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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 • 169 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.

    Takeaways from Summer League, Kings add Orlando Robinson

    Takeaways from Summer League, Kings add Orlando Robinson

    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 Kings coaching additions, Orlando Robinson joins the squad, a recap of Las Vegas Summer League and a deep dive into the trade that brought DeMar DeRozan 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 23 min
    Kings still searching for right trade, quiet in free agency

    Kings still searching for right trade, quiet in free agency

    Fox 40's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings.

    Topics include the churning rumor mill with the Kings linked to both Brandon Ingram and Lauri Markkanen, Kings first round pick Devin Carter lands in Sacramento, what to make of the Davion Mitchell/Sasha Vezenkov trade and another episode of The Business of Basketball centered around whether the Kings will make a big move or not.

    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
    Domantas Sabonis changes his number, Sasha Vezenkov just wants to play

    Domantas Sabonis changes his number, Sasha Vezenkov just wants to play

    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 some more information on Sasha Vezenkov situation, TRey Lyles gets an invite to Team Canada, Domantas Sabonis changes his number and an episode of The Business of Basketball centered around Brian Windhorst comments aimed at Luka Doncic following Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

    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 29 min
    With Mike Brown's extension complete, focus shifts to draft, trades and free agency

    With Mike Brown's extension complete, focus shifts to draft, trades and free agency

    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 Mike Brown's extension with the Kings, the media battle between Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, draft intel is scarce in Sacramento, and an episode of The Business of Basketball centered around what Brown's extension means for the rest of the offseason.

    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 15 min
    NBA legend passes, Kings coaching situation is getting complicated

    NBA legend passes, Kings coaching situation is getting complicated

    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 passing of NBA legend Bill Walton, and update on Mike Brown’s contract situation, what have we learned from watching the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, and some questions from the audience.

    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 30 min
    Kings linked to multiple bigs, rumor mill already heating up

    Kings linked to multiple bigs, rumor mill already heating up

    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 NBA playoffs biggest surprises, Kings being named dropped with both Jonas Valanciunas and Jarrett Allen, Mike Brown’s contract situation should be a no brainer and an episode of The Business of Basketball about Malik Monk’s upcoming free agency and how it ties to the team’s decision on Brown. 

    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
169 Ratings

169 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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