Return of the Roar Podcast: The ‘Cardiac Kings’ Are Back

On the latest edition of Return of the Roar podcast, Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli discussed the past week of Sacramento Kings action, broke down the back-to-back games against Utah and Atlanta, dove into the NBA’s first batch of All-Star Game voting results, and laid out the road ahead as Sacramento begins an important seven-game stretch.

Also: Which dunk from the past week impressed you the most?

DE'AARON PUT 'EM ON A POSTER pic.twitter.com/LE3DxvIm8R

— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) January 5, 2023

Topics Discussed:

• The NBA All-Star fan voting totals were released on Thursday and were… interesting.
• Sacramento continues to challenge Kings fans’ blood pressure and stress levels
• Breaking down Tuesday’s win over Utah and Wednesday’s loss to Atlanta
• De’Aaron Fox is Mr. Fourth Quarter
• There were some odd rotation choices this week
• Six of Sacramento’s next eight games will occur at Golden 1 Center. The Kings need to protect their home court.
• What was the best dunk from this past week of action? (ex. Fox’s big dunk against Atlanta, Fox’s late jam in Utah, etc.)

The Return of the Roar podcast is a Sacramento Kings podcast hosted by Kings beat writer Frankie Cartoscelli and digital content producer Chris Watkins for Sactown Sports 1140.

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