De'Aaron Fox, an avid Call of Duty player, on how he avoids saying the wrong thing when playing online: "One, I wouldn’t say no shit on stream. That’s dumb as shit." Said COD trash talk can get really bad.
De'Aaron Fox on the possibility of an All-Star Game this season: "I’m going to be brutally honest, I think it’s stupid. If we have to wear masks and do all this for a regular game, what’s the point of bringing the All-Star Game back?"
If you don't like Gobert, just say that. But acting like Klay was in some serious danger and the only way to save him was to put Gobert in the sleeper is crazy.
From the Sacramento Kings:
“Grant Napear has resigned from the Sacramento Kings. We thank him for his contributions to the team and wish him all the best.”
“I don’t think anybody’s out there playing basketball worried about two tweets. And if you are, this ain’t what you should be doing because muthafuckas gonna tweet you everyday of your life while you’re playing in this league."
De'Aaron Fox
The Kings will start Bogdan Bogdanovic in place of Buddy Hield league sources tell
@ShamsCharania
and myself. The Kings have lost six straight and 15 of 18
Folks want to deny the power of sports and social action, say there is no place for politics in sports. But I'd bet there are a lot of people that hadn't heard of
#StephonClark
until they heard a basketball game had been delayed.
De'Aaron Fox not cracking the top-10 in a popularity contest isn't surprising. Unless you have League Pass, how many fans have actually watched him play this season? He's behind Klay Thompson, whose biggest moment this season was making fun of Rodney McGruder.
RIP to my friend and one of my mentors, Marty McNeal. I'll never forget the first time I met you when I was in college. You let me tag along while you covered a Kings-Warriors game. When I tried to leave you alone so you could write, you told me "Fuck a deadline. We're hangin."
Haliburton said he "hated" people tagging him and seeming "excited" about LaMelo Ball's injury and the Rookie of the Year award. Said that was "garbage" and that he suffered the same injury to his wrist in college.
Mark Jones is the official replacement for Grant Napear. It’s a big name for the Kings to add. After Napear’s multiple moments of insensitivity, the Kings add a respected voice and now have two Black men on the TV call for games as Jones will work with Doug Christie.
"For a while Sacramento has said they thought I was the perfect fit, that I’m one of the best players in the draft. You just want to go somewhere that you’re wanted … I think it’s the perfect fit."
Tyrese Haliburton
It wasn't just Sunday night. It was not understanding how Donald Sterling could be racist. It was several players finding his ways insensitive and offensive. It was taking those positions while his employer actively fights for social justice.
Buddy also asked that the media not to be so hard on Marvin Bagley III, said he's a young player and this is a tough time.
I'm passing that message on to the fans and trolls who are going after Bagley. I believe most of the media has been fair to Bagley and defended him.
Here’s AG Bill Barr comparing stay-at-home orders during a pandemic to slavery.
“Slavery was a different kind of restraint.”
You think? Not worse or anything.
This is a block, a charge, an ejection, and lifetime ban from the league.
This is insane...
Last time I cried over an athlete before today was Nov. 7, 1991. I’m shook. RIP Kobe, Gigi and the others who lost their lives. Go tell someone you love them.
Chris Paul on Bogi's game winner:
“I watch all these games on League Pass night in and night out, and as soon as it left his hand, you just know it’s going in.”
Rick Adelman and Chris Webber are finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The best player from the best teams of the Sacramento era and the coach who led the Kings to their most successful run in Sacramento.
The Kings get another ballhandler/playmaker in Iowa State's Tyrese Haliburton, a player most did not expect to be available at 12. Anyone who can help facilitate ball movement and free De'Aaron Fox to attack more is welcome in Sacramento.
When someone says "I know you're a sports writer but ..." it's an insult, like "shut up and dribble." To assume any sports journalist can only talk about games is wrong. We have diverse backgrounds, educations, etc. Don't get it twisted, as if all we think about is sports.
Has anyone told the football players with their conspiracy theories to stick to sports? Seems like that crowd wouldn't want to hear football players' thoughts on science, either.
Kings land Barnes, Dedmon and now Ariza on the first day of free agency. Biggest first-day haul the Kings have had in years. King find a center and the much-needed depth on the wing with Ariza to go with Barnes.
Following Napear's "all lives matter" reply to DeMarcus Cousins and several other insensitive comments, multiple former Kings reached out to say they'd never appear on Napear's radio show again. Some of his comments had upset the league, too, per sources.
Of all the contracts the Kings have signed players to over the years, Hassan Whiteside on a one-year minimum deal is too much to handle? 🙄 Happy Thanksgiving