With ears still ringing from the cowbells and “Sac-ra-men-to” chants that filled the halls almost a decade ago, fans gathered at Sleep Train Arena on Saturday to big their final goodbye to the building before its transformation from basketball arena/event venue to hospital. As expected, the Kingdom showed up and showed out for the first love of the city, where this team became a family and where the league was put on notice that the Kings were more than just in crowns from a cow town.
Season ticket holders were welcome this morning for an exclusive chat with Doug Christie, Vlade Divac, Brad Miller and Sacramento Monarch Ruthy Bolton inside of the arena, where lone spotlights shined on iconic moments in the building’s tenure.