The Sacramento Kings are light years from a championship, but a handful of former employees are within arm’s reach.
22 former Kings and current NBA players earned playoff bids this season, as well as a slew of coaches. On Sunday the Los Angeles Clippers and five ex-Sacramento players (including assistant coach Mike Woodson) were booted from the sweepstakes, which left a select group of survivors.
But first, if local fans needed another reason to boo a division rival, it so happens the Western Conference Finals team without a single ex-King is the Golden State Warriors. The Eastern Conference finalist lacking Sacramento soul is the Atlanta Hawks.