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After Stephon Clark, an young, unarmed black man, was shot 20 times by the Sacramento Police, including six times in the back, protests have erupted throughout the city. Twice the Sacramento Kings have had to play in front of small crowds because of the protests outside Golden 1 Center that has limited other fans from […]

Another protest ensued during the Sacramento Kings’ game on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. The protests occurred after the funeral for Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was killed by police in his grandmother’s backyard. As reported by Steve Gardner of USA Today Sports, the Kings released a statement which read in part: “We […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat For more than a decade, the Sacramento Kings have existed as a directionless organization with no voice, no leadership, and little connection to the city. In the past week, tragedy in their own backyard has forced the Kings to find all three. On March […]

Former Sacramento Kings player Matt Barnes is organizing a march on Saturday helping raise some of the concerns the community has surrounding the unfortunate shooting of Stephon Clark. Former King Matt Barnes is organizing a march this Saturday surrounding the community concerns following the shooting death of #StephonClark … current Kings are expected to participate. […]

Following the outrage over the highly-controversial shooting of 22-year-old Stephon Clark by Sacramento police last Sunday night, many people gathered outside of Golden 1 Center on Thursday night to peacefully protest the horrific tragedy as the Sacramento Kings took on the Atlanta Hawks. In a video posted by Warriors beat reporter Mark Medina of the Mercury […]

DeMarcus Cousins has offered to pay the funeral expenses for Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American that was shot by police on Sunday. I hear former Kings star DeMarcus Cousins has reached out to the family of Stephon Clark to cover funeral expenses. — Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) March 23, 2018 According to CNN, Clark was shot […]

Protesters joined hands to block entry into the Golden 1 Center prior to Thursday night’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks. Due to safety concerns, the Kings issued a public statement, asking fans who were still outside of the arena to return home and wait for refund information. The protest was held in […]

The Sacramento Kings’ schedule featured a Thursday night matchup against the Atlanta Hawks at the Golden 1 Center. During warmup time, players were not on the floor and the arena was mostly empty which eventually prompted the staff to allow whatever fans sitting in their purchased seats to move as close to the floor as […]

Mike Bibby has been out of the league for six years and that is evidently enough time for people to forget who he is and he took advantage of that at the local park. My dad went to my sisters volleyball practice and played two guys in 21, and told them his name was Chris […]

Vince Carter had a bit of fun with Blake Griffin, as the bottom-dwelling Sacramento Kings took on the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. The 41-year-old small forward took on the task of guarding the heavier Griffin on the post but was called for a foul as the Pistons star stumbled to turn baseline upon spinning. […]

At 41 years old, Sacramento Kings shooting guard Vince Carter is occasionally proving to everyone, through dunks and acrobatic layups, that he can still go up. Monday night, Carter’s climb won’t make the weekly Top 10 plays list but it was more significant than any of his above-the-rim forays this season. With his timely 3-pointer near […]

Vince Carter of the Sacramento Kings has turned into the type of veteran player that every NBA locker room needs. Early in his career, Carter had the reputation of just being a high-fly act. He had to work hard to earn the respect of others as a player who can do it all — shoot […]

Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is just a rookie in the NBA, but he is a household name over in Europe, just like Miami Heat point man Goran Dragic who once was the Euroleague MVP and has been one of the better players to come from overseas. The two faced off head to head on Wednesday […]

In the final critical stretch of the game between the Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat Wednesday night, the referees missed a call that could’ve changed the outcome of the whole game. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported: NBA officiating report again sobering for Heat. First NBA acknowledged that the Kings should have been called […]

According to a tweet on Thursday afternoon from Mark Medina of the Mercury News, the Golden State Warriors (52-16) announced that star power forward Draymond Green will play in Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, while reserve power forward David West is listed as probable. Green was held out of Golden State’s 117-106 victory over […]

The Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat are at different points in their respective seasons. The Heat are trying as hard as possible to secure their spot in the playoffs, while the Kings are tanking. Despite those realities, the Kings managed to beat the Heat 123-119 in overtime on Wednesday night. That result goes against every […]

Julius Randle has brought his coming out games to the forefront at the right time, blossoming into the athletic, dynamic power forward the Los Angeles Lakers hoped to make out of him on draft night in 2014. Though it could be too late for the fourth-year man out of Kentucky. The Lakers have put in […]

Frank Mason was only a second-round pick out of the University of Kansas in last year’s draft, but he has really given the Sacramento Kings some solid minutes as of late. He is one of the shorter point guards in the league coming in at only 5-foot-11 and he isn’t able to do everything that a […]

Vince Carter may not be the same player that he was during his earlier days in the NBA, but that does not mean he won’t be able to pull off some highlight plays from time to time. Already 41 years old and now in his 20th season in the league, the Sacramento Kings guard is […]

Russell Westbrook recently logged in yet another triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. But more importantly, the Oklahoma City Thunder got the win against the Sacramento Kings, 106-101, Monday night to improve their regular-season record to 40-29. Apart from that, they also strengthened their Westbrook triple-doubles to wins ratio. According to Thunder […]

