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It’s not every day when you see two superstars like Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield come up with two of the sloppiest late-game blunders in this crazy 2020-21 NBA season. Don’t worry Marcus Smart, we still have you on the list. The Golden State Warriors hosted the Sacramento Kings on Sunday and the game went […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry put on a show on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings. After hitting a crazy step-back three-pointer from the logo, Curry followed it up with a no-hesitation pull-up from almost the same spot. Curry once again dazzled Warriors fans with his sharpshooting skills. The man was definitely feeling it against […]

The Sacramento Kings are headed to the Bay Area on Sunday to take on the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Warriors prediction and pick. The Warriors are coming off a huge win against the Denver Nuggets as they look to […]

If there’s one thing the Sacramento Kings do not lack, it’s team chemistry. Kings forward Buddy Hield was hilariously tripping on rookie Tyrese Haliburton, locking him up in the bathroom of the team’s bus. Hield went on Instagram live as he continued to troll on the rookie, showing no mercy as he continued to ask […]

In what is probably a death blow to the Sacramento Kings‘ playoff hopes for the 2021 season, star guard and team leader De’Aaron Fox is ruled out for up to the next two weeks, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is expected to miss at least 10-to-14 days due to health and […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has got to be one of the nerdiest players in the NBA. That’s not a knock, by the way–the league definitely has its fair of unique personalities and hobbyists, and Fox is one of its proudest. But of those hobbyists and passionate fans, Fox is arguably the most out and […]

Buddy Hield must be the most hated man by Minnesota Timberwolves fans—all 40 of them—after he sank the go-ahead three-pointer on Wednesday, leading the Sacramento Kings to a come-from-behind win, 128-125. Hield drained the dagger from deep with less than 10 seconds left to give the Kings a 126-125 advantage. The Timberwolves failed to score […]

Things got weird on NBA Twitter on Monday after a well-known Los Angeles Lakers writer, podcaster, and personality named Vivian Flores turned out to be a catfish… Or maybe not. It’s still not clear whether she actually exists or doesn’t. As I said, things got weird on NBA Twitter, per USA Today. Either way, it […]

The Dallas Mavericks were pummeled by the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, leading to questions about the team’s lack of urgency amid the race for the NBA Playoffs. Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic himself seems to be puzzled by their seemingly relaxed mindset. On paper, the Mavericks are the better team against the Kings, yet they […]

De’Aaron Fox came up with another incredible performance on Sunday night to help the Sacramento Kings defeat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Fox was huge and notched a team-high of 30 points, marking his 17th 30-point game this season. Fox put the Mavericks away in the fourth quarter and absolutely dominated. He dropped 12 […]

The Sacramento Kings travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the first time this season on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Kings hold an overall record of 22-34, and they are 24-32 against the spread. Sacramento is coming off […]

Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton has lit the league on fire since his arrival in Sacramento as this year’s 12th overall NBA Draft pick. The crafty guard has been hailed for his tremendous basketball IQ, passing instincts and funky shooting mechanics. The former Iowa State standout has already made a number of teams regret their decisions […]

The Sacramento Kings are headed out to the desert on Thursday to take on the Phoenix Suns. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Suns prediction and pick. The Kings have lost eight consecutive games dropping to the 12th seed in the Western Conference for a record of […]

Hearing the name Ben McLemore is enough to make a Sacramento Kings fan cringe. His time in Sacramento did not amount to the lofty expectations that were initially associated with the swingman when the Kings drafted him with the seventh pick in the 2013 NBA draft. McLemore was a highly touted prospect coming out of […]

Basketball families have slowly started to take over the NBA. In the past decade, there have been several clusters of players to enter the league with family ties. Some notable names like the Currys, Holidays and Plumlees are some of the league’s most talented families. More recently, Big Baller Brand patriarch LaVar Ball thrust himself […]

The Sacramento Kings and the NBA draft have mixed about as well as oil and water over the past decade plus. The franchise seems to be a bust magnet like no other across the league. The Kings have whiffed on a bevy of notable draft selections in past seasons, like taking Thomas Robinson over Damian […]

The Sacramento Kings will be without shooting guard Buddy Hield on Monday evening against the New Orleans Pelicans. Hield has been ruled out of the Western Conference clash down in New Orleans due to an illness, one that is unrelated to COVID-19. However, as noted by Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, Hield will be […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox was not very happy with how their game against the Utah Jazz was officiated and he made sure to make his feelings know about it. Apparently, the league believes that the 23-year-old crossed a line with his post-game comments and he has since been fined a whopping $20,000 for his […]

The race for this year’s Rookie of the Year award appears to be a close one, with three players standing out: Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, and Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton. While Edwards and Ball were both top three picks in the draft, Haliburton was selected 12th overall and […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is one of the top shot-blockers in the league today. Apparently, De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings just does not care. Fox threw the hammer down on the two-time Defensive Player of the Year winner with an emphatic one-handed finish (h/t Rob Perez on Twitter): pic.twitter.com/J2esrK75MC — Rob Perez […]

