Social Media Reactions: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns
By Rafe Wong
Check out how some Sacramento Kings fans and the NBA community reacted after watching the Kings play against the Phoenix Suns last Friday night.
Last Friday night, the Sacramento Kings began their 2017 summer league campaign against the Phoenix Suns. Unfortunately, the Kings came up short against the Suns as they lost by a score of 89-85.
As a result of the Kings’ recent performance, many fans within the Kings and basketball communities took their thoughts and opinions via social media.
With that being said, check out some of the reactions that the ARP team was able to gather up pertaining to the Kings’ performance last Friday night.
REACTIONS
So, De’Aaron Fox is as quick, energetic and fun to watch as you’d expect.
— Alex Kramers (@alexkramers) July 8, 2017
We’re having Jon Brockman flashbacks with Cooley out there. Lol
— 👑Niko Rust 🤙🏽 (@Kings_6thMan) July 8, 2017
Me watching Justin Jackson pic.twitter.com/QJioxqUBXR
— Kevin Fippin (@kfippin) July 8, 2017
Fox has been very active on defense. Promising signs for sure.
— Jake (@tefitzz) July 8, 2017
Get a Russell Wilson vibe from De'Aaron Fox
— Kings Guy (@justakingsguy) July 8, 2017
Whats with the Kings running everything through Papa G. By the time he get the ball the shot clock is all but gone.
— Kyle Robert (@NotoriousKRO) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/DaveLack/status/883547556034170880
Jack Cooley has made an impact in this game and received a nice ovation heading back to Kings bench.
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) July 8, 2017
If Papa wants to stay in the league, he has to stop brining the ball down immediately after securing a rebound.
— bgpappa (@bgpappa) July 8, 2017
Swipaaaa no swipingggg
— BRiT 🦅💜 (@BSTeGz) July 8, 2017
Free Justin Jackson lol
— Dj44 (@dj3ptkilla44) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/HeuristicLineup/status/883553070499495936
Final Thoughts
Despite Sacramento receiving the loss on Friday, they were many positive notes to take away from the game. From watching the game, I thought the top performers from the Kings on Friday were De’Aaron Fox and Justin Jackson.
Fox and Jackson were exceptional on Friday as they were the top two scorers for the Kings last game. The two first-round picks were efficient in scoring as Fox was great at driving to the basket and Jackson was a sniper from beyond the perimeter.
There were also some negatives from the Kings on Friday as well. Players that underperformed for the purple and white were Skal Labissiere, Georgios Papagiannis, and Buddy Hield. The two starting bigs for the Kings couldn’t find a way to be aggressive, and although Hield scored 16 points, he struggled shooting from the perimeter.
Although the Kings lost their first summer league game, there is no need panic. The Kings will have the chance to redeem themselves tonight as they will play their second summer league game against the Memphis Grizzlies tonight.