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The Sacramento Kings have been invited to Disney World for the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, but the general expectation is that they will be sent home rather early. Sacramento was considered a Western Conference sleeper by many (including myself), but due to injuries and disappointing performance across the board, the Kings have struggled. […]

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive revealed that the franchise is currently exploring a breathalyzer concept that could detect COVID-19 in seconds. The Kings will be among the 22 teams partaking in the “bubble” games at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Ranadive said the Sacramento organization is exploring numerous “elimination of friction efforts” to avoid […]

It has been a disappointing, chaotic season for the Sacramento Kings. That said, they have the chance to make the Western Conference playoffs when the regular season resumes in late-July. Simultaneously, the eight-game regular-season gives De’Aaron Fox the chance to further enhance his case for stardom. Fox, the number-five pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, […]

The experts over at ESPN do not believe that De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings can make the 2020 playoffs in the tough Western Conference. When the 2019-20 NBA season resumes at Walt Disney World in beautiful Orlando, Florida, the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Kings […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves will put on-court differences aside as the three NBA franchises announced “Team Up for Change,” an existing organization to raise social awareness by players and teams and use their platform for community good. The Kings and Bucks founded Team Up for Change, with the Timberwolves and WNBA’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers became a dynasty during the early 2000s by winning three straight championships, but  they did face some major threats along the way. While the Lakers ultimately prevailed in the end in 2000, 2001, and 2002, there were multiple occasions during this run where it looked like they may fall short. Let’s […]

Some of the best players to have ever played in the NBA have suited up for the Sacramento Kings franchise at some point in their careers. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at the five best Kings players of all time. 5. Sam Lacey Lacey appeared in 888 games with the franchise. He […]

The 2019-20 NBA season will finally resume this July with a 22-team format, with 13 teams in the Western Conference and nine teams from the Eastern Conference. Each team will play eight “seeding” games to determine the final lineup for the 2020 postseason. However, they are entering Orlando with varying number of games. To address […]

Current and former Sacramento Kings players are some of the latest NBA personalities to take part in the peaceful protests calling for justice for the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. 28-year-old forward Harrison Barnes was front and center, as he passionately addressed the Sacramento crowd about the […]

At long last, the NBA is back. Well, it will be soon. The league’s board of governors approved a return-to-play plan featuring 22 teams, 13 from the Western Conference, and nine from the East. Only one team–the Portland Trail Blazers–voted against the plan. Sources — NBA approves 22-team format to finish season by 29-1 vote […]

The NBA is expected to propose a play-in tournament as part of a 22-team return-to-play proposal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The season will tentatively resume on July 31 and end on Oct. 12, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This proposal would bring all 16 teams currently qualified for the playoffs as well […]

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly let go of broadcaster Grant Napear, according to Jason Jones of The Athletic. KHTK announces it is parting ways with Grant Napear — Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) June 2, 2020 Moreover, according to Napear’s radio station, they have also parted ways with the longtime sports personality following his rather insensitive and […]

Longtime Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear was put on administrative leave by his network, NBC Sports California, following the controversial comments he made regarding the Black Lives Matter movement and the death of George Floyd. Statement from NBC Sports California on Grant Napear: pic.twitter.com/yjZTujLk04 — Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) June 2, 2020 Ex-Kings center […]

There are 11 numbers retired in Sacramento Kings franchise history, all hanging in the rafters at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento, California. Now, let’s take a look at the numbers that are forever etched in Kings history and the players who donned them. No. 1 Tiny Archibald One of the greatest point guards in […]

Former Sacramento Kings player Matt Barnes did not miss the chance to look for All The Smoke responding to a Twitter conversation between DeMarcus Cousins and Kings TV analyst Grant Napear, who Barnes described as a “closet racist.” Barnes replied to a Twitter interaction between Napear and Cousins, who was likely fishing for a controversial […]

The notoriety that comes with DeMarcus Cousins’ name pretty much stems from his tumultuous tenure with the Sacramento Kings from 2010 to 2017. His former head coach George Karl can attest to this. The 6-foot-10 Kentucky product did establish himself as one of the best bigs in the league at the time, but he also […]

Harrison Barnes made news in an unexpected way. Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard continued to push back after calling regular season games “meaningless” should the 2019-20 NBA season returning in the coming months. The 29-year-old Lillard, a five-time All-Star, and his Blazers are 3.5 games back behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the […]

Since joining the NBA in 1948, the Sacramento Kings franchise has compiled a record of 2,590-3,089. The organization has appeared in the playoffs 29 times and captured one title. That came back in 1951 when the Rochester Royals defeated the New York Knicks in seven games. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look back […]

Former five-time All-Star and Sacramento Kings legend Chris Webber hung up his sneakers in 2008. Given the fact that each player is eligible to be enshrined to the Hall of Fame three years after retirement, the 47-year-old has been snubbed for nearly a decade now. For a couple of Webber’s former teammates, they simply cannot […]

The Kings franchise has been around for a long time. The organization came into the BAA in 1948 as the Rochester Royals and held that title for nine years before the franchise became the Cincinnati Royals in 1957. For 15 years, the Cincinnati Royals were the name of the franchise. Then, in 1972, the organization […]

