![]() ![]() “I am trying to get it signed by Keegan Murray,” Lardy said. “I decided to go to Ross, buy the smallest white T-shirt I could find, get a bunch of crayons and test my art out,” Lardy told NBC Sports California over a Zoom call, with a different DIY Murray jersey hanging in the background. While Satar brought the energy and Chew hooted his prediction, Lardy’s claim to fame was his homemade No. But hey, they exceeded expectations I’m more than happy right now.”Ĥ0 /iUa1db4yMR- Sean Chew July 5, 2022 After watching I thought this was going to be a better season. “We haven’t won 40 games since the 2005-06 season. “Forty definitely was a realistic goal that I thought was attainable,” Chew said. They won their 39th game with three contests remaining but dropped all three to head into another long offseason without 40 wins. The 2018-19 Kings, featuring De’Aaron Fox in his second season and coach Dave Joerger on the sidelines, came close. ![]() No Kings team has won 40 games since Mike Bibby and Brad Miller were wearing purple in the 2005-06 NBA season, a 44-win campaign that ended in a first-round playoff exit at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs in six games. In Sacramento, it’s unprecedented success not seen for the better part of two decades. While Kings Twitter threw a frantic search party to find its three new summer league heroes, other fan bases snickered.įorty wins? These guys are celebrating 40 wins?Ī 40-win season for some franchises would be cause for heads to roll. Predictably, instant reaction on social media contained plenty of Sacramento slander. “It was awesome to see that take off and see people talk about the Kings.” “Two or three days later, some of my homies that haven’t hit me up in a couple months are hitting me up being like, ‘Dude, you’re on Bleacher Report.’ “I didn’t even know people were recording us because we were just talking out of pocket,” Lardy said. “I was like, ‘What? What just happened?’ My phone just started blowing up. “I remember getting a Bleacher Report update with my face on it,” Chew said. ![]() Next thing you know, everyone is blowing up my phone, and there we are on SB Nation.” “I remember finding this out randomly in a Chipotle trying to order food. “I didn’t expect any of that,” Satar said. Shortly after the Kings’ second win, SB Nation - a sports blogging network with over 300,000 Twitter followers - posted the video it had kept in the bank for 24 hours. Murray and the Kings defeated the Miami Heat by 17 points the next day to improve to 2-0 in the California Classic. “Seeing two other Kings fans in an area filled with Warriors and Lakers fans, I had to jump in and show that love, too.”Įarlier that day, Satar ventured to San Francisco along with his girlfriend Danika Torres - a Lakers fan - on a mission to watch Murray’s debut, not knowing he’d be a featured part in one of the most viral Kings moments in the social media age. “I heard something about the playoff drought, and how many rings do you guys have. “As they’re walking out, I’m hearing, ‘SAC-RA-MEN-TO!’ And I’m seeing the Warriors and Lakers fans chirping Sean and Jon,” Satar said. Their howls caught the attention of Kings fan Nadim Satar, who also happened to be striding out of Chase Center. We had to let them know what was coming.” “Some people didn’t like that, especially people in the other purple - Lakers purple - and Warriors gold. “After a victory, it’s usually customary for Sean and I to storm out of the arena yelling, ‘SAC-RA-MEN-TO!’” Lardy said in an interview with NBC Sports California. An encouraging summer league debut from Murray allowed Kings fans to take a deep breath and head into the rest of the offseason with growing confidence that McNair made the right choice.Ĭhew and Lardy made sure their optimism was heard by all. Kings general manager Monte McNair caught some criticism for drafting Murray over other prospects billed to have a higher NBA ceiling. ![]() Murray scorched the Warriors for 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field in an 86-68 win to tip off the summer league schedule. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft just nine days prior, post a nearly perfect Kings debut. They had just witnessed rookie Keegan Murray, selected by Sacramento with the No. Here is the tale of three passionate Kings fans who left their mark in the first chapter of the Kings’ storybook season: The first winĬhew confidently strolled out of Chase Center on July 2 alongside his good friend Jon Lardy, a self-described semi-professional Kings fan trying to turn pro. One more win and Chew’s roaring proclamation becomes reality. Austin Ekeler Felt ‘Punched in the Face' by Chargers Ending Extension Talks ![]()
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