It was a big night in Sacramento for the Kings on Saturday, though it had little to do with the game being played against the visiting Utah Jazz.
Fans in Sacramento organized a “Here We Buy” night to show support for the franchise, as the city works to keep the Kings in town after the current owners have a tentative deal in place to sell the team to a group that would relocate it to Seattle.
The Kings came through with a 120-109 victory, and it sounds as though the fans came through, as well.
From Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty:
But the damned crowd. 16,000 strong for a 17-win team in a seventh straight losing season with owners that just tried to sell us out after a history over the past two years of trying to sell us out. And those 16,000 people — you people — were loud. So loud. It blared through the TV. Constantly. It’s like the chants built to a crescendo. It was wild.
DeMarcus Cousins joined in on the fun late in the fourth quarter, being a part of “the wave” cheer that was going around the arena in celebration.
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- miamatt - Feb 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM
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That’s great to see, actually. Moments like these endear the NBA and its players to fans.
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- mazblast - Feb 10, 2013 at 1:17 PM
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Great to see the fans doing what they can, and great to see DeMarcus focused on something other than complaining.
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- cosanostra71 - Feb 10, 2013 at 2:39 PM
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What are those uniforms they’re wearing??