez by the throat. As a result, both players have been reprimanded for their actions. Lyles is set to serve a one-game suspension, while Lopez […]

Monday night’s matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings ended in controversy after Brook Lopez decided to go nose-to-nose with Kings big man Trey Lyles. This was after Lyles shoved Giannis Antetokounmpo in the dying seconds of the game, and clearly, Lopez was having none of it. After the game, Giannis sounded off […]

The tail end of the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Milwaukee Bucks got heated way too quickly. With the game already over, Trey Lyles shoved Giannis Antetokounmpo from behind while the latter was dribbling the ball. That prompted a reaction from Giannis’ teammate Brook Lopez, confronting Lyles and starting a scuffle with the […]

This isn’t the same old Sacramento Kings that we have grown accustomed to for the past 17 years, their 133-124 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night notwithstanding. The Kings’ moves over the past year or so, including the hiring of head coach Mike Brown, marked a huge culture shift that bodes well for […]

There are a few players in the NBA that you genuinely don’t want to mess with. And Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez is one of them. Late in the Bucks’ rousing win over the nascent Sacramento Kings, Trey Lyles decided to rough up Giannis Antetokounmpo in a meaningless attempt to play defense with the Kings […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has sat out the last three games. The Bucks have managed to hold down the fort without their best player and arguably the best in the world, as they own a 2-1 record since he’s been out. Still, when the Bucks visit the Golden 1 Center on Monday night […]

The nightcap for Monday Night’s NBA action will feature a cross-conference matchup between two of the tops teams on their respective sides. The Milwaukee Bucks (48-19) will make the short road trip to take on the surging Sacramento Kings (40-26). Check out our NBA odds series for our Bucks-Kings prediction and pick. The Milwaukee Bucks […]

Retired NBA player and notorious ESPN pundit Kendrick Perkins has found himself in hot water as of late after arguing some controversial takes regarding Nikola Jokic’s MVP candidacy. Not content with the vitriol he’s been on the receiving end of, Perkins yet again spewed off a hot take that should spark some pushback from fans […]

Deandre Ayton gave Phoenix Suns fans quite the scare when he injured his knee late in Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s anything serious. Ayton was seen grabbing his right knee late in the fourth quarter of the eventual 128-119 loss for the Suns. He tried to battle for […]

The Sacramento Kings have done it. They finally snapped a drought many King fans have waited for a long time. After defeating Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns Saturday night on the road, 128-119, the Kings have won 40 games in a season for the first time since the 2005-06 season. This Kings team is […]

The Sacramento Kings will battle the Phoenix Suns. We’re in the desert sharing our NBA odds series, making a Kings-Suns prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kings defeated the New York Knicks 122-117. Substantially, the Kings built a 16-point halftime lead. They also held off a furious Knicks comeback. Significantly, Domantas […]

The Sacramento Kings are well on their way to ending a lengthy playoff drought and Mike Brown is a big reason for it. The head coach has led the team to an impressive 39-26 record, which is good for second place in the Western Conference right now. While getting somewhere in the postseason is the […]

The Sacramento Kings’ 2022-23 season keeps on getting better. Not only are they well on their way to making their first playoff appearance since 2006, they are also on track to do so in style. Following their crucial [score] win against the New York Knicks on Thursday night, the Kings are, once again, sitting in […]

The New York Knicks (39-28) visit the Sacramento Kings (38-26) on Thursday night! Action tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Kings prediction, pick, and how to watch. New York saw a nine-game winning streak get snapped in their most recent outing but they remain in fifth […]

New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson missed the last two games due to a foot injury. Unsurprisingly, without arguably their best player, the Knicks have done little but tread water, as they own a 1-1 record since he’s been out. So when the Knicks visit the Golden 1 Center on Thursday night to […]

Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox missed Monday’s game against the Pelicans due to a hamstring injury. The Kings fared surprisingly well without their floor general and arguably their best player, as they managed to beat the Pelicans by a final score of 123-108 behind 25 points and eight assists from Kevin Huerter. And […]

The Sacramento Kings fanbase is one of the most tortured (sports) bunch there is; for the greater part of 17 years, the Kings have blown opportunities to draft blue-chip prospects atop the draft, mismanaged a few assets, and generally operated as arguably the most incompetent franchise in the NBA. However, thanks to the All-Star duo […]

Going up against the shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans, who have gone 8-19 entering Monday night ever since Zion Williamson suffered an injury, the Sacramento Kings had a golden opportunity to trim the gap between them and the two-seed Memphis Grizzlies. After all, the Grizzlies are currently in the middle of a tailspin as a franchise. […]

De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out of the Sacramento Kings’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, but it doesn’t look like there’s a reason to worry about his status moving forward. After all, if it was up to Fox, he would have suit up in their showdown with Sacramento. Kings head coach Mike […]

Sacramento Kings floor general De’Aaron Fox, as usual, shined on the offensive end of the floor in Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He scored 25 points — on 10-for-22 shooting from the field — and dished out seven assists in the 138-134 Kings loss. So when CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, and the New Orleans […]

Russell Westbrook’s time with the Los Angeles Lakers was not exactly a success. The new Los Angeles Clippers recruit did learn a thing or two from former teammate LeBron James, though, which apparently, also includes the act of having courtside fans ejected during games. This is exactly what Westbrook did on Friday night as the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (31-33) visit the Sacramento Kings (37-26) on Monday night! Action tips off at 10:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Kings prediction, pick, and how to watch. New Orleans has lost five of their last six games and dropped to ninth in the Western Conference. The Pelicans […]

Once upon a time, the old Arco Arena was one of the most feared arenas in the NBA to play in for opposing teams. The raucous crowd was famous for forcing former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson to don ear plugs while he was on the bench. It hasn’t been the same since […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the surprising teams in the NBA this season. They’ve been one of the top teams in the Western Conference for the majority of the year and are in the mix to have home court advantage for at least one round in the playoffs. But the Kings might be […]

Two teams with lofty aspirations in the Western Conference playoff picture will go to battle on the hardwood as the Minnesota Timberwolves meet up with the Sacramento Kings in a highly anticipated duel. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Timberwolves-Kings prediction and pick will be revealed. After embarking on a three-game losing […]

Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers dropped their fifth game in a row on Friday night to De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings. After the win, Fox took time to praise Westbrook. Westbrook finished the Clippers’ loss with 27 points, two rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 blocks on 12-of-16 shooting from the field. Fox […]

Los Angeles Clippers star point guard Russell Westbrook put up a gaudy stat line in Friday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings. He finished with 27 points, ten assists, and two rebounds in 35 minutes of playing time. Only Paul George ended up with more points on the night for the Clippers with 28. But […]

The Sacramento Kings found themselves in yet another entertaining matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers exactly one week after their high-octane double overtime thriller that ended with a 176-175 score line in favor the Kings. Despite the absence of Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook and Paul George did their best to prevent them from losing five […]

Sacramento Kings big man Richaun Holmes is reportedly suing the Sacramento Bee and staffers for defamation, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. Holmes alleges that the Sacramento Bee published over five articles with claims of child and domestic abuse perpetrated by him “despite the publicly available court decision disproving each of these allegations.” Furthermore, Holmes […]