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Buddy Hield had plenty of praise for new coach Luke Walton, who has proved to be the antithesis of former coach Dave Joerger since taking over the helm of the Sacramento Kings. The fourth-year shooting guard dropped a career-high 41 points in a barn burner against the Boston Celtics, including a personal-best 11 3-pointers on […]

Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III is nearing a return to the court after missing nearly a month with a broken thumb. The Kings initially thought Bagley would be out four to six weeks, but Wednesday will be the four-week mark in his recovery, which would line him up to swiftly bounce back from the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James spent one season with Luke Walton as head coach last year, and it didn’t go well. James played in just 55 games, largely due to a groin injury that knocked him out for a month between December and January. The Lakes were ravaged by injuries up and down the […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton isn’t all that concerned about the way he’ll be received when he faces the Lakers on Friday night. Walton was once the coach of the Lakers, serving from 2016 to 2019. However, the two sides parted ways this summer, and he was later hired by the Kings — three […]

Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac made this bed, and now he has to sleep in it, so to speak. The Kings were one of the surprising teams in the Western Conference last season, winning 39 games under head coach Dave Joerger, who oversaw the growth of youngsters like De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley. Despite […]

Coming into the season the Sacramento Kings were one of the young exciting teams in the NBA. Expectations increased for the Kings since they finish ninth in the western conference last year. Due to the NBA’s newfound parity, a playoff berth seemed viable for the Kings this year. Furthermore, with the Golden State Warriors seemingly […]

Brandon Ingram is fresh off scoring a career-high 40 points against the Brooklyn Nets, one-upping star Kyrie Irving in a 135-125 loss on Monday. Yet the New Orleans Pelicans wing is not quite satisfied yet, hoping to reach the 50-point mark against former head coach Luke Walton and his Sacramento Kings next. Ingram spent three […]

The Sacramento Kings are off to a horrible start to a 2019-20 season that was filled with so much hope and promise. Despite sputtering out of the gates, Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is still one-hundred percent behind new head coach Luke Walton. “For sure,” Fox said via Jason Jones of The Athletic. “We’re going […]

Luke Walton and Harrison Barnes recently joined Sam Amick of The Athletic to discuss the Kings’ shaky start to this season. Sacramento is currently holding an 0-5 record. This is a bit of a surprise, as some experts thought the Kings would be competing for a spot in the postseason. It’s not quite time to […]

The new season has barely even started and already, the Sacramento Kings are looking like a lottery-bound team. The Kings suffered a huge blowout defeat on Saturday, as they were absolutely pummeled by the Utah Jazz, 113-81. Following the contest, new Kings head coach Luke Walton had nothing nice to say about his team. According […]

The Utah Jazz quietly built a strong squad in the offseason after acquiring Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies. They are currently figuring out how Conley and Donovan Mitchell will work together on the backcourt, but coaches like Sacramento Kings’ Luke Walton is already taking note of the quiet addition the Jazz made in the […]

The Sacramento Kings want to keep Buddy Hield in the team for the foreseeable future. However, it seems like the process will take a while. Head coach Luke Walton hopes that Hield will be able to ink a new deal with the team and stay a King for the coming years. The Sacremento Bee’s Jason […]

Sacramento Kings swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic likes that head coach Luke Walton views him as a “combo guard.” Bogdanovic, one of the best shooters on the Kings, admits he likes to have the ball in his hands and run the offense from time to time. It looks like Walton values Bogdanovic’s playmaking skills and will use […]

The Sacramento Kings have allowed the Indiana Pacers to score 130 points in their two preseason games in India, but head coach Luke Walton is not one bit worried — at least not yet. According to Jason Jones of The Athletic, Walton admitted the team’s need to work on their defense. However, the former Los […]

For some, exhibition games are viewed as a mere formality. ‘Let’s just get through it without any injuries,’ they’ll say. However, Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton says his team is taking this season’s NBA Preseason very seriously. Walton and the Kings are preparing for a set of preseason matchups against the Indiana Pacers in […]

D’Angelo Russell seemed comfortable with the Golden State Warriors’ system right from the get-go, and Steve Kerr thinks it’s all thanks to Luke Walton. Per Mark Medina of USA Today, Kerr shared that he and Walton run similar practice drills and offensive plays. As such, it made Russell feel at ease on his first day […]

Luke Walton is looking to start his tenure as the head coach of the Sacramento Kings with an identity. Based off the film he has watched and the players on his roster, he feels the Kings should be an uptempo team that constantly passes the ball to find ways to score. This was the original […]

Defense may be the key for the Sacramento Kings in the 2019-20 season, but head coach Luke Walton also wants his team to be active on the offensive end — particularly from the 3-point area. Per James Jam of NBC Sports California, Walton revealed he expects the Kings to attempt around 35 3-pointers per game. […]

The Sacramento Kings are looking forward to what Luke Walton has in store for them, especially with his fast-paced offensive system. Walton, on the one hand, is banking on his three young rising stars De’Aaron Fox, Marvin Bagley, and Buddy Hield to anchor their team on the other side of the ball, per Kings sideline […]

Luke Walton hasn’t even coached his first game for the Sacramento Kings, yet he is already making a positive impression with his new squad. Kings sharp-shooter Buddy Hield has nothing but praises headed for the former-player-turned-coach and credits him for ushering in a great culture in Sacramento. “Luke and his staff he brought in the […]

