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Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard will be available to play on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings after missing the last two games with what the coaching staff described as “load management,” according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Center Jonas Valanciunas and forward OG Anunoby will not play. Leonard is coming off a season-long injury that forced […]

According to the NBA Officiating Last Two Minute Report, the game-winning shot by Buddy Hield of the Sacramento Kings over the Detroit Pistons is legit, and no dribble violation occurred. Hield hit a three-pointer off a set inbound play which lifted the Kings past the Pistons, 103-101. As observed in the clip below, Hield seemed […]

Buddy Hield broke the collective hearts of the Detroit Pistions and their supporters as he hit a game-winning triple for the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Following the tight 103-101 defeat, the Pistons were visibly upset with how the officials handled the game, particularly in the sequence that led to Hield’s game-winning play: “Fumbling the ball, taking […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield will be participating in the 2019 3-point contest at All-Star weekend, and Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons, the sharpshooter showed exactly why. With 3.4 seconds left in regulation and the Kings trailing 101-100, Buddy Hield hit an insane one-legged 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sacramento the huge road […]

The Sacramento Kings has been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season. While their record doesn’t show it that much, the talented youngsters of the team has shown significant progress in leading the team to a 23-22 record. It seems that the Kings have impressed the league well enough that several […]

A new report has come out about which teams are the most active in trying to add to their rosters, with the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Pelicans topping the list. According to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, in addition to the aforementioned teams, the LA Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, and Orlando […]

De’Aaron Fox’s new Nike Adapt shoe slipped off his left foot during his game against the Charlotte Hornets. These shoes are self-tying, and for a speedster like Fox, they did not want to stay on during his contest on Thursday: Fox lost his Adapt pic.twitter.com/emnWbLptHH — Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) January 18, 2019 Fox has been […]

During a Sacramento Kings home game against the Charlotte Hornets, one buzzed fan offered Kings center Harry Giles a beer in the second quarter. He offered Giles a beer 😂 pic.twitter.com/nojgeYlAND — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 18, 2019 This is hilarious, seeing that it would not be legal for an NBA player to drink alcohol […]

Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Sacramento Kings revealed that De’Aaron Fox might have been fueled by the fact that he wasn’t selected into Rising Stars Challenge last year. Per Ali Thanawalla of NBCS Sports, Bogdanovic observed a change in Fox right after the All-Star Game when the latter wasn’t selected for the USA Team. It spilled over […]

The Sacramento Kings would reportedly love to have Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes on the roster, according Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Appearing on the Hoop Collective podcast, Windhorst says Sacramento — who has been rumored to wanting a scoring swingman — would be happy to have Barnes. https://twitter.com/BlazersBySagar/status/1085992019967696896 Harrison Barnes has played in 40 games […]

The Sacramento Kings are expected to be active at the NBA trade deadline and the franchise wants to add more length and size at the small forward position, and a veteran point guard who can come off the bench and give them good minutes, according to Jason Ham of NBC Sports California. The Kings have […]

De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings holds the longest streak with of games with at least a steal this season. Per the Kings’ Twitter account, Fox — aptly nicknamed Swipa — is on a 14-game streak with at least one steal. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1085385217668534274 For the season, Fox is averaging 1.82 steals per game for seventh in […]

It has felt like forever since the Sacramento Kings were good. With a 23-21 record right now, the Kings are finally a viable NBA team again. They even have the possibility to make the playoffs. Unfortunately for them, the Western Conference is about as tight as it can get, with the third seed and 10th spot, […]

The Sacramento Kings have probed interest in trading for Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeremy Lin, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Hawks have also made veterans Kent Bazemore and Dewayne Dedmon available in trade talks, which should help to facilitate a deal. The Kings are still looking to send out expiring […]

Sacramento Kings guard Iman Shumpert was stopped by security from entering the Portland Trail Blazers’ locker room and going after Jusuf Nurkic after the Kings’ 115-107 victory on Monday night. Shumpert was apparently not happy over a hard screen that Nurkic set in the second half: “Some stuff needed to be between me and him, […]

Sacramento Kings guard Iman Shumpert was stopped from going into the Portland Trail Blazers’ locker room by arena security after the Kings’ 115-107 win on Monday night. Shumpert was allegedly angry at Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, who set a rock-hard screen in the first half. Nurkic was in the right position, but slightly shuffled his feet in Shumpert’s direction, nailing Shumpert […]

Sacramento Kings guard Iman Shumpert wanted to meet Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic after their showdown on Monday night at the Golden 1 Center. According to Peter Socotch of NBC Sports Northwest, Shumpert was seen outside Portland’s locker room after the game. The 28-year-old guard was reportedly looking to have a “conversation” with Nurkic. […]

There were some fireworks on Monday night when the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers faced off at Golden 1 Center. When Kings guard Iman Shumpert tried to run through a screen set by Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, the latter clipped the former with his shoulder. Intentional or not, Shumpert took exception to the hard […]

