NBA star DeโAaron Fox flies out Brennan, Wagner basketball standouts for his camp
When Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox needed help with his basketball camp in Northern California, calling up Wagnerโs Leonna Sneed and Brennanโs Bella Flemings was a no-brainer.
Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs
Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game.
The Kings eliminate the Warriors from play-in tournament with 118-94 win
Keegan Murray scored 32 points, DeโAaron Fox added 24 and the Sacramento Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Golden State Warriors with a 118-94 victory.
DeโAaron Fox ties career high with 44 points as Kings roll to a 130-120 victory over Lakers
DeโAaron Fox tied his career high with 44 points, Malik Monk added 26 and the Sacramento Kings bounced back with a 130-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Brandon Ingram leads the Pelicans past the Kings 127-117 to advance to In-Season Tournament semis
Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 127-117 in the quarterfinals of the NBAโs In-Season Tournament.
Several surprises play their way into early season MVP discussion with the usual suspects
There are a few surprises who have played their way into the early season MVP conversations, joining the list usual list of NBA stars that includes Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.
Analysis: The NBA In-Season Tournament is doing what it intended. Now things should heat up more
Everyone knows that the NBA In-Season Tournament was put together to give the league an early ratings boost, particularly when the Final Four games get played at Las Vegas on the second weekend of December.
Foxโs season-high 43 leads Kings past Wembanyama, Spurs 129-120 in in-season tourney
DeโAaron Fox had a season-high 43 points, and the Sacramento Kings overcame 27 points from Victor Wembanyama to hold off the San Antonio Spurs 129-120 to remain undefeated in the In-Season Tournament.
Monk, Fox lead Kings past Warriors 118-99 to force Game 7
Malik Monk scored 28 points, DeโAaron Fox added 26 points and 11 assists, and the Sacramento Kings staved off elimination in their first-round playoff series by beating Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 118-99 in Game 6.
Curry leads Warriors past Kings 123-116 for 3-2 series lead
Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Draymond Green had his highest-scoring game in more than five years and the Golden State Warriors won the first road game of their series against Sacramento, beating the Kings 123-116 to take a 3-2 lead.
De'Aaron Fox on Game 5: 'No ifs, ands or buts. Iโm playing'
Sacramento Kings star De'Aaron Fox says there's no doubt he will play in Game 5 of a first-round series against the Golden State Warriors despite a broken index finger on his shooting hand.
Curry, Warriors hold off Kings 126-125 to even series 2-all
Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didnโt have, and the defending champion Warriors held on to beat the Kings 126-125 when Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Curry scores 36, Warriors beat Kings 114-97 without Green
Stephen Curry scored 36 points, Kevon Looney matched his career high with 20 rebounds to go with nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors got right back in their first-round playoff series by thumping the Sacramento Kings 114-97 to pull to 2-1.
Kings beat Warriors 114-106 to take 2-0 series lead
DeโAaron Fox scored 24 points and made a backbreaking 3-pointer that led the playoff newcomer Sacramento Kings to a second straight victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-106.
Warriors look to even series after losing opener to Kings
After four NBA titles and two more trips to the Finals in the past eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors arenโt about to get flustered by one loss in a best-of-seven series.
Fox leads Kings past Warriors 126-123 in playoff return
DeโAaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beating the defending-champion Golden State Warriors 126-123.
McDermott scores 30 to lead Spurs past Kings 142-134
Doug McDermott scored 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and overtime and the San Antonio Spurs denied Sacramento a chance at clinching the division with a 142-134 win over the Kings.
Kings outlast Clippers 176-175 in double overtime
Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, DeโAaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.
Siakam, Edwards, Fox added to NBA All-Star Game roster
Toronto forward Pascal Siakam, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards and Sacramento guard DeโAaron Fox have been added to the player pool for the All-Star Game as injury replacements.
Sabonisโ double-double helps Kings power past Spurs 119-109
Domantas Sabonis had a season-high 34 points along with 11 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings beat San Antonio 119-109 on Wednesday night, handing the beleaguered Spurs their seventh straight loss.
Kings roll past Spurs, extend winning streak to 4 games
Harrison Barnes scored 29 points, Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 18 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak to four games with a 132-119 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
James scores 34 but Lakers stumble, fall to Kings 125-116
DeโAaron Fox scored 29 points, Chimezie Metu made a clutch 3-pointer with 46.7 seconds remaining and the Sacramento Kings ended their longest losing streak of the season by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 125-116.
Also-ran Kings beat contending Mavs 111-99 to finish sweep
Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Marvin Bagley III had 23 points and nine rebounds and Sacramento beat Dallas 111-99, giving the also-ran Kings a season sweep of the playoff-contending Mavericks.
Spurs beat Sacramento 120-105, end Kingsโ 5-game win streak
San Antonio Spurs' DeMar DeRozan, left, strips the ball from Sacramento Kings' De'Aaron Fox during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)SAN ANTONIO โ DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped Sacramentoโs five-game winning streak, beating the Kings 120-106 on Wednesday night. Derrick White added 18 points, Rudy Gay had 16 and Jakob Poeltl finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio. San Antonio held Sacramento to 53 points in the first half after allowing 41 points in the second quarter Monday. AdSpurs: C Gorgui Dieng was injured in his San Antonio debut on his initial drive to the basket with the team.
Bogdanovic's career-high 35 lead Kings past Pelicans 140-125
The Kings shot 54%. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram each scored 24 points for the Pelicans. JJ Redick scored 18 points and Jrue Holiday added 17 for the Pelicans, who shot 57%. The Kings pulled even with the Pelicans in the standings and now are 2 1/2 games behind eighth-place Memphis with four games remaining. Kings: Shot 78% in the first quarter.