The Sacramento Kings hosted their first-ever Kings Countdown rally Friday evening in DOCO to get fans excited for the home opener at the Golden 1 Center.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings opened their season at Golden 1 Center with a sold-out crowd and renewed hope for what this year could bring. Fans filled Downtown Commons as opening night energy pulsed through Sacramento, from drumlines to the sound of cowbells echoing outside the arena.

Ziller’s Substack, Good Morning It’s Basketball, is always a great read, and he covered his 13 Fearless Predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday. To clarify, Ziller definitely doesn’t mean that the Kings have won 40 straight games, and is pointing to the three 40+ win seasons the team has had over the last three seasons.

The NBA season has officially tipped off as the Sacramento Kings opened their season with a 120-116 loss Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. The Kings led by 20 in the first half of the game but were outscored 36-21 in the third quarter and 30-24 in the fourth.

Gary Gerould has long been the radio voice of the Sacramento Kings since the team first landed in Sacramento in 1985. Gerould, who also goes by “G-Man,” is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Kings on Sactown Sports 1140 AM.

The Sacramento Kings return to the Golden 1 Center Friday for the team’s home opener of the season, sparking excitement amongst fans and members of the business community who count on them to spend their dollars at the stores and restaurants near the arena.

Two defendants named in an NBA-linked sports betting indictment allegedly conspired last year to make money as the Sacramento Kings faced the Toronto Raptors.

With one game in the books, it is clear that the Sacramento Kings have a lot to figure out. While Domantas Sabonis returns from injury for their home opener aga