It wasn’t that long ago that the only embarrassing thing about the Sacramento Kings was how often Doug Christie did that ridiculous hand signal to his wife. For Kings fans these days, watching the Christies’ reality show would almost be preferable to focusing on how the team has performed in recent years, both on and off the court. Arco Arena used to mean raucous crowds swing cowbells around like Will Ferrell, rooting on one of the most dynamic and unselfish offenses in modern history. Now their home’s called “Power Balance Pavilion” — which would matter more if the Kings didn’t want out of there so badly. Now crowds are sparse and the Kings have the third-worst average attendance (and record) in the NBA.
While defense is known to win championships, it’s a group of “Ds” that have sunk the Kings…
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