Cowbell Kingdom Podcast

The Sacramento Kings (12-16) look tired and disinterested tonight in Oakland while falling to the Golden State Warriors (23-3) by a final of 128-108.  DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings with 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but Sacramento allowed the Warriors to shoot 53.8 percent from the floor in the loss. Join James Ham and Rui Thomas for the Road Reaction Postgame Show on Google+ after the game. The show can be watched on the video player embedded below. You can also join the discussion of tonight's game by leaving a comment at the bottom of the page.

The Sacramento Kings knocked off the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday afternoon, snapping their five game losing streak and improving to 12-15 on the season.  DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Ben McLemore all score over 20 points and the Kings held the Lakers to 38.5 percent shooting in the win.Join Cowbell Kingdom's James Ham as he recaps the action from the floor of Sleep Train Arena.

The Sacramento Kings (11-15) drop their fifth straight game to the Bucks of Milwaukee in a close one, 108-107. DeMarcus Cousins was dominant in his return with 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists while turning the ball over 6 times. Rudy Gay came on late for 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Both stars provided well-rounded efforts for the Kings, but terrible perimeter defense and a lack of late-game execution did them in Thursday night. Ty Corbin is 0-2 as the head coach of the Kings after replacing Michael Malone earlier this week.Join Cowbell Kingdom's James Ham as he recaps the action from the floor of Sleep Train Arena.

On the first segment of the Cowbell Kingdom podcast, Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports drops by to talk Rajon Rondo, Michael Malone, George Karl, Mark Jackson and what'ss next for the Sacramento Kings.In segment two, Aaron Bruski joins the conversation as we break down a wild week of NBA basketball news in Sacramento.

After a 11-13 start to the season and a three-game losing streak, the Sacramento Kings fire head coach Michael Malone.Jonathan Santiago, Aaron Bruski and James Ham hold a late night roundtable discussion to break down the decision to relieve Malone of his duties. 

The Sacramento Kings (11-13) drop their third straight game, this time to the lowly Detroit Pistons (5-19) by a final of 95-90.  Rudy Gay scores a team-high 20 points, but shoots just 6-of-22 from the field in the loss.  Carl Landry adds 15 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, as the Kings drop to just 2-7 without DeMarcus Cousins in the lineup.Join Cowbell Kingdom's James Ham as he recaps the action from the floor of Sleep Train Arena.

The Sacramento Kings can't contain All-Star James Harden late and fall to the Houston Rockets by the final of 113-109 in overtime.  Darren Collison led the way for Sacramento with 24 points and seven assists, but Harden scores a game-high 44 for Houston, including 12 in the overtime session.Join Cowbell Kingdom's James Ham as he recaps the action from the floor of Sleep Train Arena.

During the first segment of the Cowbell Kingdom Podcast, Sacramento Kings president Chris Granger stops in to talk about the new arena district under construction downtown, the Kings quick start and whether the city of Sacramento is in line for an NBA All-Star game.In segment two, Kings rookie guard Nik Stauskas gives us a few minutes before taking on the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.  In segment three, NBC Sports' Aaron Bruski hops on to analyze the last week of Sacramento Kings news and notes, including the absence of star center DeMarcus Cousins.

The Sacramento Kings fall flat late against the Lakers at the Staples Center and lose 98-95.  Darren Collison leads the way with 26 points and six assists, but future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant hits a late three pointer and finishes with a game-high 31 in the Lakers win. Join James Ham and Rui Thomas for the Road Reaction Postgame Show on Google+ after the game. The show can be watched on the video player embedded below. You can also join the discussion of tonight's game by leaving a comment at the bottom of the page.

The Sacramento Kings get a big game out of rookie Nik Stauskas and knock off the Utah Jazz.

Despite a breakout game from Jason Thompson, the Sacramento Kings fall to the Orlando Magic on their home floor and fall to 10-10 on the season.

The Sacramento Kings snap their four game losing streak with a thrilling 102-101 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers.

Sean Cunningham of News10 swings by to give us the latest on the DeMarcus Cousins illness situation in segment one.  In segment two, NBC Sports' Aaron Bruski joins Cowbell Kingdom's James Ham in a general discussion of all things Sacramento Kings.

The Sacramento Kings lose to the Toronto Raptors 117-109 and fall to 9-9 on the season.

The Sacramento Kings fall to the Memphis Grizzlies by the final of 97-85 at Sleep Train Arena.  DeMarcus Cousins misses his second straight game due to illness, but veteran forward Reggie Evans explodes for 17 points and 20 rebounds off the bench for Sacramento.