If you’re reading this, the Sacramento Kings have just been eliminated from playoff contention, ending their Cinderella season after a year of surprises, and blowing past expectations.
It hurts doesn’t it? Even though we knew this moment has been coming for nearly a month (the Clippers loss at the beginning of the year sticks out), it still hurts as if it was a stunning surprise — like losing a game you shouldn’t on a buzzer-beating three (looking at you, Lakers). Still, while it hurts now, this season is very much a success, by all measures.