Kings Once Again Seek Answers After Missing Playoffs
All the momentum the Sacramento Kings had when the NBA season shut down in March disappeared when they arrived in the bubble.
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All the momentum the Sacramento Kings had when the NBA season shut down in March disappeared when they arrived in the bubble.
The Sacramento Kings confirmed in a statement Friday that General Manager Vlade Divac is stepping down from his position, a day after the team ended their season with a win against the Los Angeles Lakers and failed to reach the playoffs for the 14th straight year.
Buddy Hield scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer that capped Sacramento's streak of 11 consecutive baskets made in the third period, and the Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-122 on Thursday.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a career-high 35 points to help the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 140-125 on Thursday.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half and the Orlando Magic continued a strong restart with a 132-116 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
NBA teams recognize that bench strength will likely be more of a factor than usual during this pandemic-delayed title chase in which a positive coronavirus test could sideline an elite player at any moment.
An individual within the Sacramento Kings' traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday forcing the organization to shut down their practice facility, according to reports from The Athletic.
The Sacramento Kings revealed its plan to address racism.
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in talks with The Walt Disney Company about resuming the 2019-2020 season in late July at one of its facilities.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing announced on Friday that he has been hospitalized with the coronavirus. The head coach of Georgetown's men's basketball team is "under care and isolated at a local hospital," according to a statement on Twitter.
The move to transform the Sacramento Kings' former home, the Sleep Train Arena, into a surge hospital for coronavirus patients through the end of June will cost taxpayers $500,000 a month, according to documents obtained from the state.
The Sacramento Kings are joining the San Francisco 49ers and other local major sports teams in a partnership to donate 50,000 face masks and bandanas to health care providers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sacramento Kings guard Kyle Guy announced on social media the death of his grandfather from coronavirus and urged people to take the pandemic seriously by complying with the statewide stay-at-home order.
Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is going head-to-head Friday evening with Atlanta Hawks point guard Trey Young in the first-ever NBA 2K Players' Tournament on ESPN and ESPN 2.
The rookie guard for the Kings is passing the time just like many across the country: finding ways to stay engaged both mentally and physically.
Despite the lack of preparation for the game, the Huskies pulled out a last-second 59-58 win and are headed to the next round.
After days of uncertainty, Sheldon Huskies will take on Dublin Tuesday night as part of the state basketball playoffs.
Pascal Siakam scored 11 of his 23 points in the final 2½ minutes, Toronto got a big fourth quarter from Kyle Lowry and the Raptors held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 118-113 on Sunday night.
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 27 points and eight assists, Buddy Hield scored 22 off the bench and the Sacramento Kings beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-111 on Saturday night.
Samuta Avea scored 12 points in the final four minutes, including the game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds left, and Hawaii rallied from 13 points down to beat UC Davis 67-65 on Thursday night.
Tobias Harris had 28 point and 14 rebounds and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Sacramento Kings 125-108 on Thursday night for their first road win in more than a month.
De'Aaron Fox scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 17 down to beat the Detroit Pistons 106-100 on Sunday.
Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-108 on Thursday night.
Kent Bazemore scored a season-high 23 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 20 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers on the road for the second time in less than a month, winning 112-103 on Saturday.
Former Kings center DeMarcus Cousins spoke to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the 'All The Smoke' podcast about the trade and his recent injury struggles.
