9 sports facts to cheer up suffering Kings fans
Sacramento Kings fans continue to be the saddest fanbase in America at the moment after the DeMarcus Cousins trade - they turned their subreddit into a Lion King page fer crying out loud!
We here at For The Win want to help out as much as we can, so here are a few things Kings fans can read to help the healing process.
1. At least you're not Knicks fans
Yes, the Kings just made one of the worst trades of all time, but let's face it: The Knicks arguably have it worse between what's happening off the court and on it.
2. At least you have an NBA franchise to root for
That's from some folks in Seattle.
3. The trade deadline will make everyone temporarily forget your team's stupidity for 24 hours
Someone is going to make a terrible deal and steal the headlines away.
4. Your new arena is spiffy
By many accounts, the Golden 1 Center is awesome. So there's that.
5. Your team owner has some weird ideas that are fun to talk about
Okay, so you may not want to hear any kind of praise of Vivek Ranadive at the moment, but you can at least admit ideas like the 4-on-5 defense with cherry picking on offense was fascinating to ponder.
6. You aren't rooting for a team that just blew a 25-point lead at the Super Bowl
Sorry to turn the spotlight on you, Atlanta Falcons die-hards.
7. You've gotten to celebrate a championship more recently than the Cleveland Indians
So what if the Indians kind of burned your team on Twitter? And so what if it was when your squad was the Rochester Royals? It's still technically true!
8. You got to enjoy one of the most entertaining teams of the past 20 years
Bonus: that included some time watching Jason Williams up close.