Archive for December, 2011

Kings Bullied By Bulls; Fall At Home 108-98

Kings Pounded In Portland; Lose 101-79

Kings Victorious In Home Opener; Breeze By Lakers 100-91

Kobe Bryant outdid his Christmas Day performance with 29 points, but the Lakers lost their second straight game to start the season, falling in Sacramento 100-91. Kobe was 10 of 24 shooting and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line, yet missed all four of his tries from deep, in a game where the Lakers [...]

Hayes Is Back: Kings Reach $22.4M Deal With Free Agent Big Man

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a multiyear contract with power forward/center Chuck Hayes just days after voiding a deal because of a failed physical. Hayes’ four-year deal is worth $22.4 million — more than $1 million more than the $21.3 million contract that was voided on Monday. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound undrafted product out of Kentucky started 63 out [...]

Hayes Cleared By Doctors, Expected To Return With Team

Free agent center Chuck Hayes, whose contract was voided by the Sacramento Kings after he failed a physical, was cleared by doctors from the Cleveland Clinic after a series of heart tests, according to a statement from Hayes’ public-relations representatives. Hayes sought “exhaustive testing and exams” at the clinic after a stress echocardiogram conducted last week by the [...]

Source: Kings Allow Samuel Dalembert to Sign with Houston

According to a confirmed source, Kings free-agent center Samuel Dalembert has agreed to a two-year deal with the Houston Rockets. It was only minutes before news of Dalembert’s agreement with Houston was first reported by ESPN.com, the Kings had announced its plans to rescind their offer to retain Dalembert. Read more at Rockets Gab

Kings Release Hayes After Failed Physical; Dalembert Nearing Return?

UPDATE: “If things work out, everything structurally (with the contact), it will be Sacramento,’’ Dalembert said in a phone interview with FOX Sports Florida from his Boca Raton, Fla., home. “It’s close.’’ Dalembert, 31, anticipates it will a “one- or two-year deal’’ with the Kings, and that he hopes to firm up negotiations Wednesday. He said [...]

Jimmer’s Dazzling Debut Not Enough as Kings Fall to Warriors; 107-96