Jenn and I signed up for the Cap City Kingdom road trip to Oracle Arena today to see the Kings take on the Warriors. We arrived at Sleep Train Arena and were given these nice Road Trip t-shirts to wear!
Scott Fresh and Slamson were hanging out with the Cap City Kingdom members before they got on the buses. It was pretty cool to chat with them and see them today - a nice surprise!
This lounge area is near the entrance to the court under Sleep Train Arena. It's a really nice place to hang out and chill. There are TVs and really comfy chairs like this one I'm sitting on.
Besides the t-shirts, we got a bag of goodies to bring with us. Jenn's sporting both pairs of Kings sunglasses we received- the bag also had foam fingers and noise makers. Our collection of foam fingers has now tripled! Yes!
Feel like having a bowl of popcorn? Well... the Kings had us covered! Check out this giant bowl of popcorn provided for us. The pre-party had drinks and snacks - more than we could ever want!
The Sacramento Kings dancers also came by to send us off on our trip. It's too bad they couldn't join us, but we did have a number of Kings staff come with us on the buses.
There were two total buses to bring all of us to Oakland. We thought the pre-party snacks were nice, but the Kings absolutely loaded up these buses with food and drinks to enjoy as we rode down Interstate 80 towards Oracle Arena.
There was a lot of traffic on the way to Oracle, but we finally got there. It so happened that both the Warriors and the Oakland A's baseball team were scheduled to start at approximately the same time. This made for a very crowded situation as both teams play literally right next to each other.
It was a bit chilly here in the Bay Area, but weather was pretty nice as we came off the bus. Here we all are as a group before going into Oracle. We were all chanting Sac-Ra-Men-To in the parking lot!
All of us brought our own Kings swag to the game. It was awesome of these ladies to bring a big Kings flag though - that was a nice way to represent the team.
As we walked into the arena we noticed that there were other Sacramento fans in attendance. This reminded me of Warriors fans going to Sleep Train when we play them. It was cool to get the experience of being a fan of the opposing team. Of course, I wouldn't ever try this at an Oakland Raiders game.
We cheered loudly as our Sacramento Kings were introduced. The way the Warriors do their game is completely different than how the Kings do theirs. I personally wasn't used to it and didn't like it as much. Sure, call me biased!
Here's a look inside Oracle arena. The layout of the place took a bit of getting used to. There are actually two concourse levels, and all the passageways are pretty cramped. Again, maybe it's my bias, but I definitely prefer our older, yet more comfortable Sleep Train Arena.
I thought this guy's job was very interesting. He sits way up on a suspended platform high above all the action. I would be totally freaking out if I had to be up there the entire time. I guess some people wouldn't mind having a job like that.
This game was pretty much decided in the first two minutes of the first quarter. The Kings were completely out of sync and DeMarcus got in foul trouble very early in the game. The Warriors played well, but the Kings played beyond terrible.
Our fans did the best they could to cheer on the team as much as possible, but it was hard given the circumstance. Here we are leaving the arena. You can see O.co on the left, that's where the A's play.
Even though the Kings lost in horrific fashion, I have to really thank the people at the Kings for organizing this trip. I could tell that they did everything they could to make this trip fun for the fans. It's juts too bad that the game didn't match the effort put on by the Kings staff who brought us out. Hopefully we can do this again next year and get a better result!
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