Sacramento King’s GM Vlade Divac is known as quite the character. The former NBA veteran often makes personnel and roster moves that make one scratch their head. The dysfunction and poor culture within the franchise has been on display for over a decade. Apparently, Divac had a conference call with his team’s minority owners bashing […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is fast approaching. This marks the beginning of the end for teams to make midseason improvements as they push towards the postseason. With roughly only five teams currently counting themselves out the possibility of making the playoffs, many teams in the league are looking to bolster their roster and bring in […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams of the season. With a 22-21 win-loss record, they are a game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the final playoff spot in the West. While there are still a few months to determine the teams that will make the postseason, this is the […]

The New York Knicks were recently rumored to be in discussions with the Sacramento Kings about a swap involving Enes Kanter and Zach Randolph, and now Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reports preliminary discussions about a Kanter trade involving the Chicago Bulls and Jabari Parker. However, the talks with the Bulls hit […]

The Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks are reportedly not close on a Zach Randolph-Enes Kanter trade and talks between the two teams may have broken off, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. ESPN reported on Wednesday that the Kings and Knicks were discussing the deal. League sources tell me the @SacramentoKings and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a vital jolt of energy upon the firing of former head coach and president Tom Thibodeau, now under interim head coach Ryan Saunders (son of the late Flip Saunders). Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger, a native of Minnesota, could make a potential change in the offseason once both franchises […]

The reported discussions between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks in swapping forward Zach Randolph for center Enes Kanter are likely to include a third team in hopes of trading away more expiring contracts. Among them could be center Willie Cauley-Stein, who the Kings could part ways with in hopes to get another run […]

Over the past couple of weeks, it has been made apparent that the New York Knicks would like to move on from their center Enes Kanter. According to Marc Berman of New York Post, however, the team will not trade Enes Kanter for Zach Randolph of the Sacramento Kings unless they receive another asset within the deal. […]

The Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks are discussing a potential trade that could include forward Zach Randolph and center Enes Kanter, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Neither side is close to an agreement yet, but both sides are looking to get rid of some expiring contracts as they reach the midway point of […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is one of the brightest young stars in the league, and on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns, he demonstrated his versatility with a big-time chase-down block: De'Aaron Fox hustles back for the chasedown! #SacramentoProud pic.twitter.com/z99ZgOr6Zc — NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2019 Entering Tuesday evening, Fox was averaging 17.9 […]

After a hot and surprising start to the season, the Sacramento Kings have slowed down and currently hold a record of 20-20. However, despite the decline, Sam Amick of The Athletic reported that Kings head coach Dave Joerger is avoiding the hot seat: “Joerger remains extremely bullish on Sacramento’s young core and this Kings team (20-20) […]

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield would love to have a playoff matchup against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Sacramento obviously have a long way to go when it comes to clinching a playoff spot this season but they’ve had a chance to see how they fare against Golden State, the reigning NBA champions, […]

On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings combined for a record 41 three-pointers in a single ballgame. While this speaks volumes of both team’s firepower from distance, it is also a knock on the defensive effort of both teams, particularly in defending shots from deep. Following his team’s 127-123 victory, Warriors […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season, and while their record doesn’t show it, people are starting to notice their potential to be one of the best teams in the NBA. They had a brilliant showing against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, and although the […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 127-123 today, but there seems to be one particular play in this game that most fans believe they have seen not so long ago. With six minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Warriors leading 111-108, Steph Curry did this.   In the said play, the […]

Two of the league’s highest-scoring teams in the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings were engaged in a duel for the ages Saturday night. By canning 41 three-pointers combined, the Warriors and Kings have teamed up to take a piece of NBA history at Golden 1 Center. NBA record 41 made 3-pointers so far in […]

It looks like Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant has a new friend in Sacramento, and it is none other than the public address announcer for the Kings. Near the end of the first quarter, Kevin Durant got a cut on his left wrist and was getting treated for it on the Warriors’ […]

In every era, there are dominant teams that go on championship runs for years at a time. The 1980s had the Boston Celtics with Larry Bird and Los Angeles Lakers with Magic Johnson. Then it went to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, to Kobe Bryant’s Lakers, to Tim Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs. Then to LeBron James’ […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III is listed as questionable for their home game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Marvin Bagley III has been dealing with a bruised knee for three weeks now. He has been out of action since Dec. 14 after coming down hard and injuring his knee against the Warriors. […]

Prior to their meeting on Thursday, Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone told Mike Singer of the Denver Post that he hopes that the Sacramento Kings front office doesn’t “screw it up” for Kings head coach Dave Joerger. Michael Malone on Kings situation: “Vlade, this group they’ve done a great job. I hope they let […]

Mike Malone before he was the head coach of the Denver Nuggets was in Sacramento with the Kings. He had a young DeMarcus Cousins and a budding Isaiah Thomas. Malone has wondered how it could’ve been different if things had been different. Malone told the Denver Post: “I will always wonder what if, Obviously we […]