SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new 2-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery as they wind down their 12th consecutive losing season, the Kings - like many nationwide - have turned their attention to demonstrators who have joined hand-in-hand on game nights to block entrances to the building.The wave of protests stem from the March 18 fatal shooting by police of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man.Kings players are at the center of the demonstrations but they have embraced their role in the situation and have been supportive of both the Clark family and the protesters."This organization has really stepped to the forefront and I wanted to use my voice as much as I could to say to try to say what I believed was right and true," Kings player Garrett Temple said. "There are a lot of different perspectives and a... [More]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery as they wind down their 12th consecutive losing season, the Kings — like many nationwide — have turned their attention to demonstrators who have joined hand-in-hand on game nights to block entrances to the building.The wave of protests stem from the March 18 fatal shooting by police of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man.Kings are at the center of the demonstrations but they have embraced their role in the situation and have been supportive of both the Clark family and the protesters."This organization has really stepped to the forefront and I wanted to use my voice as much as I could to say to try to say what I believed was right and true," Kings player Garrett Temple said. "There are a lot of different perspectives and a lot of... [More]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery as they wind down their 12th consecutive losing season, the Kings — like many nationwide — have turned their attention to demonstrators who have joined hand-in-hand on game nights to block entrances to the building.The wave of protests stem from the March 18 fatal shooting by police of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man.Kings are at the center of the demonstrations but they have embraced their role in the situation and have been supportive of both the Clark family and the protesters."This organization has really stepped to the forefront and I wanted to use my voice as much as I could to say to try to say what I believed was right and true," Kings player Garrett Temple said. "There are a lot of different perspectives and a lot of... [More]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery as they wind down their 12th consecutive losing season, the Kings — like many nationwide — have turned their attention to demonstrators who have joined hand-in-hand on game nights to block entrances to the building.The wave of protests stem from the March 18 fatal shooting by police of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man.The Kings have embraced their role in the situation and have been supportive of both the Clark family and the protesters."This organization has really stepped to the forefront and I wanted to use my voice as much as I could to say to try to say what I believed was right and true," Kings player Garrett Temple said. "There are a lot of different perspectives and a lot of different things to take into account but it's... [More]

G Garrett Temple was one of two Kings with a team-high 18 points in Sunday's loss to the Raptors.

G Garrett Temple scored 18 points and made all three of his 3-point attempts in Tuesday's 112-87 loss to Milwaukee.

G Garrett Temple had 16 of his career-high 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings, but he missed a free throw that would have tied the game with 9.7 seconds left. His last-second 3-point attempt that would have won it was just short.

G Garrett Temple was given the night off Saturday against the Timberwolves.

F Garrett Temple scored for 15 points for Sacramento, which lost its second straight game.

F Garrett Temple scored 11 points in 24 minutes in his return from a 12-game absence caused by a partially torn hamstring.

F Garrett Temple (partial left hamstring tear) missed his eighth consecutive contest Tuesday.

G Garrett Temple (partially torn right hamstring) missed his first game of the season and won't return until after the All-Star break.

F Garrett Temple started his second consecutive game in place of F Rudy Gay, who will miss the rest of the season because of a ruptured left Achilles' tendon.

G Garrett Temple added 17 points Friday.

G Garrett Temple had 20 points and was 5 of 9 from long range in the Kings' loss at Houston on Wednesday.

G Garrett Temple led Sacramento with 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

G Garrett Temple and the Kings finalized a free agent contract Saturday. Temple spent the previous four seasons with the Wizards, where he averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 assists in 17.4 minutes per game.

The Houston Rockets signed All-Star guard James Harden to a four-year, $118 million contract extension Saturday.The deal assures the Rockets of one additional year of Harden under contract in 2018-19 because of a player option that could return him to free agency in 2019, league sources told The Vertical.Harden's salary for next season will be $26.5 million under the new salary cap and increase incrementally over the course of the deal.Rockets owner Leslie Alexander made the announcement at a news conference Saturday."I'm happy to be here for four more years," Harden said. "This is home for me."The 26-year-old Harden averaged 29 points, 7.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds for the Rockets last season.--New Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade joined New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony in speaking out against recent gun violence that has dominated the news.Both athletes expressed their demands for social change in the wake of police shootings of African-American men and the sniper who killed... [More]

The Sacramento Kings signed free agent guards Arron Afflalo and Garrett Temple, and forwards Matt Barnes and Anthony Tolliver on Saturday.Terms of the agreements were not disclosed by the team.Afflalo has career averages of 11.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.7 minutes per game in nine NBA seasons.Barnes returns to the Kings as a 13-year NBA veteran after spending the 2015-16 season with the Memphis Grizzlies. Last season, he had career highs in field goal attempts per game (9.1), free throw percentage (80.4 percent) and tied a career-best with 5.5 rebounds per contest. He owns career averages of 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.Tolliver, a 10-year NBA veteran, has career averages of 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.6 minutes per game. He played 72 games with the Detroit Pistons last season.Temple spent the previous four seasons with the Washington Wizards, where he averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 assists in 17.4 minutes per game."Adding... [More]

G Garrett Temple shot 27.8 percent on 3-pointers in February and started March with similar results. The tide turned over the past six games, culminating with a 5-of-6 performance from beyond the arc for 15 points against the Bulls. Temple's points came in the first half as he made all five of his attempts. He is 13-for-20 (65 percent) over his past six games.