Friends were lost, feelings were hurt and emotions were running high Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center as Kings general manager Vlade Divac watched his team play the Houston Rockets from his usual perch in the tunnel near the team’s bench.
The world around him was swirling with trade activity that could make or break those who were bold enough to make a move, but Divac — unfazed by the moment — just stood there chewing gum, cool, calm, confident that the moves he made would make his team better.
“We know what we’re building here,” Divac said during a news conference Thursday afternoon.