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ESPN 1320‘s Kings Insider James Ham Fox, 40‘s Sean Cunningham and The Kings Pulse Podcast’s Brenden Nunes bring you the latest on the Sacramento Kings. With more than 30 years of combined experience covering of the team, the trio pull back the veil on one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.

The Kings Beat Podcast James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat

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    • 4.6 • 168 Ratings

ESPN 1320‘s Kings Insider James Ham Fox, 40‘s Sean Cunningham and The Kings Pulse Podcast’s Brenden Nunes bring you the latest on the Sacramento Kings. With more than 30 years of combined experience covering of the team, the trio pull back the veil on one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.

    Kings set to host Golden State Warriors in Play-In tournament

    Kings set to host Golden State Warriors in Play-In tournament

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the Kings' upcoming Play-In game against the Golden State Warriors, what is the key to victory for Sacramento and associate head coach Jordi Fernandez reportedly takes the Brooklyn Nets job and what that means for the rest of the Kings' staff.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 25 min
    Kings lose two straight, drop to ninth in the West with five games remaining

    Kings lose two straight, drop to ninth in the West with five games remaining

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include back-to-back losses to the Knicks and Celtics, has Keon Ellis earned a shot to start next season, Davion Mitchell fitting in, predicting the final five games of the season, as well as another episode of the Business of Basketball on the topic of the A's moving to Sacramento.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 27 min
    Kings stumble against Dallas, get another bite at Mavs on Friday

    Kings stumble against Dallas, get another bite at Mavs on Friday

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the exciting Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the injury updates on Sasha Vezenkov, Trey Lyles and Kevin Huerter, Kings lose big game to the Mavericks, Sabonis reaches a milestone and an episode of the Business of Basketball on the topic of De'Aaron Fox and his take on speaking to the media.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 23 min
    Kings lose Kevin Huerter, what does it mean for Keon Ellis?

    Kings lose Kevin Huerter, what does it mean for Keon Ellis?

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the exciting Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the Kings' win over the Grizzlies in overtime, Kevin Huerter's injury, Keon Ellis gets his shot, Malik Monk continues to shine and the Kings hit the final 15 games of the season.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 45 min
    Kings struggle against Rockets, fail to build momentum in crucial stretch

    Kings struggle against Rockets, fail to build momentum in crucial stretch

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the exciting Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the Kings' loss to the Rockets, their struggle with physicality, Keegan Murray's up and down season, as well as another edition of The Business of Basketball centered around Keon Ellis and whether he should be a part of the rotation permanently and a discussion on Malik Monk's Sixth Man of the Year candidacy.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 23 min
    Despite players only meeting, Kings continue yo-yo season with win in Minny and loss to Bulls

    Despite players only meeting, Kings continue yo-yo season with win in Minny and loss to Bulls

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the exciting Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the Kings' players only meeting, their win over the Timberwolves and disappointing loss to the Bulls, a look at the Western Conference, as well as another edition of The Business of Basketball centered around our predictions for the final 22 games.

    Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast.

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    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
168 Ratings

168 Ratings

AllstarBurrito ,

Great Kings insight, atrocious movie recommendations

Love hearing the guys talk about the Kings. Brenden, don’t worry about not watching these movies. 90% are trash

Jaime Moncada ,

Would be 5 stars

Love the pod and the content all three of you produce on all platforms. Only reason this isn’t 5 stars is because pods are sometimes uploaded a few hours before a game, which discourages me to go back and listen to an episode if I don’t listen to it prior to the game (info is sorta outdated). None the less, great pod. Keep up the great work. Go Kings!

seanzy5431 ,

James you were right!

Mr Ham, I had the privilege of making your acquaintance at Moonraker the brewery about a month ago. The kings were either 0-4 or 1-4 at the time and I told you how disappointed I was, that I was actually anticipating a good team this season and felt totally let down. You responded by stating that you weren’t worried and you thought they’d be ok. I walked away stoked I was able to meet you, but fairly certain I’d continue to be disappointed by the Kings. Yet here we are!! I’ll never question your opinion when it comes to the teams current disposition again. I love the podcast and this Kings team, I finally made it to a game last night against the Pacers. The stadium is electrifying and it brings me back to being twelve in 2002. I enjoyed meeting you James and thank you for being nice to myself and Carly. Go Kings!!!

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