Believe it or not, the Sacramento Kings are off to a remarkable start to the 2022-23 season. With a record of 13-9, they are currently the fifth seed in the Western Conference. If things stay like this, the Kings can end their 16-year playoff drought, the longest playoff drought for any team in the NBA right now.  Everything is going right for this Sacramento team, and this is something that the franchise has been lacking for 16 long years. Kings head coach Mike Brown has been the missing leader this organization needed; De’Aaron Fox is quietly making a case for himself as an All-Star thi ..read more

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 113-109 on Tuesday for their seventh consecutive victory. The win gives the Kings a 10-6 record, good for third place in the Western Conference. Sacramento began the season 0-4 but has rallied in a big way since then. They now have the highest offensive rating in the League t.  DeAaron Fox battled Ja Morant throughout the night, and he finished with a big 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals. He also made five three-pointers en route to victory. His backcourt mate and newcomer Kevin Huerter continued his impressive pla ..read more

The Brooklyn Nets remain a New York metro turnstile on defense, becoming the first NBA team to allow 150 this season. The 153 points the Kings scored were their highest output since 1993. The defense wasn’t the only problem; Brooklyn (6-9) trailed by as many as 39 points on a night where they just didn’t compete. Sacramento shot 10-12 during their game-deciding blitz late in the first half. They also hit 6-6 inside and three-point arc while forcing the Nets into 1-11 shooting and 1-8 in the paint during Sacramento’s decisive run. The Kings entered Tuesday winners of six of their last eight con ..read more

Aheah of Miami’s Friday night game against the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat star Tyler Herro shared his thoughts on the NBA’s travel call after his game-winning shot against the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. “I really don’t care at all,” Herro said, per the Sun Sentinel. “Maybe if it ended in a loss, but we won — I’m just going to play my game, and if they call a travel, they call a travel.” The League announced the missed call a day after the game, as Herro picked up his dribble off a pump fake and changed his pivot in the motion of the three-point shot. We only needed 2, a Herro came to t ..read more

The Miami Heat seem to be figuring it out after their slow 1-3 start to the new NBA season. Even though the team is 3-5 in their first eight games, there is still a ton of optimism surrounding this Heat team because it’s still so early and no team in any conference seems to be a runaway front-runner to win it all yet. Last night’s 116-109 victory versus the Golden State Warriors was a huge statement win for Miami, as Kyle Lowry (13 points, nine assists, five rebounds) made history, passing Jason Kidd for 12th on the NBA’s all-time made three-pointers list after going 3-8 from beyond the arc. T ..read more

The Memphis Grizzlies stay winning. After beating Brooklyn 134-124 earlier this week and securing a 125-110 win over Sacramento last night, the vibes are high in Grind City. The Grit’ n’ Grind squad has started the 2022-23 season 3-1, led by 23-year-old Ja Morant and 24-year-old Desmond Bane. Bane has dropped back-to-back thirty-point games, tallying 31 points (and six rebounds and four assists) against the Kings and 38 points (and seven assists) against the Nets. In his past two games, the TCU product has shot 73.9 percent from three. Desmond Bane shot an incredible 75% from beyond the ..read more

Before the Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets faced off on Monday night, nine-time All-Star Kevin Durant called his opponent Ja Morant “the face of our League going forward.” Morant doesn’t remind Durant of any other player. “He’s a unique player. A lot of athleticism and creativity out there. Body type reminds you of somebody like—well, he’s taller than A.I. [Allen Iverson], but a wiry, strong player — but he’s an incredible player, man,” Durant said per Bleacher Report. The Murray State product lived up to Durant’s pregame praise with 38 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and two steals ..read more

De’Aaron Fox is on a mission this season. Since getting drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2017 as the fifth pick, the franchise has not made the playoffs. This year, Fox wants to be at the forefront of getting them there. The Kings reshaped their roster for the second half of last season when they acquired two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, and Justin Holiday from the Indiana Pacers. Sacramento traded Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson in return. On Draymond Green’s podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” Fox admitted that the trade shocked him. As the primary poin ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers are still figuring things out with one more preseason game on their schedule. In the past five games, the purple and gold have gone 1-4. For a team that wants to improve from its eleventh-place finish in the Western Conference standings, more needs to be done. A change in putting Anthony Davis as the primary center for the team may be what is needed. In his three preseason games, Davis has averaged 19.3 points per game, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game on 52.6 percent shooting from the field. He spent some of his time in these games playing at the five, although his ..read more

Iman Shumpert has reportedly been arrested on charges of possession of cannabis at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport over the weekend, according to multiple reports. TSA reportedly stopped Shumpert at a checkpoint around 2:40 p.m., and authorities were then asked to investigate a potential drug violation. After police had searched his belongings, they found a ‘green leafy substance’ which was later confirmed to be marijuana after tests, and Shumpert himself admitted it was marijuana. Shumpert surrendered to authorities without incident. Shumpert was allegedly carrying 6.12 ounces of marijuana. The ..read more