OKC Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook has logged in his 99th career-triple double in a win against the Sacramento Kings. Per OKC Thunder beat writer Fred Katz: Russell Westbrook has 15-10-10. Career triple-double No. 99. — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) March 13, 2018 According to Basketball Reference, Westbrook is fourth-all time in triple-doubles logged-in, right behind Jason […]

It has been a long road for Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger. After the Memphis Grizzlies fired their head coach in 2013, the franchise hired Joerger, who began his head coaching career. Joerger led the Grizzlies to the postseason twice, but he left the organization to pursue a head coaching job with the Sacramento […]

The Sacramento Kings have had a disappointing season, after choosing to rebuild and give playing time to their young pieces in hopes to placing the starting pegs in their search for a new core. Second-year shooting guard Buddy Hield has been part of that core, and even coming off the bench, he’s taken his role […]

The Sacramento Kings will face off with the Orlando Magic on Friday night, but they could be a little short-handed, per James Ham of NBC Sports California. Willie Cauley-Stein (lower back strain) and De’Aaron Fox (lower back strain) are both listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against Orlando. Willie Cauley-Stein has been dealing with the […]

One of the most unforgettable playoff series in NBA history is the 2002 Western Conference Finals. It was a matchup between two of the best teams in the league that time, the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, and it lived up to expectations being a hotly-contested matchup which reached Game 7. The Purple and […]

The Sacramento Kings are hoping to close out this 2017-18 regular season on a strong note by having their younger players get more playing time to develop. Unfortunately, they can’t do that if guys Keep getting injured. Rookie De’Aaron Fox is having a great first season with Sacramento, but he’s also missed a handful of […]

Sacramento Kings’ rookie sensation De’Aaron Fox is quietly enjoying his first season in the NBA averaging 11.6 points 4.3 assists and  2.6 rebounds in 27 minutes of play away from the limelight of a large city market. The 6’3 guard has made it known on more than one occasion that he enjoys taking some time […]

The New York Knicks and the Sacramento Kings televised an episode of the Great Tank Race 2018 on Sunday night and gave audiences not watching the Oscars a ride that went down the wire. It also saw Kings veteran Vince Carter reveal that he is the religious type. In the final seconds of the game, […]

Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder became part of a lot of headlines recently when he received a shot from Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Jimmy Butler. It can be recalled that Crowder stood up for his teammate, Ricky Rubio, after getting hit by Jeff Teague during their teams’ matchup on Friday, and Butler then took to his […]

At this point in the 2017-18 NBA season, the Sacramento Kings find themselves grouped towards the bottom of the West standings along with three other conference foes. Many fans are already looking towards next season and are curious as to which veteran players will actually return to the Kings. According to a recent article written […]

The Sacramento Kings are still working to get their puzzle complete, slowly moving pieces around to find a core to last for the future. As it turns out, the team can go after Orlando Magic shooting guard/small forward Mario Hezonja, who has played well as of late with heftier playing time, according to Jason Jones […]

While most of the chatter given to rookies this season has been for the likes of Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball, and Donovan Mitchell, Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is also making a case for himself to be included in those conversations. Over the past couple of months, Fox has had some solid performance, proving […]

Many of the NBA teams’ social media administrators don’t take themselves too seriously, and they have a good sense of humor – as they should. Most know how to enjoy having bragging rights and addressing a loss in a fun, lighthearted way, which is part of their job. The Sacramento Kings’ admins are no different. […]

The Sacramento Kings are enjoying having Mr. Half-Man, Half-Amazing on their roster this season. On Thursday night versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, Vince Carter showed once again that he can still dunk with the best despite being 41 years of age. The Thunder were leading 47-31 in the second quarter when Carter received a pass […]

Being an NBA player is not an easy task. On the surface, it seems as if these guys simply show up and play every other night, but there are a lot of things they also have to take care of. Most have families, they do community activities, they have to practice, and they need to […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings are reportedly going to play the NBA’s first game in Seattle at KeyArena since 2008 when the two teams will meet for a preseason contest on Oct. 6, 2018. According to an article written on Wednesday by Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee, the two Northern California […]

The Sacramento Kings’ Serbian rookie Bogdan Bogdanovic came into the league and immediately made heads turn. Part of the fans’ surprise was actually due to the fact that many were amazed that he is unrelated and not from the same country as Indiana Pacers veteran swingman Bojan Bogdanovic, who’s Croatian. Thankfully, people will now know […]

As said countless times in the last few months, the NBA is currently in an exciting time in terms of having promising young guys. The 2017-18 rookie class has been quite fun to watch; the kids are letting everyone know that the league is indeed in good hands for the future. Lauri Markkanen, Kyle Kuzma, […]

After being chosen as the replacement of Lonzo Ball in this weekend’s NBA Rising Stars Game, Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox suffered a head injury during the team’s game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, drawing blood and appearing to be in danger of missing the exhibition game as well. However, he has […]