The Sacramento Kings were coming off their third win in a row, in the thick of the race for the 8th seed, and coming into a big matchup against James Harden and the surging Houston Rockets. On Feb. 6, the players were ready, and so were the fans.
Not long before tipoff, news broke that Iman Shumpert had been traded to the Rockets and Alec Burks was on his way to Sacramento as part of a three-team deal. A few hours later, Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph were shipped to the Dallas Mavericks for Harrison Barnes.