Topic: Sacramento Kings

Chuck Hayes, who last week was found to have a heart abnormality in a stress test, had his NBA contract terminated by the Sacramento Kings on Monday after failing a team physical.Hayes, who played his first six NBA seasons with the Houston ...

Sacramento void Hayes deal after he fails medical

(Reuters) - The Sacramento Kings cancelled their four-year contract with free agent Chuck Hayes on Monday after he failed a physical.Kings president Geoff Petrie said the $21.3 million deal had been voided because of medical reasons."This morning, in one of the most ...

NBA player sues exercise ball maker over accident

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Sacramento Kings guard-forward Francisco Garcia has filed a federal lawsuit against the maker of an exercise ball he blames for a 2009 weightlifting accident that left him with a broken arm.The 6-foot-7, 195-pound Dominican native was balancing himself ...

Kings acquire Hickson from Cavaliers for Israeli Casspi

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Sacramento Kings, hoping to improve their frontline, have acquired forward J.J. Hickson from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Israeli-born forward Omri Casspi and a conditional future first-round draft pick, the NBA team said on Thursday.Hickson, 22, averaged 13.8 ...
It's all a lesson in how time does heal all wounds, especially when the salve is a grand resort operated by a man who is a team player at the core.The retirement party forShaquille O'Neal on tonight at Moon nightclub at the ...

Cavaliers make Irving first pick in NBA draft

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick in the National Basketball Association entry draft.Thursday's draft was also noteworthy because of the high number of international players chosen early as three of the first six players taken were from ...

Kings to stay in Sacramento at least one more year

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Sacramento Kings will remain in the California capital for at least one more season after dropping plans to relocate to Anaheim, the NBA said on its website Monday.The Maloof family, owners of the Kings, had been investigating ...

Sacramento ready to make pitch to keep Kings

NBA supporters in the capitol of California will have a chance to show they deserve a team when relocation committee chairman Clay Bennett visits Sacramento on Thursday and Friday.The Maloof family, which owns the NBA's Sacramento Kings and vows it will not ...

Grizzlies' Williams announces retirement

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memphis Grizzlies guard Jason Williams announced his retirement on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a 12-year NBA career.Taken with the seventh overall pick in the 1998 draft by the Sacramento Kings, Williams helped the Miami Heat to ...

Streaking Bulls lock up No. 1 playoff seed

The Chicago Bulls locked up the top playoff seed thanks to a San Antonio loss, while Sacramento fans protested a possible Kings' move by refusing to leave their seats after defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers.Chicago's 97-92 win over New Jersey, combined ...
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