There have been plenty of memorable playoff matchups throughout the NBA’s existence mostly because of the grueling competitive basketball between two equally deserving clubs. But in some cases, the ending is mired with controversy. Here are some of the five notable ones. 5. 1998 NBA Finals Fresh off the unparalleled success of ESPN and Netflix’s […]

The Sacramento Kings currently own the longest playoff drought in the NBA. The Kings last made the postseason in 2006 and it looks like that will extend to 15 years by next season. Sacramento has repeatedly failed to land marquee free agents, leading to questionable deals handed out by management. Over these past few years, […]

Vince Carter has made $172,046,271 during his legendary NBA career, per Spotrac. The high-flyer entered the league with the Toronto Raptors back in 1998 and played in six and a half seasons there before becoming a journeyman. He went on to play for the New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, […]

The 2020 NBA Conference Finals were scheduled to start on May 19 (with a possible move up to May 17) had the league not suspended the 2019-20 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA has seen plenty of amazing conference finals series over the years. The stakes are even higher when it goes the […]

Trying to defend NBA icon Michael Jordan was indeed a hard puzzle to solve even for the most accomplished defenders to ever suit up in the NBA. Former Sacramento Kings players Mitch Richmond and Doug Christie, who were no slouches on the other end of the floor, recently detailed what it was like trying to hold […]

Sacramento Kings speedy point guard De’Aaron Fox does not take calling other basketball players “heroes.” Fox, 22, responded to a story shared by NBC Sports California’s Kings coverage reporting the former Kentucky guard and rising NBA star idolized current Houston Rockets superstar guard Russell Westbrook. Fox, however, did call Westbrook, the former NBA MVP with […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield is one of the premier marksmen in the NBA. After all, Hield defeated a pretty loaded field to win the 3-point shootout at the 2020 All-Star Weekend. Of course, Hield had a fairly prolific stroke well before he made it to the NBA. He shot 39.0 percent from beyond […]

The Sacramento Kings haven’t made the playoffs since 2006. They have the longest playoff drought in the NBA and fans of the team have no idea when it will end. Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, the Kings had a 28-36 record. They were playing their best basketball of the campaign before Utah […]

The Sacramento Kings were probably going to miss the playoffs if the 2019-20 season didn’t get suspended. The team had a record of just 28-36. They were in the 11th spot in the Western Conference standings. The Kings franchise has the longest playoff drought in the NBA. A Sacramento team hasn’t made the playoffs since […]

The NBA’s four California franchises — the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings — are doing everything they can to get the 2019-20 season rolling again. According to reports, the said NBA teams are lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom to include them in the gradual re-opening of the country’s most […]

The Sacramento Kings got their share of flak for taking Peja Stojakovic during the 1996 NBA Draft instead of John Wallace, but they were prepared to go a completely different way if then-high schooler Kobe Bryant slipped down the board. As fate would have it, Bryant would only slip to 13th to the Charlotte Hornets […]

Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, the Sacramento Kings had a paltry 28-36 record. Their playoff hopes weren’t completely lost, but odds are they were going to miss the postseason yet again. The Sacramento franchise hasn’t made the playoffs since 2006. Kings fans are dying to see their favorite basketball team play […]

Vlade Divac and Luke Walton are “very likely to remain” in their current positions with the Sacramento Kings next season, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Divac is the Kings’ general manager while Walton is the head coach. Both men are signed through the 2022-23 season. Kings owner Vivek Ranadive had expressed frustration with Divac […]

Since becoming a professional team in 1948, the Sacramento Kings franchise has compiled a regular-season record of 2,590-3,089. The organization was initially called the Rochester Royals. They have since changed to the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Kansas City Kings, and finally the Sacramento Kings. The franchise has one NBA championship. It came back in […]

How in the world is Vince Carter still playing basketball? At the ripe age of 42, Carter was still in the NBA chugging right along. Unfortunately, especially with the COVID-19 likely ending his career early, Vince Carter championship season run might be over — but more on that in a second. Carter, who has been […]

The Sacramento Kings only have one NBA championship in franchise history and it didn’t even occur when the team was called the Kings. Since going professional in 1945 as the Rochester Royals, the team won its first and only title several years later, particularly in the 1950-51 season. It was impressive given that it was […]

The Sacramento Kings offered swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic a four-year, $51.4 million extension back in October. However, Bodanovic refused to sign, saying he did not to rush his impending free-agent process. But, being a restricted free agent, the Kings will still have the opportunity to match any contract offered to Bogdanovic. They plan to do just […]

Sacramento Kings teammates Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica have partnered with Vlade Divac in an effort to donate medical supplies to hospitals battling COVID-19 in their native Serbia. According to a report from NBA.com, Divac’s foundation – the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation – will fund the purchase of much needed ventilators, medical-grade masks and […]

This year’s Hall of Fame class has recently just been announced, and with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett all in the fold, this is easily one of the best classes we’ve seen thus far. It’s not going to be easy to top the 2020 class, but next year’s batch should include a formidable […]