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The Kings Beat Podcast

James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beatkingsbeat.podbean.com
ESPN 1320‘s Kings Insider James Ham Fox, long time Sacramento reporter Sean Cunningham and The Kings Pulse Podcast’s Brenden Nunes bring you the latest on the Sacramento Kings. With more than 30 years of combined experience covering of the team, the trio pull back the veil on one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.
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Episodes

Ep. 40 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings can’t hold a lead, drop two straight

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include a tough loss to the Knicks, more struggles with shooting, Domantas Sabonis gets tossed, do the Kings need to trade everyone and start over and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro ...

Mar 09, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 229

Ep. 39 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings fall apart in New Orleans

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include Kings disastrous loss in New Orleans, another brutal third quarter, Domantas Sabonis vs. Jonas Valanciunas, more needed from Harrison Barnes, thoughts on Donte DiVincenzo and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for...

Mar 03, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 228

Ep. 38 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings hit stretch run with zero margin for error

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include Kings win over OKC, a breakdown of De'Aaron Fox, Trey Lyles has a big game, some options for the Kings at the four and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to B...

Mar 01, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 227

Ep. 37 The Kings Beat Podcast: Domantas Sabonis breaks out, Michael Malone reaches milestone

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include the Alex Len situation, Michael Malone's 300th win with the Nuggets and what could have been, Domantas Sabonis break out game, Kings need more shooters and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new int...

Feb 25, 20221 hr 22 minEp. 226

Ep. 36 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Should Kings tank or chase play-in?

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include a discussion on tanking versus pushing for the play-in tournament, our keys to the final 22 games, should media be allowed in the locker room and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and out...

Feb 22, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 225

Ep. 35 of The Kings Beat Podcast: All-Star break coming at right time for Kings

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include the Kings' loss in Chicago, the growing chemistry between Domantas Sabonis, Harrison Barnes and De'Aaron Fox, a dive into Justin Holiday as a player, some breaking news regarding Louis King and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson...

Feb 17, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 224

Ep. 34 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Where does Donte DiVincenzo fit long term?

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include Monte McNair's press conference, a long discussion on Donte DiVincenzo, Alvin Gentry's rotations, Richaun Holmes' place with Kings, closing the book on Tyrese Haliburton and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for ...

Feb 15, 20221 hr 31 minEp. 223

Ep 33 of The Kings Beat Podcast: NBA Trade deadline show

Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast fills in for ABC10's Sean Cunningham and joins The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topic include Domantas Sabonis' first game in Sacramento, the additions of Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton's comments from Indiana, a breakdown of the Marvin Bagley trade, Richaun Holmes stays a King and another episode of the Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to ...

Feb 11, 20221 hr 36 minEp. 222

Ep. 32 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings deal Haliburton for Sabonis in blockbuster trade

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Tuesday’s episode is entirely based on the Kings’ blockbuster trade that sent Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson to the Indiana Pacers for Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a future second round pick. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brende...

Feb 08, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 221

Ep. 31 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings shock the Nets, De’Aaron Fox continues to sit

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include a De’Aaron Fox’s injury update, the backcourt pairing of Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell, some NBA trade rumor chatter and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden Nunes for creating our new overlay for th...

Feb 04, 20221 hr 32 minEp. 220

Ep. 30 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings spiraling heading towards trade deadline

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the NFC Championship game, the Kings’ five game losing streak, De’Aaron Fox’s sore ankle, breaking Tyrese Haliburton, more trade deadline chatter and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden Nunes for creating o...

Feb 02, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 219

Ep. 29 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Dissecting Kings potential trade partners

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's two brutal losses in Boston and Atlanta, Vivek Ranadivé as owner of the Kings, a long debate on what we would give up at the NBA trade deadline and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden Nunes for c...

