SACRAMENTO — Unimaginable.
That’s the word used, repeatedly, by Sacramento Kings fan Sukh Sandhu, a Sacramento State alum who forked over the cash required for tickets for himself, his wife, Pavan, and his infant son, Veer, to witness the team’s first playoff game in 17 years. As they celebrated the team’s thrilling 126-123 win, its first postseason victory since 2006, over the defending champion Golden State Warriors, Sandhu hoisted his son in the air like Simba from “The Lion King,” allowing him to witness in full the unfolding a new era of Sacramento Kings basketball.
“The fact that my son can say he grew up watching the first Kings playoff game will mean more than he can ever imagine,” Sandhu told CBS Sports. “I’ll show him these pictures. We’re extremely lucky.”
A team’s history and success can quickly be ascertained by the jerseys its fans wear. Go to a Laker game, and you’ll see plenty of LeBron, probably some throwback Kobe — champions. Chase Center, and Oracle Arena before it, were consistently jam-packed with No. 30 jerseys for their Finals MVP and four-time champ Steph Curry.
For the Kings, however, the blueprint isn’t as clear. After all, they’ve never won a title in Sacramento.
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