The Sacramento Kings rolled out the red carpet to treat the A's like royalty as the region will soon welcome its second major professional sports team to town.

The Kings are waiving center Orlando Robinson while veteran forwards Jae Crowder and Doug McDermott will have their contracts guaranteed for the rest of the season, a league source told The Sacramento Bee, confirming a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania. The moves leave the Kings with one open roster spot.

Bam Adebayo had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists with two timely dunks down the stretch, and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Golden State Warriors 114-98.

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With 49 games still to be played in 2025, the Sacramento Kings have time to make a season turnaround. Six of the next 10 games for the Kings will be played at Golden 1 Center, including a New Year’s Day matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The Miami Heat head to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 17-16, which puts them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Kings are 16-19, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference.

The Sacramento Kings have let go of Head Coach Mike Brown following a string of disappointing losses for the team, sources close to the Kings told KCRA 3.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss where the top remaining free agents might wind up with time running out, the Orioles signing Charlie Morton, Korean free agent Hyeseong Kim joining the Dodgers and Jake recapping the MLB moves he’s missed.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics closed a tough road trip with a 118-106 victory over the Nuggets (sans Nikola Jokic) on Tuesday.

The Golden State Warriors are soul searching after another embarrassing defeat at home, this time to the Miami Heat two days after a 30-point pounding from the Sacramento Kings.

Prior to Tuesday's matchup in San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors got the day off following an ugly blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. While the Warriors had the day off, the Miami Heat came up short in a double overtime loss to the Kings on Monday.