Jan 27, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 218

Ep. 28 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings falling apart amidst more trade rumors

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's three game losing streak, Tuesday overreactions, the constant trade rumors with the 76ers, can De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton figure it out and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden Nunes for c...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 19 minEp. 217

Ep. 27 of The Kings Beat Podcast: NBA rumor mill churning nothing but Kings

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's brutal loss to the Pistons, a long discussion on trade rumors, as well as another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 216

Ep. 26 of The Kings Beat Podcast: NBA trade rumors heating up in Sacramento

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's tough loss to the Rockets, De'Aaron Fox's comments on the trade deadline, a long discussion on Ben Simmons and Domantas Sabonis trade rumors, as well as another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about you...

Jan 19, 20221 hr 37 minEp. 215

Ep. 25 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings beat LA, trade rumors swirling

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's big win over LeBron James and the Lakers, why Cam Reddish didn't make sense for Sacramento, what would you give up in a Tobias Harris/Ben Simmons swap, as well as another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 214

Ep. 24 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings latest skid hits five game

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's five game losing streak, Neemias Queta's breakout game, tough questions in media sessions and a Business of Basketball segment on whether this is the most disappointing season of Kings basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your a...

Jan 12, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 213

Ep. 23 of The Kings Beat Podcast: De’Aaron Fox back on track?

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include back-to-back Kings losses, De'Aaron Fox regaining his form, what player would we target via trade and another Business of Basketball segment. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 06, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 212

Ep. 22 The Kings Podcast: Kings start 2022 with a bang

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include Gary Gerould, De'Aaron Fox's big finish, Tyrese Haliburton assists, should the Kings make a trade and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 04, 20221 hr 19 minEp. 211

Ep. 21 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Chimezie Metu for the win

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include Chimezie Metu's buzzer beater in the win over the Mavs, De'Aaron Fox showing leadership skills, Tyrese Haliburton's hot streak and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Dec 31, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 210

Ep. 20 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings push Alvin Gentry to the brink

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include Alvin Gentry's postgame comments, Terence Davis' thoughts on leadership, Monte McNair is on the clock and another episode of The Business of Basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 28, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 209

Ep. 19 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings limp into holiday season

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include new faces added during covid outbreak, Buddy Hield's struggles continue, Doug Christie 2-3 through first five games as acting coach of Kings. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 24, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 208

Ep. 18 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings continue to battle during covid-19 outbreak

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include Doug Christie's positive vibe, Moe Harkless and Buddy Hield have words, Tyrese Haliburton breaks out and dissecting fan overreactions. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 207

Ep. 17 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Covid-19 hits Sacramento hard

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's covid-19 outbreak, Doug Christie's coaching debut and does DeMarcus Cousins' jersey deserve to be in the rafters of Golden 1 Center? Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 206

Ep. 16 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Kings meltdown on the Road

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's three game losing streak, De'Aaron Fox lets his guard down, trade season begins and another edition of the business of basketball. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 14, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 205

Ep. 15 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Streaking Kings make it three straight

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's three game win streak, the return of Harrison Barnes, Terence Davis vs. Buddy Hield, Kings buyers or seller and another fun Business of Basketball segment. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 10, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 204

Ep. 14 of The Kings Beat Podcast: A win streak, an accountability issue and trade season starting?

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's two wins over the Clippers, the "live by the Buddy, die by the Buddy" mantra, reinforcements are on the way and trade season already on the horizon. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 08, 20211 hr 18 minEp. 203

Ep. 13 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Lakers, Clippers and a study in body language

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of the erratic Sacramento Kings. Topics include the team's horrible loss to the Lakers, a bounce back win over the Clippers, the study of body language and a discussion on the MLB lockout. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 03, 20211 hr 31 minEp. 202

Ep. 12 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Erratic Kings show good and bad in wild weekend

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Nov 30, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 201

Ep. 11 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Alvin Gentry gets his first win

ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of a wild week in Sacramento as the Alvin Gentry era gets underway. Topics include Gentry's first win, a discussion on Marvin Bagley's big game and a deep dive into who this Kings team can become. Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast.Insert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Nov 26, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 200
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