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HongKongKingsFan
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February 14, 2021 6:50 pm

Hi Guys..

Happy Lunar Chinese New Year !!

and Go, Kings !!!

BuffaloDiaspora
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February 14, 2021 6:52 pm

Happy Lunar New Year HK!

And Happy VD to everyone as well!

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February 14, 2021 7:07 pm

And Happy VD to everyone as well!

Stay safe!

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February 14, 2021 7:07 pm

Happy Lunar Chinese New Year !!

Bluejohn
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February 14, 2021 7:09 pm

Back at you bro. Hope you’ve enjoyed both

BuffaloDiaspora
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February 14, 2021 6:53 pm

Fox in, Bags out. Go Kings!

Inthestarz
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February 14, 2021 6:55 pm

Just watching this blazers/mavs game, and, I still havent seen anything to let me know not picking up Giles 4th year meant anything at all

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February 14, 2021 7:08 pm
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To me it meant depth at a position of need on a cheap deal for a player that is still very young. He was an asset that was let go for nothing. He would have basically been the same cost as Whiteside, but with a potential to improve.

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February 14, 2021 6:55 pm

Jeffries with the start! Let’s see something!

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February 14, 2021 7:02 pm

Fox vs Morant…Showtime!

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February 14, 2021 7:07 pm
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Who you like better tonite?

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February 14, 2021 7:07 pm

They play LET’S GET IT ON for the Grizzlies intros….but Marvin ain’t playing tonight… 🙁

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February 14, 2021 7:08 pm
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I’m all broken up about that

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February 14, 2021 7:09 pm

Grizzlies starters introduced while Marvin Gaye Let’s Get it On plays, with a big Valentine’s Day heart on the screen. Funny.

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February 14, 2021 7:15 pm

Well, this is fun.

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February 14, 2021 7:15 pm

Wow, what a start, eh?

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February 14, 2021 7:16 pm
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Right…………….about the eh

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February 14, 2021 7:16 pm

I miss Bagley

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February 14, 2021 7:16 pm

God do we miss Bags…

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February 14, 2021 7:25 pm
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Team Bagley approved.

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February 14, 2021 7:22 pm

Hali….finally

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February 14, 2021 7:25 pm

How many times are they going to let Grizzlies players run the same play right into the paint on offense?

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February 14, 2021 7:25 pm

Our three point shooting has disappeared lately.

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February 14, 2021 7:28 pm

Damn not even remotely respecting Holmes’s offense. They’re sagging like 7 feet off him and clogging the paint

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February 14, 2021 7:28 pm

It’s Cojo time!

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February 14, 2021 7:29 pm

Hield’s bad shooting is now commonplace and accepted as normal. He’s morphed from a superior Reddick to late JR smith under Walton here

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February 14, 2021 7:31 pm
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Not to mention his horrible defense..

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February 14, 2021 7:30 pm

Scoring on the right block is the Grizzlies unguardable move

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February 14, 2021 7:30 pm

Doug just called Bejelica “agile.”

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February 14, 2021 7:31 pm

Was he comparing him to Whiteside?

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February 14, 2021 7:32 pm
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I believe the comparison was Kings version of Ralph Sampson.

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February 14, 2021 7:33 pm

Was this before or after Fox twisted his man around and Doug said, €œAll this scratchin is making me itch.€

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February 14, 2021 7:36 pm
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I missed that Dougism too

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February 14, 2021 7:32 pm

Hey Whiteside, the light blue uniforms are the other team.

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February 14, 2021 7:32 pm

God Whiteside you…

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February 14, 2021 7:33 pm

Whitside has the worst outlet passes.

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February 14, 2021 7:34 pm
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I know right? He normally just waits too long.

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February 14, 2021 7:35 pm

I don’t think he is waiting, that is just his speed.

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February 14, 2021 7:33 pm

Hali for 3

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February 14, 2021 7:35 pm

Tyrese really has a lot of fun…I love that

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February 14, 2021 7:35 pm

Come on Hali…you had time

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February 14, 2021 7:35 pm

Return of the Kangz?

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February 14, 2021 7:37 pm
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If we lose this like last game it means they were never really gone

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February 14, 2021 7:37 pm

We shoulda drafted Tillman lol

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February 14, 2021 7:39 pm

Cojo Cojo Cojo!

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February 14, 2021 7:40 pm

You Cojo haters

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February 14, 2021 7:41 pm
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He’s garbage.

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February 14, 2021 7:45 pm

I never said he wasn’t. LOve his hustle, wish he was on another team. Cannot believe that the Kings are paying him $12 mil per and have to pay him $2.4 mil to go away

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February 14, 2021 7:46 pm
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I never got the chasm font

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February 14, 2021 7:40 pm

Whiteside/Bjelica frontcourt. Making it as easy as possible for the Grizzlies offensively

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February 14, 2021 7:41 pm

Cojo!Cojo!Cojo!

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February 14, 2021 7:42 pm

Somebody get their manz Whiteside

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February 14, 2021 7:42 pm

Belly got fouled…

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February 14, 2021 7:47 pm

Can we get Holmes back in there?

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February 14, 2021 7:48 pm

Please?

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February 14, 2021 7:50 pm

Buddy doing his thing. Starting a fast break for the opposing team.

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February 14, 2021 7:50 pm

vintage Buddy turnover when he simply loses the ball due to his loose handle

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February 14, 2021 7:50 pm

Bigs just kill the Kings

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February 14, 2021 7:50 pm

Fuddy-duddy Buddy strikes again 🤦🏻€™‚️

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February 14, 2021 7:51 pm

Either the wide open 3s are going to start going in or the King’s are getting blown out. So far this is just a reflection of atrocious shooting

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February 14, 2021 7:54 pm

The latter

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February 14, 2021 7:51 pm

Hield just does things NBA players and especially vets shouldn’t

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February 14, 2021 7:51 pm

Right now we might not even get a second rounder for Buddy, he’s just playing like shit.

