Smith, Hawks Fly Past Kings In Second Half
Josh Smith scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half for the Atlanta Hawks, who defeated the Sacramento Kings for the eighth straight time with a 106-99 victory Sunday night.
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Josh Smith scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half for the Atlanta Hawks, who defeated the Sacramento Kings for the eighth straight time with a 106-99 victory Sunday night.
Rap star Drake was at Power Balance Pavilion on Friday to watch "his boy" DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings beat the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks.
Tyreke Evans and Marcus Thornton each scored 17 points to help the Sacramento Kings end a 10-game losing streak against the Dallas Mavericks with a 110-97 victory on Friday night.
Ever since he was a kid, Sacramento Kings rookie Isaiah Thomas has heard the questions about his size. He's proved critics wrong every step of the way, and he's doing it again in the NBA.
John Salmons made the go-ahead layup with 6.8 seconds left, Marcus Thornton scored 25 points, and the Sacramento Kings snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the New Orleans Hornets 99-98 on Wednesday night.
A woman claims Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins sent her a text message with an inappropriate picture, but Cousins' agent says she's the one acting out of order.
A day after a monumental City Council vote in favor of the downtown arena project moving forward, the developer overseeing the project says he now fully expects the facility to be built.
A day after the Sacramento City Council voted to move ahead with a new entertainment and sports complex aimed at keeping the Kings in the Capitol City, the Kings have announced their season ticket campaign for next season called "Begin Your Legacy".
A four-hour meeting ended with a historic vote for the city of Sacramento on Tuesday night as the City Council voted in favor of proceeding with a downtown arena.
It could be the biggest vote of their careers when Sacramento City Council members weigh in on the downtown arena plan Tuesday night.
Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced Monday that the team has extended coach Keith Smart's contract through the 2012-13 season.
Steve Nash had 19 points, Marcin Gortat scored 14 and matched his season high with 17 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns won their third in a row with a 96-88 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Chris Paul had 22 points and nine assists, Blake Griffin added 14 points and nine rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away from the Sacramento Kings 108-100 on Thursday night.
Sacramento released the full financing plan for a new arena Thursday night, setting the stage for next week's City Council vote
Sacramento Kings guard Isaiah Thomas has been named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.
The thought of an arena being built in the downtown railyards is a making a lot of business owners there excited about the future.
It looks like the Kings will be staying in Sacramento. Mayor Kevin Johnson, the Maloofs and Commissioner David Stern announced they have a hand-shake agreement for a deal to build a new entertainment and sports complex for Sacramento and keep the Kings in the Capital City.
Sacramento officials met with NBA representatives for four hours on Saturday during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando and were told the city "has done its part" toward getting a new downtown facility built. But Commissioner David Stern later cautioned that the groups are not there yet.
The city of Sacramento now has less than a week to finalize plans for a new sports complex. And, today Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson boarded a plane headed to the NBA All-Star game in Florida where he will talk with NBA Commissioner David Stern.
Marcus Thornton scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, rookie Isaiah Thomas had 16 of his 18 after halftime, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 115-107 Wednesday night.
Sacramento's last shot to remain an NBA city appears headed for another overtime, and Mayor Kevin Johnson detailed the critical days ahead in a news conference on Thursday.
