Sactown Royalty

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images The Kings fought hard but came up just short. As the saying goes, “all good things come to an end,” and a four-game winning streak without De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton and Harrison Barnes was about as good as the Sacramento Kings could ask for. Unfortunately, that winning streak came to an end on Friday, as Sacramento lost … [Read more...] about Kings end winning streak with loss to Spurs

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images The center is due to become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season. The Sacramento Kings are trying to do something that seemed improbable a month ago and climb into a play-in position in the Western Conference. Head coach Luke Walton has led his team to four consecutive victories, despite missing key … [Read more...] about Richaun Holmes is one of the NBA’s most underappreciated players

Photos by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images The Kings might still be alive in the play-in. Three weeks ago, Sacramento was at the end of its second nine-game losing streak of the year, falling as many six games back of the tenth seed in the Western Conference. A week later, De’Aaron Fox entered the health and safety protocols, and it seemed like a foregone conclusion … [Read more...] about Kings vs. Spurs preview: There are stakes again

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images The center is due to become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season. The Sacramento Kings are trying to do something that seemed improbable a month ago and climb into a play-in position in the Western Conference. Head coach Luke Walton has led his team to four consecutive victories, despite missing key … [Read more...] about The Athletic lists Richaun Holmes as one of NBA’s most underappreciated players

Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images Despite the wins, there’s some general skepticism about a team without its best backcourt players. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Sacramento Kings fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. According to the most recent SB … [Read more...] about Kings fan confidence slides as injuries pile up

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Marvin Bagley III was sensational and helped Sacramento keep its play-in hopes alive. Despite missing three of their best players, the Sacramento Kings continue to play some of their best basketball during the stretch drive of the season. Marvin Bagley III had 31 points and 12 rebounds, while Delon Wright chipped in with 21 … [Read more...] about Kings dominate shorthanded Pacers to win 4th straight

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images These two teams meet amid reports of coaching instability. It’s rare that the Kings face off against a team with more internal instability than they have, but such is the case tonight. Sacramento is playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and it’s an open question of who will be in Indiana longer: the Kings or Pacers … [Read more...] about Kings vs. Pacers preview: Who’s on the hot seat?

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images The Kings are on one of their winning streaks again. If you predicted that Tuesday night’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder would go down to the wire, congratulations, but also, why? The Kings were missing three of their starters — De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton and Harrison Barnes — and the Thunder … [Read more...] about Kings hold off Thunder for third straight win

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The good news is that an MRI revealed no ligament damage so the rookie doesn’t need surgery. The Sacramento Kings got some good news and bad news about rookie standout Tyrese Haliburton’s knee injury. An MRI revealed no ligament damage in his left knee, so Haliburton won’t need surgery, but he will be out for the remainder of the … [Read more...] about Tyrese Haliburton will miss remainder of regular season