About
Welcome to A Royal Pain, the Sacramento Kings news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. A Royal Pain is dedicated to providing top-notch Kings news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together to catch up on the latest happenings and discuss their passion for all things Kings. A Royal Pain consists of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow the Kings. The site covers opinions, news, rumors, trades, and analysis using reputable sources such as Basketball-Reference, Cleaning the Glass, NBA.com, and more. Any article updates or corrections after publication are communicated via an editor's note. A Royal Pain posts articles on a regular basis year-round. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min, and Mental Floss.
Meet The Team
Brandon Marcus
Brandon Marcus is a senior contributor for A Royal Pain and has been writing about basketball for years, experiencing the exciting ups and downs of the NBA and loving every second of it. You may have seen his work at The Cold Wire, Last Word On Sports, and other outlets. Brandon’s passion for basketball may have started with his love of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he now savors every game, every team, and every player. Beyond basketball, he also enjoys jogging, coffee, and bagels, and starting new books he’ll never finish.
Josh Cornelissen
Josh writes about the entire league for the NBA Division at FanSided and is the site expert for King James Gospel. Covering basketball online since 2015, Josh is an avid fan of the NBA, WNBA, and college hoops, with a special love for NBA history. His grasp of the CBA allows him to go deep into the NBA's transactions and determine whether this trade or that signing is legal under the second tax apron. He lives near Atlanta, GA with his wife and young sons, where he also serves as a pastor at his church, plays board games with friends and re-ranks the Star Wars movies incessantly.
Maxwell Ogden
Maxwell Ogden is the Editor for Lake Show Life. He was previously a Contributor Sourcing Specialist for FanSided and spent four years as the Site Expert at Daily Knicks. Maxwell has been a sports writer for more than a decade, with previous experience at Bleacher Report. In addition to being a lifelong NBA fan and historian, Maxwell is a massive football fan. You know, the one you play with your feet.
Mat Issa
Mat Issa is the Site Expert for A Royal Pain. Mat is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He went to Michigan State University for seven years, earning his Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctor. Now, he covers the NBA at large for Forbes, The Analyst, Basketball Insiders, and, of course, FanSided. His work has also been featured on ESPN, The Sporting News, and SB Nation, among other places. Yes, he spells his name with one "t."
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Tyler Watts
Tyler is an NBA Staff Writer at FanSided. He has been covering the league since 2016. He consistently writes about all 30 NBA franchises and the WNBA. He has seen every game of Luka Doncic's NBA career, and his work has been featured on Bleacher Report and Fantasy Pros. In his spare time, he enjoys going for walks, heading to a game, or watching movies with his wife.
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