Warriors, Kings ready to reignite rivalry ahead of play-in game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area For the second consecutive season, the Warriors and Kings will face off in the NBA postseason in what is expected to be another epic showdown in Northern California. This year, however, will look a little different as the… Read More »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra is considering leaving the Biden administration to run for governor of California in 2026, people briefed on his deliberations told POLITICO. Becerra and his supporters have engaged in conversations in recent weeks in which the secretary and California’s former attorney general signaled to fellow… Read More »
Three observations after Sixers lost dramatic, controversial game upon Harden’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia James Harden’s first game in Philadelphia since his trade from the Sixers had no shortage of drama. Trailing the Clippers 108-107 with 5.1 seconds left, the Sixers won a jump ball at center court. Kelly Oubre Jr. drove… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
Again, Jalen Brunson The Knicks team fell short by 42 points in New York’s 98-91 win over the Kings on Saturday night in Sacramento, scoring 42 points. Outside of Brunson, the Knicks offense remains a question mark. But maybe that’s the problem with a Tom Thibodeau-coached team. The second option for the Knicks is to… Read More »
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell celebrates after making a three-point shot while scoring a season-high 44 points against the Bucks on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) D’Angelo Russell walked back to the court where an hour earlier he had just finished his best basketball game as a Laker. He grinned… Read More »
The trade deadline brought another change of scenery for Buddy Hield, the third midseason move of his career. And yet his move to Philadelphia offered a different twist than the first two blockbusters that uprooted the Bahamian gunslinger. Midway through his rookie campaign in New Orleans, Hield landed in Sacramento, remember, when the Kings parted… Read More »
It was late on the East Coast, but a team scout called. He had just watched Phoenix rally from a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against Sacramento on Jan. 16, and for all of Kevin Durant’s brilliant shooting, it was the 35-year-old’s suffocating defense that left this man behind. raving about one of the game’s best scorers.… Read More »
Kings face frustratingly obvious trend despite team denial originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – When it was announced that several Miami Heat players, including their star Jimmy Butler, would miss Monday’s game against the Kings, Sacramento fans had one reciprocal reaction. “Blowout loss inbound.” “A double-digit defeat in sight.” “We are so… Read More »