NBA Expansion: Seattle and Other Markets Ripe for League Expansion : May 06, 2013

The Seattle Super Sonics could be making a return to the NBA very soon as the Sacramento Kings could be relocating there very soon. Who is the real winners here? It's hard to say. ...

NBA Head Coaching Changes: Who Will End Up Where? : April 30, 2013

Every time a sports season ends, many coaches whose teams underachieved lose their jobs. It's just part of the game. Coaches are hired to be fired in most cases. The NBA season is ...

What NBA Coaches are on the Hot Seat? : March 09, 2013

As the NBA regular season winds down, we know there will be coaching change made. There are every year. So let's take a look at ones who likely won't be back for the start of next ...

Lakers Snap Losing Skid with Win Over Jazz 102-84 : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers got a much needed win on Friday night when they beat the Utah Jazz 102-84. The Lakers displayed a balanced attack with Ron Artest and Dwight Howard leading t ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Magic Shocks Clippers 104-101 to Stop Skid : January 14, 2013

The Orlando Magic were making a push towards the playoff race after their first 25 games. They were 12-13 in the post Dwight Howard era, which was right up there near the eighth sp ...

Clippers Rout Warriors in L.A. 115-89 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers got even for a loss earlier this week to the Golden State Warriors by running the Warriors out of the Staples Center from the opening tip on Saturday night ...

Clippers Hold on to Beat Lakers 107-102 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were without one of their stars in Jamal Crawford and the Los Angeles Lakers got what was probably Dwight Howard's best game since he's been wearing purple ...

Nuggets Stop Clippers Streak 92-78 : January 02, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers ended 2012 with a 17 game winning streak. But it is now 2013 and the Clippers are 0-1 in the new year. The Denver Nuggets, who were run out of the gym on C ...

Clippers win 17th straight; Beat Jazz Again : December 31, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers had a perfect December. They went 16-0 during the month while stretching their win streak to 17 games with their second straight win over the Utah Jazz on ...

Clippers win 16th Straight in Utah 116-114 : December 29, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers have showed they can come from behind and can win a close game now. In their 15 game win streak, most of the wins have been rather easy ones for the Clippe ...

NBA Friday: Clippers win 12th Straight; Beat Kings 97-85 : December 22, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers set their franchise record with their 12th win in a row with a win over the Sacramento Kings 97-85 on Friday night. Chris Paul scored 24 points and had 13 ...

Clippers Run Win Streak to 11 Straight : December 21, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are now the best team occupying the Staples Center. The Los Angeles Lakers may turn out to be the better at the end of the day, but for right now it is mos ...

Linsanity Returns to New York; Hands Knicks First Home Loss : December 18, 2012

Jeremy Lin returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the arena where he made name for himself last season, and parlayed that into a lot of money this season, alth ...

Golden State Takes Down Heat 97-95 : December 13, 2012

The Golden State Warriors have to be one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season. They may be one of the biggest surprises in all of sports. The Warriors are now 15-7. They ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

NBA Friday Night Action: Sixers Nip Celtics in OT : December 08, 2012

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers came into tonight's game with identical 10-8 records. Four quarters tonight was still not enough to separate the two teams. So after five ...

Dwight Makes Lakers Debut on Sunday : October 22, 2012

The Dwight Howard era for the Los Angeles Lakers officially began on Sunday at the Staples Center. The center was greeted with deafening applause it brought tears to his eyes. ''I ...

NBA Preseason Friday Night Recap : October 20, 2012

In Friday's NBA preseason action, the Orlando Magic won for the first time in the preseason with a 112-96 win over the Indiana Pacers. Glen "Big Baby" Davis led the Magic with 22 p ...

NBA Preseason Results For 10-18 : October 18, 2012

Here are results from Wednesday's NBA preseason action: The Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 104-101. the Raptors were led by Landry Fields with 15 points and Kyle Lo ...

Nets Win Home Opener : October 16, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets opened up the new Barclay's Center in fine fashion with a win over the Washington Wizards 98-88. This was no ordinary preseason game. Wanting to win the first gam ...

Timberwolves Top Pacers in Wednesday Preseason Hoops : October 12, 2012

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 84-70 in NBA action on Wednesday. The T-Wolves are expected to be much improved this season. They got great contributions from ne ...

Sacramento Fans; Get Your Kings Tickets Here : September 27, 2012

For those of you in Sacramento, this is it for you. You do not want to end up like Seattle. The Sonics moved to Oklahoma City and became a championship contender. Worse, they look ...

sacramento kings History

The NBA Sacramento Kings basketball team play in the Western Conference's Pacific Division in the National Basketball Association. The Kings are based out of Sacramento, California and play at ARCO Arena.

The origins of the Kings can be tracked back to a Rochester, New York semi-professional team from the early 1920s, which makes the franchise one of the oldest that is still in existence. In 1945 they became a member of the National Basketball League and were called the Rochester Royals. In 1949 they became a member of the NBA, the successor to the NBL. In 1957 the team moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and were renamed the Cincinnati Royals. The team then moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1972 and became the Kansas City Kings before finally moving in 1985 to their current home of Sacramento, California. In 1946 as the Rochester Royals the franchise won an NBL championship and in 1951 an NBA Championship. Since 1945 the team has won five division championships and one conference championship.

The Kings struggled during their early years in Sacramento, but in 1996 finally returned to the playoffs led by Mitch Richmond. After drafting Peja Stojakovic and Jason Williams and acquiring Chris Webber and Vlade Divac the Kings became playoff contenders under the leadership of head coach Rick Adelman. In 1999 they lost to the Utah Jazz and in 2000 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. In 2001 the Kings defeated the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. It was the first playoff series that the franchise had won in twenty years. They were then swept by the Los Angeles Lakers. The 20001-02 season was the Kings best. They went 61-21 and lost the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2002-03 the Kings went 59-23 but lost in the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks.