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Bam Adebayo made sure the Miami Heat would come out as winners in Jimmy Butler’s first game back from a long absence. The reigning Eastern Conference champions escaped with a narrow 105-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena, thanks to Adebayo’s late-game heroics. Clinging to a one-point lead with under four […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton gave his rookie point guard Tyrese Haliburton the ultimate compliment on Friday. Walton said the 20-year-old playmaker possesses the “clutch gene,” shortly after he bailed the team out in their 126-124 win over the Toronto Raptors inside Amalie Arena. Luke Walton on Tyrese Haliburton who struggled shooting but hit […]

After Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III put on another strong performance, Buddy Hield had a message for the young gun’s critics. Bagley logged in a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the Kings’ win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. This marked his second straight double-double which is also the Kings’ […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton had a huge all-around game against the New York Knicks on Friday night, showing the ‘Bockers why they are going to regret passing up on him in the 2020 NBA draft. The 20-year-old point guard admitted he played with a little extra motivation against New York, per Stefan Bondy of […]

NBA players always like to poke fun at each other. The usual suspects of clowning often pertain to their teammates’ fashion of choice, or perhaps, the ridiculous kicks their teammates are wearing. For Sacramento Kings center Hassan Whiteside, he caught a glimpse of Jabari Parker’s odd-looking car in the parking lot and it’s safe to […]

Against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, De’Aaron Fox filled the stat sheet to match a half-century old Sacramento Kings record held by Tiny Archibald. Fox dropped 43 points and 13 assists in their 128-123 loss to the Pelicans, making him the first Kings players since Archibald  to post 40/10 in a game. Archibald recorded […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson added another sickening poster jam to his ever-growing NBA highlight reel. Sadly for Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was on the receiving end of that nasty highlight. In the final minute of the first quarter of the match […]

The Sacramento Kings suffered another drubbing this time against the Los Angeles Clippers to snag their eighth loss of the season. After the game, Kings head coach Luke Walton criticized the efforts of the team, most especially to its backcourt duo of De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield. “I think that as two of our guys […]

The Sacramento Kings continue their seven-game homestand tonight in a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Kings prediction and pick. The Kings hold identical records of 5-7 overall and against the spread in the early days of the 2020-21 season. Sacramento is coming off a shootout […]

With less than a minute in a close game, Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox threw down a vicious dagger slam against the Indiana Pacers, sending the bench to a frenzy. Check Fox’s nasty slam below. For what it’s worth, the Kings were up by four and Fox’s dunk gave them a safe six-point lead that […]

Tensions continue to boil in Sacramento as Kings guard De’Aaron Fox recently vented his frustrations regarding his team’s lackluster effort after their game against the Toronto Raptors. Despite shooting a commendable 60% from the field, the entire Kings unit had numerous letdowns on the defensive end which ultimately cost them the game, per The Athletic‘s […]

John Collins, a free agent after the 2020-21 NBA season, and the Atlanta Hawks couldn’t agree to a contract extension during the offseason. A recent report stated that the Hawks offered Collins a near-$90 million pact. A report surfaced on Friday that Collins is unhappy with the Hawks offense as he feels it’s too centered […]

The Toronto Raptors have been struggling mightily throughout the start of the season. While they do have a significant chance at turning around their campaign against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, it’ll be a hurdle now without one of their key stars. Kyle Lowry, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times, has been […]

The Sacramento Kings have struggled over the last decade or so creating a legitimate playoff team. With the longest playoff drought in the NBA at 13 years, the Kings need to make some moves to be competitive again in the Western Conference, one of which could involve Marvin Bagley III. The Kings haven’t drafted well […]

The Washington Wizards have not gotten out to an ideal start in 2021 despite having the duo of Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. After an 0-5 start, the Wizards have won their last two and sit at 2-5, good enough for 13th in the Eastern Conference. The expectations for the new-look Wizards were to be […]

Wednesday’s high-octane matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls went down the wire. It was the Kings that emerged with a narrow 128-124 victory, with rookie Tyrese Haliburton draining a dagger trey to spoil Bulls guard Coby White’s career performance. Here’s a look at Haliburton’s ice-cold triple, which put Sacramento ahead by six […]

There’s still a long way to go before the deciding of Rookie of the Year finalists is underway, but if the sports world wanted to induct an honorary candidate at the moment, Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton would take the nomination by a landslide. With all the frenziness running amok at the U.S. Capitol right […]

The Sacramento Kings duo of Marvin Bagley III and De’Aaron Fox recently found themselves in hot water as their parents fired subtle shots at each other on Twitter. Despite the ongoing rift, it seems like all is still well between Bagley and Fox over at Sacramento. Via Jason Jones of The Athletic: “It would be […]

The Bogdan Bogdanovic sign-and-trade between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings was a disaster for both teams. Milwaukee believed it was gaining another sidekick to Giannis Antetokounmpo, just hours after acquiring Jrue Holiday from the New Orleans Pelicans. The Kings, meanwhile, were getting a pair of youngsters in Donte DiVincenzo and D.J. Wilson and an […]

The Sacramento Kings have had some drama take place off of the court in the past week regarding some interesting tweets from Marvin Bagley’s father. While some people believe the tweets created chaos in the locker room, De’Aaron Fox had an NSFW response to anyone who may have let the tweets affect them. “I don’t […]

