In early 2001, Sports Illustrated Magazine wrote an article and devoted a cover to the 2000-2001 Sacramento Kings; titling them “The Greatest Show on Court”. After making the playoffs only once in the previous 12 seasons, the Kings were fresh off of back to back post season appearances and ready to be acknowledged as a Western Conference Powerhouse.
Remember, this team was pre-Mike Bibby, pre-Robert Horry game 4, and pre….heartbreak. This team was filled with hope, the cowbell’s were just beginning to ring out from Natomas to Elk Grove & “Kings Fever” was a welcoming sickness sweeping the state’s capital.