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Sacramento Kings

American basketball team

Written by Adam Augustyn

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2025 • Article History

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Date:: 1945 - present

Headquarters:: Sacramento

Areas Of Involvement:: basketball

Related People:: Jimmer Fredette; Jerry Lucas; Jack Twyman; Wayne Embry; Oscar Robertson

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Stephen Curry, Warriors struggle again in 2nd straight embarrassing home loss • Jan. 8, 2025, 6:01 AM ET (AP)

Kings' interim coach Doug Christie gets 1st win after taking over for Mike Brown • Dec. 31, 2024, 2:10 AM ET (AP)

Doug Christie hopes to bring stability to Kings after firing of Mike Brown • Dec. 29, 2024, 3:00 AM ET (AP)

Kings fire coach Mike Brown less than halfway through his 3rd season • Dec. 27, 2024, 11:45 PM ET (AP)

Sacramento Kings, American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise won an NBA championship in 1951 when it was known as the Rochester Royals of New York. The Royals franchise was founded in 1945 in Rochester as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL). An instant success, the team won the NBL title in its first season in the league (1945–46) and reached the NBL finals in each of the following two years. It joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the 1948–49 season ...(100 of 878 words)

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