Kelly Oubr Jr. was feeling himself on Monday night, as the Golden State Warriors took on the Sacramento Kings on the second night of a back-to-back set. So much so, that the 25-year-old decided to blow a kiss towards the Kings bench after draining his third triple of the evening. Here’s a look at Oubre’s […]

The Sacramento Kings have gotten off to a respectable start this season and currently have a 3-3 record, with wins over the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns, two likely playoff contenders. But that wasn’t enough to prevent big man Marvin Bagley III’s father from airing out his frustration with his son’s role. After the Kings […]

On Saturday, the father of Marvin Bagley III took to Twitter to air his frustrations about his son’s role with the Sacramento Kings. Mr. Bagley was so incensed with the situation that he actually demanded that his son be traded. Marvin faced the media on Sunday ahead of Sacramento’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors […]

The father of Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III recently made waves on social media after publicly requesting a trade for his son. This came following the team’s second consecutive loss against the Houston Rockets en route to a 3-3 record. Bagley III only saw limited action on the floor but still managed to […]

The father of Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III tweeted about what he felt the organization should do with his son in order to maximize his talent: trade him. The tweet was deleted by his father, but not before it was shared for the rest of the NBA world to see (h/t Jason Anderson of […]

The Sacramento Kings have gotten plenty of contributions from their guards early this season, but they’ll be without their rookie guard in the next couple of games. According to James Ham of NBC Sports, rookie Tyrese Haliburton will miss the rest of Sacramento’s current road trip. Haliburton will be out the rest of the road […]

Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden will be out against the Sacramento Kings for their early Saturday evening matchup in Houston, per the New York Times’ Marc Stein. Harden, 31, is nursing a sprained right ankle. The Rockets just announced that James Harden is out tonight with a sprained right ankle — Marc Stein […]

Sacramento Kings rookie sensation Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Monday’s game against the Warriors is currently up in the air after suffering a bone bruise on Thursday, per the Athletic’s Jason Jones. While the lack of structural damage to his wrist will undoubtedly be seen as a positive for the freshman standout, he is expected to […]

Early into his NBA career, Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton has shown he doesn’t fear anybody. It seems like he doesn’t hear all the noise and criticisms. But on Thursday, it got quite literal for the young guard. With the Kings down by four with only 30 seconds left in the fourth period against the […]

Sacramento Kings sensation Tyrese Haliburton took a nasty fall Thursday night against the Houston Rockets, forcing the team’s training staff to tend the rookie as he was sprawled out under the basket. Haliburton took a big spill and is down under the basket. Training staff on the floor. — James Ham (@James_HamNBA) January 1, 2021 […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton is having quite an impressive start to his NBA career so far. A steady 42.6 percent 3-point shooter in his two seasons at Iowa State, some doubted whether the 6-foot-5 guard’s shot would be as effective in the NBA due to his unorthodox looking form. After another solid outing in […]

Just wow. Buddy Hield breaks the hearts of Denver Nuggets fans everywhere with a buzzer-beating tip-in to win it for the Sacramento Kings, 124-122. Here’s the clip of the wild ending in the Mile High City: THIS NUGGETS-KINGS ENDING! WOW!pic.twitter.com/krEe2SCGlj — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 24, 2020 Buddy Hield ended the game with 22 points, 4 […]

On “The Harbershow,” Tom Harberstoh’s NBA podcast, Amin Elhassan fired back at Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox once again with some NSFW remarks. “This isn’t the business for you to be catching feelings. Twas the b*tch that caught the feelings, not the man that you call the b*tch. And I’m not calling him a b*tch, […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is set to get started under very unique circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of a new season always brings new predictions for awards, and they often wind up looking very similar. Here, we’re going to make some outside-the-box choices for the major NBA awards. While there’s a good chance […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is not happy with the comments made about him claiming he thinks he’s Ja Morant. Taking to Twitter to respond to ESPN’s Amin Elhassan’s comments who said Fox think he’s Morant, the speedy Kings guard slammed the reporter for involving another person in the conversation. Fox even mentioned how Elhassan’s […]

A couple of years ago, the Sacramento Kings selected Marvin Bagley III as the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Kings took Bagley over Luka Doncic, who went to the Dallas Mavericks (via the Atlanta Hawks) one slot below Bagley at third. At this point in their careers, there’s no denying that […]

After Sacramento Kings guard Kyle Guy hit the game-winner against the Golden State Warriors in their NBA preseason game on Tuesday, his teammate Buddy Hield immediately got hyped. Too hyped, in fact. Hield celebrated so much that he tripped and fell over. Fortunately, the Kings sharpshooter was alright. Judging by the video, he was looking […]

Tuesday night produced quite a battle between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors. Kings rookie Kyle Guy came up with a huge play for Sacramento, hitting a game-winning triple to lift Sacramento to a 114-113 victory over the Dubs. Here’s a look at Guy’s amazing solo effort at the buzzer, which capped off […]

During Friday’s preseason matchup between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Luke Walton briefly removed his mask to shout some instructions at his players on the floor. CJ McCollum, who was seated on the Portland bench, noticed Walton was temporarily mask-less and made sure the opposing coach knew about it. “Coach, put […]