Joy Taylor yesterday on FS1: “Sabonis is wrong. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. … actions have consequences. That’s why you got stepped on. I have no sympathy for him.”
Shannon Sharpe on Draymond Green: “I don’t understand why when Draymond gets ejected from the game, why he can’t just leave the court in a timely manner. Why must he be Hulk Hogan at WWE. He’s yelling female body parts, c’mon Draymond. You would like to think a wise man learns…
De’Aaron Fox weighed in on the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade in a sit down with
@ShamsCharania
: “When it happened and they sent who it was, it was kinda like wow we’re losing someone who is a really good player who’s going to be a star in this league but we are getting…
LeSean McCoy on Speak yesterday had some words on the Draymond Green suspension: “To suspend Draymond for a playoff game, it shows disrespect to the Warriors. They have been carrying the NBA for years, man. … I’m disappointed in the NBA. Disappointed to be a fan of the NBA.”
Nick Wright had some words on the Kings-Warriors series and called out Ric Bucher for saying there’s “asterisk” on the series: “I’m listening to colleagues that I respect playing the tiniest and most pathetic violin about the referees having a conspiracy to help the Sacramento…
In the battle of the No. 2 vs No. 4 pick at the Summer League, here is how they did against each other:
Chet Holmgren: 8 points (3-8 FG), 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists
Keegan Murray: 29 points (9-17 FG), 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists
Murray is averaging 21.8 PPG in 6 games
Kenny Beecham (
@KOT4Q
) joined First Take this morning to talk about the Sacramento Kings: “They have been like this all season long. There was one thing we knew for sure is the crowd was going to be crazy in Sacramento, De’Aaron Fox has been the clutchest player in the league and…
Domantas Sabonis is mic’d up and said this to Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray: “You’re good. Smile. We good. Nothing wrong. You’re going to come out and play good.”
De’Aaron Fox on the Sacramento Kings returning to the playoffs: “It’ll be so lit. Like, I think just the vibe that you get around the city. It’s the Kings’ city. Even when we were not in the playoffs, it was the Kings’ city. You can go anywhere in the greater Sacramento area,…
The NBA Last 2 Minute Report reveals the refs missed a reach in foul by Draymond Green that would’ve sent De’Aaron Fox to the free throw line with 37 seconds left because the Sacramento Kings were in the bonus.
49ers Twitter is at war because of the Jimmy G news. It’s simple. Trey Lance is going to start. Jimmy G is the backup. That’s it. Have a great Tuesday and be kind to each other.
Jay Williams on Get Up this morning: “The fact that we’re even having a conversation about Draymond Green and not about the Sacramento Kings is one of the things that I know drives the Sacramento Kings. Light the beam. The Beam Team is a real thing.”
JJ Redick said this morning the Sacramento Kings are making “dirty plays” and called out Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis. He also suggested this might be part of the “strategy” from the Kings.
How the Sacramento Kings went from 30-52 to Pacific Division champions one year later…
• Trade for Domantas Sabonis
• Trade for Trey Lyles
• Hire Mike Brown
• Draft Keegan Murray
• Sign Malik Monk
• Trade for Kevin Huerter
ESPN’s Damien Woody on the Sacramento Kings: “The playoffs is the first time I’m watching Sacramento. Oh my god, those boys are some dawgs. The way they run up and down the court, I don't know if them old legs from Golden State can handle that type of pressure. … those boys are…
FS1’s Ric Bucher says the NBA has “essentially handed this series to the Sacramento Kings.”
“If I’m the Sacramento Kings and I think I’m better than the Golden State Warriors then I don’t want anything that’s going to put an asterisk (on this series) and this certainly does.…
Keegan Murray is getting closer to breaking the NBA record for the most three-pointers made in season by a rookie:
1. Donovan Mitchell, 187
2. Damian Lillard, 185
3. Keegan Murray, 184
4. Saddiq Bey, 175
5. Anthony Edwards, 171
6. Luka Doncic, 168
Brian Windhorst this morning on ESPN talking about the Sacramento Kings: “The Kings are the mark. The Kings are stuck in the No. 3 seed, that’s where they’re going to finish. The Kings are the mark. All of these teams (going for No. 6) smell weakness, not only because they…
Keegan Murray in his first NBA Summer League game at the California Classic in 28 minutes of action:
26 points
10-14 FG (4-5 from three, 2-2 FT)
8 rebounds
Zero turnovers
Sacramento Kings fans, how are you feeling after watching that performance? Here is his shot chart.
FS1’s Ric Bucher says the NBA has “essentially handed this series to the Sacramento Kings.”
“If I’m the Sacramento Kings and I think I’m better than the Golden State Warriors then I don’t want anything that’s going to put an asterisk (on this series) and this certainly does.…
The most interesting development of this Kings season is fans getting called bandwagons because the team is actually good for the first time in 17 years.
Looks like the Celtics announcers were taking some shots at the Sacramento Kings victory beam last night: “We’re looking to celebrate banner 18 not beams.”
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps says the NBA shouldn’t have suspended Warriors F Draymond Green: “Domantas Sabonis started this whole thing. I thought it was perfectly adjudicated during the game. Gets ejected from the game and has a significant impact on the game. I think Golden State was…
Kevin Huerter rocked a “I feel like Peja” shirt on Saturday before the Warriors game to honor Sacramento Kings legend Peja Stojaković. Andrej Stojaković has worn “Red Velvet” merchandise at Kings games throughout the season to support Huerter.
Pretty wholesome moment in Sacramento during a coaches challenge. Cavs star
@spidadmitchell
was passing the ball to a young Sacramento Kings fan sitting courtside (credit:
@Kellen_Browning
)
In a division that features the defending NBA champs (Warriors), the No. 1 seed in the West last season (Suns), the 2020 NBA champs (Lakers) and one of the deepest rosters in the NBA (Clippers), the Sacramento Kings are winners of the Pacific Division.
Last night, Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray tied Steph Curry for the 7th-most three-pointers made in a rookie season. He’s climbing up the all-time list with 12 games to go.
1. Donovan Mitchell, 187
2. Damian Lillard, 185
3. Saddiq Bey, 175
4. Anthony Edwards, 171
5. Luka…
Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray has said multiple times he models his game after Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton.
Side by side comparison:
This is the problem with national NBA discourse. Shams is giving a report about how Sacramento is a real player in the trade market and then others chime in and just say bad things about the city of Sacramento. Just odd.
Shams on the Sacramento Kings: “I think this is the first time in a long time since Chris Webber was with the Kings that they just look at the Kings as a trade destination. They are going to be involved in every star player: Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, maybe Zach Lavine. … they…
Skip Bayless is picking the Sacramento Kings to beat the Golden State Warriors in the series: “I’m going with the Kings. I think they just might be just a little bit better than Golden State.”