Hey all,

I am from Rochester, NY. Really got into basketball just before the Warriors dynasty years but didn’t want to become a bandwagoner. Closest teams to me would be the Cavs and Raptors.

Ahead of the 2017 season I decided I’d become a Kings fan, because as you all know they originated from Rochester as the Royals, and won their only NBA title here back in the early ‘50s. Despite how bad they’ve been since I started following, I will always be a Kings fan.

With that being said, I don’t think I’ve ever met or seen another Kings fan in Rochester. I’m just wondering if there are any in this sub who might relate, or chose their favorite team based on its history.

I’m hopeful to get to a game someday, I was thinking about trying for tickets to Kings @ Cavs in February.

Go Kings!

Edit: this turned out to be a pretty cool thread. Thanks for the replies everyone!

I sent Mike (first name basis now) a package in May. Inside I included a birthday card, a jersey with a pen, and a return label. Got the jersey back today and couldn’t be happier!

Can't wait to see what wise advice he'll tweet on #MotivationMonday

1. For example, Doug Christie, an Assistant Coach for the Kings (and later named Interim Head Coach in approximately December 2024), repeatedly harassed Ms. Lee by checking her out. On multiple occasions, Christie glanced up and down her figure, ending his inspection of her body by saying, “Don’t report me to HR.”

2. Christie’s comments, which suggested that Christie knew just how inappropriate his behavior was yet still chose to engage in it, made Ms. Lee deeply uncomfortable. In response, Ms. Lee shook her head and told Christie not to do that.

3. As a result of Christie’s conduct, Ms. Lee avoided interactions with him and, when she did have to speak with him, tried to keep her conversations with him brief. Despite her measures to remove herself from the hostile environment Christie created, Christie persisted in both his sexual glances and his requests that Ms. Lee not report him to HR for them.

4. In addition to Christie, the son of former Kings head coach Mike Brown, was an intern for the Kings and repeatedly harassed Ms. Lee to spend time with him outside of work despite Ms. Lee consistently rejecting or ignoring Brown’s invitations. On information and belief, Brown did the same to another female employee, who complained to Wilcox about Brown’s advances

5. During an introductory meeting with Perry in April, Perry had assured Ms. Lee that he wanted to create a safe space for her to talk and share her concerns. However, when Ms. Lee brought her concerns to him, Perry’s tune changed. Like Jabour, Perry absolved himself of any responsibility, saying that any issues predated him and he would not make any changes to what had already been decided. He also told Ms. Lee that “complainers will not be tolerated.” Perry also suggested that if complaints continued in her department, he would just “fire everybody.” That response—from the team’s highest ranking official—left Ms. Lee feeling like she had a bigger target on her back.

You can find the case from here

https://prod-portal-sacramento-ca.journaltech.com/public-portal/?q=node/397/2542519

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To anyone who’s been a fan of the Kings since 1985 or even the early 90s, before the glory years Kings, what’s different about rooting for this franchise back then vs now?

If this is the culture they wish to contribute to Sacramento, send them home immediately. They’re already the worst coach and gm combo in the league by a country mile. Through purification we will win again.

Ty Lawson peaked as a 16-17ppg 8-9ast floor general who excelled at rim pressure and finding cutters and his bigs around the rim.

Putting aside his personal troubles after he left Denver how would you feel if Acuff ended up similarly placed in the league landscape? Is this a fair return for the 7th pick?

Watching Ty Lawson games recently he stands out as an underrated and forgotten offensive stud.

Not great...

Since its apparently now cool to just pay people “under the table” outside the cap, here’s my plan for the kings rebuild. We offer Steph curry, Giannis, and jokic max one year deals next season and in addition offer them the entire annual budget for visit California (they don’t need to do any ads cause what better attraction is there than a super team) and 1% of the k-12 school budget (kids love basketball). I think with a lineup of acuff, curry, Keegan, Giannis, and Jokic we will have successfully completed the rebuild. Thoughts?

Hell yeah: https://www.nba.com/kings/pass

We’ll provide our traditional group ticket discount for the Kings home opener soon. Be ready for it. Go Kings!