The Sacramento Kings are bent on snapping their 13-year postseason drought in the 2019-20 season, and head coach Luke Walton believes improving their defense is the first step to make that a reality. Per Jason Anderson in The Sacramento Bee: Walton said one of the keys to the Kings reaching the playoffs will be their […]

The Sacramento Kings hired former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton last April, the same month the 39-year-old was hit with a civil suit by a Spectrum SportsNet female broadcaster alleging sexual assault. Last month, the NBA and Kings released a statement claiming they ended a joint investigation on the matter, with not “sufficient […]

In a joint effort with the NBA, the Sacramento Kings have come to the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to support sexual assault allegations against Luke Walton. Kelli Tennant, the woman who brought forth the charges, did not participate in the investigation. Tennant, a former sports reporter, first brought forth the charges on […]

De’Aaron Fox says new Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton pushed him to make the Team USA World Cup roster. It looks like Fox took Walton’s challenge seriously, as the youngster is a virtual lock to make the team after dominating the first week of training camp in Las Vegas. Team USA is taking 12 […]

Sacramento Kings youngster Marvin Bagley III says he has “a lot of communication” with new head coach Luke Walton. This is relevant because Bagley and Dave Joerger supposedly didn’t have the best relationship behind the scenes last season. The Kings, as an organization, are looking forward to seeing how Walton is going to utilize Bagley […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes knows new head coach Luke Walton pretty well. Walton was an assistant coach on the Golden State Warriors when Barnes was there. Walton was the interim head coach of the Warriors for the majority of the 2015-16 season when Golden State went 73-9. Barnes is excited to play for Walton […]

Sacramento Kings veteran small forward Trevor Ariza says Luke Walton is “straightforward” and “very honest” as a head coach. Ariza knows Walton pretty well. The two were teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers back in the day and won a championship together. Ariza says the Kings players are going to gravitate toward Walton. “Straightforward, very […]

Back in April, Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton was accused of sexually assaulting a former colleague of his in a Santa Monica Hotel last year. The young coach has been relatively quiet about the allegation as investigations are ongoing. Until recently. Walton finally broke his silence regarding the matter, saying that his encounter with […]

Tuesday’s bombshell story about the sheer dysfunction in the Los Angeles Lakers organization was one that shook the core off NBA circles, even at this stage of the NBA playoffs. Among the nuggets mentioned was how Rich Paul, notably LeBron James’ childhood friend and agent, talked to NBA commissioner Adam Silver and told him how […]

The Sacramento Kings coaching staff is beginning to take shape. New head coach Luke Walton made four additions on Sunday and the Kings expect to add at least two more. Six weeks after Kings hired Luke Walton, his staff has begun to take shape. Source tells @TheAthleticNBA Walton has added Bob Beyer (formerly OKC), Jesse […]

Luke Walton’s third season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers was perhaps the most chaotic of them all, as he was described as “frustrated” due to the lack of stability around him, according to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. Walton’s concerns were so dire that following a practice more than a month before the season ended, […]

Luke Walton’s former job as the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers was one that only had the illusion of safety from the time LeBron James landed in La La Land after signing a four-year, $154 million deal last summer. According to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, James’ longtime friend and agent, Rich Paul, approached NBA Commissioner […]

The Luke Walton era with the Sacramento Kings continues to build steam with a recent report emerging that the announcement of Walton’s coaching staff is imminent. According to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee, supporters should expect an announcement within the next few days. The Kings are likely to introduce Luke Walton’s new coaching staff […]

Magic Johnson spilled the details of his short-lived tenure as president of the Los Angeles Lakers on the set of ESPN’s “First Take,” and among them was his intent to fire former coach Luke Walton to get a “better coach” instead: “The straw that broke the camel’s back was I wanted to fire Luke Walton,” […]

The NBA, along with the Sacramento Kings will conduct a joint investigation into the sexual assault allegations made against newly-signed head coach Luke Walton, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Walton, 39, is being accused of sexually assaulting former TV reporter Kelli Tennant, which the suit alleges started during his time as an assistant […]

Luke Walton’s attorney, Mark Baute, has issued a new statement regarding the sexual assault lawsuit that the Sacramento Kings coach is currently facing. Walton’s accuser, Kelli Tennant, and her lawyer Garo Mardirossian held a press conference on Tuesday. Tennant revealed more details about the alleged incident which she claimed took place in 2014. “These claims […]

Before Luke Walton and the Los Angeles Lakers mutually parted ways, the coach was reportedly given a chance to stay with the team in his meeting with the organization’s controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss. Per Sam Amick of The Athletic, sources revealed that a meeting was held between Walton and Buss after the surprise […]

Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, along with head coach Steve Kerr, declined to comment on the allegations against Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton. Walton is reportedly being sued for sexual assault. The alleged incident reportedly took place when he was an assistant coach with the Warriors. Klay Thompson asked for […]

The NBA has issued a statement regarding a recent allegation of sexual assault against Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton. “We are coordinating with the Kings organization and are in the process of gathering more information,” it reads, per Bill Oram of The Athletic. Celebrity gossip site TMZ reported on Monday that a civil lawsuit filed […]