Sacramento Kings @ MindSay

I'm watching the Miami Sacramento basketball game on TNT, and there have been a lot of missed shots resulting in that unmistakable "clunk" of ball hitting rim.  Maybe someone can actually get it IN the basket?

Phoenix beat New Jersey in double overtime.  I wish they had shown that game on tv!

The Kings are definitely a different and better team with Ron Artest.  They killed the Bulls yesterday.  Absolutely killed us by 18 points.  Mike Bibby dropped 20 on us.

After the drama and disappointment that consumed Ron Artest's life over the past two seasons, he was thrilled just to have the chance to jump into the stands again.

The Sacramento Kings' ever-loving fans were equally excited - and they responded to one of their new forward's many hustle plays with one of many ovations.

Artest scored 19 points in his home debut, Kevin Martin added a career-high 25 and the Kings held on for their 19th straight home victory over the Denver Nuggets, 98-91 Tuesday night.

NEW YORK -- The Sacramento Kings were fined $30,000 by the NBA on Monday for showing derogatory images of Detroit on video screens prior to their home opener against the Pistons.

When the Pistons were introduced Nov. 8, the Arco Arena scoreboard flashed pictures of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars, piles of rubble and other negative images of Detroit. The Pistons won the game 102-88.

The Kings apologized that night and owners Joe and Gavin Maloof bought full-page ads that ran in The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, expressing "great respect for Detroit's long and rich tradition as a landmark American city and the incredibly positive impact the Motor City has made over the course of our country's history."