Kings rookie forward DeMarcus Cousins was removed from team plane bound for Phoenix after an altercation with teammate Donte Greene, according to two sources close to the organization.  Continue reading…

Broadcom Corp. cofounder Henry Samueli, who owns the Anaheim Ducks hockey team and Honda Center’s operating company, has offered the Kings a $100 million loan to help spur a move

The Maloof family is no longer saying they will not move the Kings. The family owns the Sacramento Kings franchise. They have released a statement saying As recently as a few weeks ago…

Are the NBA’s Sacramento Kings contemplating a move to Anaheim? There have been rumors for years that the Kings, owned by the Maloof family, might leave Sacramento if the team doesn’t get a new arena to replace antiquated Arco Arena. … Anaheim has been mentioned Continue reading →

Samuel Dalembert’s stay in Sacramento has been short and anything but sweet. The Kings center has been injured, frustrated about the style of play and, of late, more than mildly upset about his diminishing role. If he isn’t exactly demanding a trade, his agent Continue reading →

Sources say Kings forward Carl Landry, meanwhile, is “highly unlikely” to re-sign in Sacramento, increasing the likelihood Continue reading →

Former WNBA Sacramento Monarchs coach John Whisenant is in the running to coach, but possibly be the General Manager. Kings broadcaster Bill Walton, assistants Jim Eyen and Mario Elie are in the coaching discussions. – Fanhouse (Sam Amick)

DeMarcus Cousins’ latest public act that left critics deeming him immature happened right in front of the man who drafted him in June. Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie regularly views the game near the visiting basket at Arco Arena in the second half of games. So Petrie had a clear view of Cousins making a choking gesture at Warriors guard Reggie Williams after Williams missed the first of three free throws. Petrie was not amused. “I was really surprised that he didn’t get a taunting (technical) foul for one thing,” Petrie said. “I just don’t feel that kind of behavior is professional, number one, and it doesn’t reflect well on him.” Cousins didn’t get a technical foul, but coach Paul Westphal fined him an undisclosed amount and removed him from the starting lineup. Petrie said he agreed with Westphal’s punishment. — Sacramento Bee

The Kings’ ideal go-to player, Tyreke Evans, has struggled this season. And the Kings haven’t figured out which plays will create the shots they need at critical moments. “We haven’t discovered that player yet or the situation that demands them tilting their whole defense against us,” said Kings coach Paul Westphal. “So we’re working on that.” — Sacramento Bee

Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie said he remains committed to coach Paul Westphal and must keep things in perspective. “The biggest factor of all is that we’re still rebuilding,” Petrie said. “But over the course of the season as a whole, you want to walk away feeling there has been some improvement.” Petrie likened the problem to students who study for a test, know the answer and forget. Westphal and Petrie believe many of the issues are magnified because of the losses. “We’re in a cycle where, as Pat Riley used to say, ‘You’ve got buzzard’s luck,’ ” Westphal said. “You can’t kill anything, and nothing will die. Everybody that’s been in this league has been through stages of buzzard’s luck. And the way to get out of it is to fight. “All I can say is that’s what we do every day.” — Sacramento Bee

Tyreke Evans spent much of the summer working on his jump shot. Evans’ shot has looked better, but early in the season, his percentages have dropped. Entering Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, the 6-foot-6 guard was shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 18.5 percent from three-point range. Both statistics are down from Evans’ Rookie of the Year season, when he shot 45.8 percent overall and 25.5 percent from beyond the arc. His shooting woes continued against Indiana as he went 4 of 14 from the field (1 of 3 on three-pointers). He hit 7 of 9 free-throw attempts, however, and finished with 16 points. Teams are keeping Evans out of the lane this season and daring him to take jump shots. Evans has said repeatedly he remains confident in his jump shot. But he said film study with assistant coach Pete Carril showed flaws in his recent form. — Sacramento Bee

Kings rookie center DeMarcus Cousins was kicked out of Monday’s practice. Cousins slipped to fifth in June’s NBA draft because of questions about his maturity and attitude. He was fined earlier this season after a verbal dispute with the Kings’ strength and conditioning coach. “It was a necessary move in our continued attempt to help him develop,” said Kings coach Paul Westphal of removing Cousins from practice. Westphal declined to explain why Cousins made it through only two-thirds of practice. “I’m not going to get into details,” Westphal said. “He was asked to leave early.” Cousins is struggling to find his place in the offense and to stay out of foul trouble. — Sacramento Bee

If Sacramento wants to keep the Kings and remain in the business of big-time sports, it needs to grow up. The capital city has wasted enough time in denial about how pro sports really work. Sacramento has spent the last decade in a fruitless attempt to build an arena with both hands tied behind its back. Which is to say, Sacramento keeps thinking it can build an arena without public subsidies. It’s not going to happen, folks. Even the “privately financed” AT&T Park had a major public investment from San Francisco. Yet Sacramento gets twisted in knots over the price of doing business with sports owners. We think we’re getting bilked by the Kings when, in fact, the Kings are a model franchise when compared to other teams in America’s major sports leagues. — Sacramento Bee

With the Kings looking for significant improvement after winning just 17 and 25 games, respectively, in the last two seasons, this will be a very different year for Tyreke Evans. He was often a one-man show in his debut campaign, a dazzling talent who lacked a top-tier supporting cast yet too often fell short in making the most of the crew he had. Evans will certainly be asked to evolve, to improve his point guard skills and become a more vocal and responsible leader. His attacking game will remain his go-to offensive weapon and his shot, in truth, is not the top priority when it comes to his development. But it is the most mysterious of his many skills, if only because of the way it vanished.  — Fanhouse