Every week, the NBA updates its power rankings so fans can see how their favorite teams are doing or how injuries are affecting the standings. Last week, the Kings were ranked number seven in the entire league, mostly due to De’Aaron Fox’s elite play. Before he went down with an ankle injury, he averaged 31.3 […] NBA Power Rankings: Kings drop seven spots in week three after two losses without De’Aaron Fox - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Kings All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox already missed the last two games with an ankle sprain that he suffered late in the fourth quarter of Sacramento’s overtime win against the Lakers. Both games ended in losses for the Kings, one heartbreaker against the Golden State Warriors and one slugfest against the Houston Rockets. Now, the Kings […] Is De’Aaron Fox playing tonight? Latest injury update for Kings rematch against the Rockets - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Over the summer, the league implemented a new Player Participation Policy to combat load management. Too often teams rest all their stars at once, don’t play them in back-to-backs, leave them on the bench in road games, or shut them down for the end of the season if the team is tanking. This does not […] NBA Player Participation Policy explained - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Every year, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award is given to the player who had the biggest impact for his team off the bench. It recognizes players who don’t get to start but bring their A Game night after night and provide energy and scoring off the bench when most of the starters […] NBA Sixth Man of the Year power rankings: Malik Monk is making an early case for himself - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The Kings just can’t seem to be able to beat the Golden State Warriors. Over what feels like a million games since the Kings’ return to the playoffs, they only won three games. Last night was no different, as Klay Thompson stole the game with a tough shot over Davion Mitchell. It was yet another […] Did the Kings finally find the key to slowing down Stephen Curry? - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

What started out as a fun new rivalry, is starting to get quite repetitive. After playing a rough seven-game series against the Warriors in last season’s playoffs, the Kings faced them twice in the preseason, and then again two times since the start of the regular season. It’s getting tiresome, and we’re not even the […] Domantas Sabonis makes franchise history as Kings lose to the Warriors yet again - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The 2024 All-Star Game will take place on February 18 in Indianapolis—for more information on the schedule and how to watch, click here—and feature some significant changes. First of all, the game will move away from the draft format used in recent years and return to the classic version of East vs. West, which was […] 2024 NBA All-Star Game format explained - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

De’Aaron Fox twisted his ankle Sunday night against the Lakers. Despite the injury, he came back into the game for the last six minutes of regulation to force overtime but had to give the reins to college teammate Malik Monk for the final moments. Now, he is officially out against the Warriors tonight with a […] 3 Kings players who have to step up in De’Aaron Fox’s absence - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The drama in Philadelphia is finally resolved, and James Harden got his wish of joining the Los Angeles Clippers. The latest NBA blockbuster trade sends James Harden, P.J. Tucker, and Filip Petrusev to LA. In return, the 76ers get Nicolas Batam, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, and several draft picks. With that move, the […] 3 Reasons the Kings can still beat the Clippers in the Western Conference race after the James Harden trade - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

After the Kings finished last season as the third seed in the Western Conference, many NBA experts do not consider them favorites this time around. There are generally two reasons for that take: the West is loaded with star power that the Kings might not be able to compete with, and the Kings won‘t be […] Kings‘ overtime win vs Lakers proves that Kings have more than just injury luck going for them - A Royal Pain - A Royal Pain - Sacramento Kings News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more