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February 14, 2021 8:27 pm
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Buddy IS shit. But he’s getting paid so what does he care.

RichRite88
February 14, 2021 7:53 pm

I dont mind guys missing shots. But guys like Buddy, Cojo, Whiteside, Bagley who make these mind boggling bungles frequently are so frustrating to watch.

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February 14, 2021 7:54 pm

Bi-polar team. Stretches where they play well for 5-7 games followed by a 9 game stretch where they look like the worst team in the league with historically inept defense

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February 14, 2021 7:54 pm

Buddy to Holmes is magic

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February 14, 2021 7:56 pm

The grizzlies are a well coached team

they are a young machine with their schemes, ball movement and effort

it’s in contrast to a team with one of the worst coaches in the league

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February 14, 2021 7:56 pm

Buddy matched up on Morant went as you’d expect

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February 14, 2021 7:58 pm

don’t get why the team looks so lethargic

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February 14, 2021 8:00 pm
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It’s the way they’re coached.

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February 14, 2021 8:07 pm
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Walton is definitely getting out coached so far, and it isn’t even close.

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February 14, 2021 8:05 pm

We’re so bad on defense. You think after last game they would come in with some fire.

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February 14, 2021 8:19 pm
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We’ve just got some bad defenders on this team period. You know its bad when you see Memphis lock down and wish the Kings could play with half that effort

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February 14, 2021 8:05 pm

We should cherish those moments when they won 7 of 8. It was only a matter of time before they lose 10 of 12 and the play gets ugly. The 5-10 team is back, y’all!

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February 14, 2021 8:11 pm
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Really had 2nd thoughts about watching this game. My son and I have a rule when they get down by 20………change the channel. My miss a couple of fantastic comebacks but on the other hand we miss so much pain

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February 14, 2021 8:06 pm

Man, watching this Grizz team and realizing how young they are, how clean their cap sheet is, and how much better they already look than the Kings, leaves me feeling depressed.

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February 14, 2021 8:13 pm
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Damn, I just realized they are still missing Jackson Jr AND Winslow and they are still better than the Kings. When healthy, this Grizz team is deep.

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February 14, 2021 8:17 pm
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Monte McNair is watching

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February 14, 2021 8:17 pm
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It’s the coaching IMO. Kings still arguably have more talent on the roster

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February 14, 2021 8:08 pm

Missed the entire first half going through junk mail. What did I miss?

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February 14, 2021 8:11 pm
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Putting the Kings game in the trash bin icon,

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February 14, 2021 8:12 pm
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Defense is shit, we’re 4 of 20,000 from deep, and the Grizzlies are depressing us by being a competent young team.

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February 14, 2021 8:12 pm
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The short answer is not much

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February 14, 2021 8:11 pm

Late to the thread. Why is Bagley out?

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February 14, 2021 8:12 pm
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Calf injury I think?

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February 14, 2021 8:19 pm

Time for our traditional great 3rd quarter. I sure Luke fired up the troops at the break

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February 14, 2021 8:20 pm

I swear to god these freaking refs

GetOffaMyLawn
February 14, 2021 8:22 pm

seems like we tanked a tad earlier this year. KANGZ!

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February 14, 2021 8:23 pm

keep attacking the rim, Fox

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February 14, 2021 8:25 pm

back to back terrible games from Buddy and Barnes

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February 14, 2021 8:26 pm

Please keep going to the hole and don’t start shooting a bunch of jumpers

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February 14, 2021 8:27 pm

Kings 5/26 from 3PT. WIth how terrible they are defensively, no chance at coming back unless they get hot from 3PT this half

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February 14, 2021 8:28 pm

fucking free throws

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February 14, 2021 8:30 pm

McNair is going to have to create miracles to make this a playoff team/

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February 14, 2021 8:31 pm

This franchise really sucks your soul. It’s quite improbable that it is always the same

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February 14, 2021 8:32 pm

I swear, this team is incompetent against a half decent big.

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February 14, 2021 8:36 pm

alright we’re back on track. Sell off vets and fire Walton and hope to land a top 5 pick. Let’s go

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February 14, 2021 8:36 pm

Fire Walton and proceed to a seller’s market.

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February 14, 2021 8:37 pm

Holmes is a foul magnet

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February 14, 2021 8:38 pm

“Cory Joseph, a good on-ball defender”

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February 14, 2021 8:39 pm

You can tell Walton doesn’t know his ass from a tea kettle. After Starting GR3 last game, the guy still hasn’t seen the floor tonight. Walton is just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.

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February 14, 2021 9:02 pm
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Like when he randomly threw Guy out to start the fourth a few games ago after he hadn’t played all game.

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February 14, 2021 8:39 pm

“What Kings fans need to understand is….” -Kayte Hunter

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February 14, 2021 8:42 pm

lol she will take that to the grave

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February 14, 2021 8:39 pm

Are the Kings the only team that does the awesome dribble hand off?

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February 14, 2021 8:40 pm

Did we spot the Grizzlies 20 points? I don’t get it.

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February 14, 2021 8:41 pm

Remember when guys were saying how much better we are when Bagley gets less than 20 minutes and that he shouldn’t really be playing at all? That was funny

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February 14, 2021 9:03 pm
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The Kings would certainly be winning this game with Bagley (sarcasm).

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February 14, 2021 8:41 pm

90 points with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd for Memphis. Yet again they have no shot at beating any team playing defense like this, regardless of talent

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February 14, 2021 8:43 pm
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about to watch the 28th and 22nd ranked scoring offenses hang 120+ points on the Kings in back to back games here

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February 14, 2021 8:43 pm