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NBA
Crashing the NBA's Summer Party
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr. What is it that you are going to read today? You're going to read about a whole bunch of different things that happened in the NBA during Free Agency,...
NBA
Miami Heat Right to Call Dwyane Wade's Bluff
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On October 29, 2003 I attended my first professional basketball game in Boston. The Celtics prevailed in a game that was never in doubt, but one thing stood out...
Culture of Hoops
Tanking Hard or Hardly Tanking? The Sacramento Kings Beat the Phoenix Suns Handedly, 116-94
Image courtesy of Hugo-photography/Flickr. It seems as if being a Sacramento Kings fan has been very little to be thankful for this season. In a frustratingly downhill five months of basketball, any highlights for Sacramento...
Culture of Hoops
Still Streaking: Kings Lose Fifth Straight at the Hands of the Jazz, 108-99
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr. The question “how much worse can things possibly get for Sacramento?” wasn’t intended to be a challenge. Of course, the Kings just had to find out. With the Utah Jazz...
Culture of Hoops
Ending the 13-Year Drought: Sacramento Kings Finally Conquer Dallas
Courtesy of TJ Macias & The BMF. The city of Dallas was ready. After limping off the court during Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, rumor had it that Rajon Rondo wouldn’t play against his...
Culture of Hoops
Oklahoma City Thunder Rout the Sacramento Kings, 131-116
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings defense is on par, if not worse, than the defense in the Slam Dunk contest. Completely nonexistent. Once again, Sacramento refused to guard any three-point shooters,...
Culture of Hoops
Welcome Back: DeMarcus Cousins Carries Kings Past Denver Nuggets, 116-110
Image courtesy of Sacramento Kings/Facebook. The Sacramento Kings somehow, someway, are still looking to snatch that eighth seed in the remaining games of the season. In fact, it was a large part of the conversation...
Culture of Hoops
The Sacramento Kings: Blind With Optimism
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Who cares if Rondo can’t defend the pick-and-roll? He is averaging 11 assists a game! How dare Bill Simmons bad-mouth the Sacramento Kings! We are a playoff team this...
Culture of Hoops
Deja Who? Cousins Scores 56, Kings Fall to Hornets in Overtime
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The last time that the Sacramento Kings won six games in a row was January of 2007. As it stands, that will remain as the precedent of win-streaks for...
Culture of Hoops
Kings Stay Hot Against Pacers, Win 107-98
Image courtesy of Sacramento Kings/Facebook. The Indiana Pacers were defeated by the Sacramento Kings 108-97 Saturday night. After a tough game against the Warriors, the Pacers needed a victory to round out a their west...