Mo Harkless of the Sacramento Kings destroyed the rim on Thursday with a massive slam that’s an easy contender for Dunk of the Year. Harkless’ dunk was so impressive that even members of the Detroit Pistons bench had to get up. Well, almost. The Kings forward also put Pistons rookie Isaiah Stewart on a poster […]

Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox is one of the shiftiest guards in the entire NBA. Detroit Pistons playmaker Dennis Smith Jr. learned that the hard way on Thursday, as Fox sat him down with a burst of speed to the rim. Smith didn’t know what hit him (via Hoop Central). https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1380354105558720512?s=20 Fox has been one […]

The Arizona Wildcats recently fired long-time head coach, Sean Miller. During his time coaching the Wildcats, Miller accumulated a record of 302-109 with the program. The firing has caused a stir in the rumor mill as to who Arizona might hire to replace Miller. A favorite name being thrown into the hat is Sacramento Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings are the latest organization heading towards the blockchain. On Monday, Kings owner Vivek Ranadive announced that he will be offering a bitcoin salary option for members of the organization, including the players. According to coindesk, this will make the Kings the first ever major sports franchise to roll out such a payment […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to resurrect LeBron James on Easter Sunday, and fell to their Staples Center co-tenant, the Los Angeles Clippers, 104-86. Truthfully, the short-handed Lakers — playing without Andre Drummond, nursing a toenail injury — didn’t have a chance against a motivated Clippers team following two straight losses. Rajon Rondo made […]

Marc Gasol said he was committed to the Los Angeles Lakers for the rest of the 2020-21 season — though he sounded decidedly non-committal when he uttered the words on Friday night. It’s been a roller-coaster stretch for the 36-year old. First, a quick recap: Gasol started at center in his first 38 appearances with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are embarking on a seven-game road trip and will first be visiting Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Kings prediction and pick. The Lakers are coming off a big loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on […]

Harrison Barnes is one of the first NBA personalities to reach out to the legendary Roy Williams following news that the 70-year-old has called time on his career as a head coach. Barnes, who himself spent two years under the tutelage of Williams in North Carolina, took to Twitter to honor his former coach. Barnes […]

It has been 14 seasons since the Sacramento Kings took part in the NBA’s spring festivities, otherwise known as the playoffs. Is the 2020-21 season finally the time they end the drought? Yes, head coach Luke Walton’s squad is 11th in the Western Conference at 22-26. Concurrently, they’ve won seven of their last nine games; […]

The Sacramento Kings are coming off a huge 17-point win against the San Antonio Spurs last Monday Now, the two teams look to match up again on Wednesday. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Spurs prediction and pick. The Kings are on fire, winning five straight games […]

The Sacramento Kings have been in a difficult place over the past decade. They have not reached the postseason since the 2005-06 season, the longest active drought in the NBA. There has also not been much to celebrate over that stretch, as lackluster performances coupled with egregious management kept the franchise devoid of life. This […]

De’Aaron Fox was announced as the Player of the Week for the Sacramento Kings after a tremendous week in which he led his team to a 4-0 record while averaging 36.8 points per game. In response to his recent achievement, Fox took to Twitter to let fans know that he isn’t content with where he’s […]

LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets seemed to be running away with the NBA Rookie of the Year Award prior to his wrist injury, but now the race seems a bit more open. Tyrese Haliburton of the Sacramento Kings is the next logical choice as a contender for the award.  There are others who might […]

The Sacramento Kings were able to secure a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday after Harrison Barnes nailed a game-winning shot at the buzzer. De’Aaron Fox was the player who delivered the full-court pass to Barnes and is letting everyone know the pass shouldn’t go unnoticed: QB1 — De'Aaron Fox (@swipathefox) March 28, 2021 […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes just nailed perhaps the craziest game-winner of the 2020-21 NBA campaign so far against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. It didn’t look good for the Kings late, as they had no timeouts left and were down by one point with 1.6 left in regulation. The Kings […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently on a two-game losing streak without their All-Star Steph Curry as they visit the Sacramento Kings who are coming off a big win against the red-hot Atlanta Hawks. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Kings prediction and pick. The Warriors continue […]

The Miami Heat entered deadline day with dreams of possibly acquiring Kyle Lowry. Although they have yet to make a big play for the veteran Toronto Raptors point guard, Miami has made a move to add some shooting. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported the Heat are acquiring forward Nemanja Bjelica from the Sacramento Kings. Moe […]

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, March 25th at 3 PM Eastern. We should be seeing a few trades before then, so buckle up, grab some popcorn, and pay close attention to news sources. One trade that recently has gone down was between the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons. The two teams have swapped point […]

Adrian Wojnarowski is definitely a busy man these days. He’s so busy, he can’t even take a break from posting a Woj Bomb, even on live TV. While discussing the future of the Toronto Raptors on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Wednesday, Wojnarowski paused in the middle of his explanation to post on Twitter a trade that […]