Social Media on the Sacramento Kings’ Preseason Win, New Arena
By Rafe Wong
The Sacramento Kings christened their new arena last night by playing in an exhibition match against Maccabi Haifa.
To view the highlights of last night’s match, check out the video listed below.
Fortunately for the purple and white, they were able to finish their first game in the Golden 1 Center with a win by a score of 135-96.
Kings fans were excited not only because their team came out victorious, but also because of their amazement of the venue that the Kings will be playing in for years to come.
With that being said, listed down below are some reactions from the Sacramento Kings community pertaining to the team’s play and their new arena.
Sacramento's Golden 1 Center has one of the largest scoreboards in the NBA. pic.twitter.com/qqGlfoqOTR
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 11, 2016
Afflalo is such a solid player.
— Leo Beas (@beasleo) October 11, 2016
WOOH ANOTHER THREE FOR AFFLALO
— Professor OAK (@o_a_khan) October 11, 2016
#GameDay @Golden1Center @SacramentoKings 4 life! pic.twitter.com/rNHP3U80BW
— Chocolate Ty Beats (@ChocolateTyBeat) October 11, 2016
Kings have made 18 of their first 23 shots.
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) October 11, 2016
Hahaha
— Dave Lack (@DaveLack) October 11, 2016
Cha-Ching money sound when @SacramentoKings player made a 3.
$$$
Perfect night for outdoor basketball. #SacramentoProud #GoKings!!!! pic.twitter.com/EuxXFqPgun
— Chris Granger (@chrisgranger313) October 11, 2016
In our seats for the first game at @Golden1Center This seems so strange. Lol#SacramentoProud pic.twitter.com/qn3LM4OEfK
— 👑Niko Rust 🤙🏽 (@Kings_6thMan) October 11, 2016
Joerger has been impressed with Ben McLemore's ability to guard. Specifically, closing out, being physical and talking on the defensive side
— TKHBlake (@TKHblake) October 9, 2016
DeMarcus against these guys is unfair
— Akis (@Aykis16) October 11, 2016
I think the horn sounds awesome
— Emmanuel Basulto (@emmanuelbasulto) October 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/Jason_Wise/status/785698078531682304
https://twitter.com/HankDaHighFlyer/status/785702754555564032
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