Kings prepare for fans to return to Golden 1 Center

Eric Rucker reports

OFF A SPORTING EVENTS BUT EVENBEFORE THAT SOME OF THOSEPLANS HAVE TO BE WORKED OUTHERE IS WHAT WE KNOW.AND JUST CANCEL THE GAME.MARCH 11TH 2020.THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKEIN SAUDI ARABIA, YOU HEAR ALLTHE NEWS THE LAST TIME KINGSFANS WERE ALLOWED INSIDE THEGOLDEN ONE CENTER I MEAN ITWAS REALLY UPSETTING ACORONAVIRUS SCARE CANCELS THEGAME BEFORE IT EVEN BEGINS.ZACH HEXHAM WAS IN THESTANDS WHEN THE CROWD WAS TOLDTO LEAVE THE BUILDING I KNEWSOMETHING WAS UP I DON'T THINKTHEY'RE GOING TO YOU KNOW MOSTSEASON THAT LONG OR THAT WEWOULD SEE IN A HOME GAME FORANOTHER YEAR NOW 8 MONTHSLATER AND WITH THE START OFTHE UPCOMING NBA SEASON SET TOTIPOFF DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMASFANS ARE STILL WONDERING THESAME QUESTION WHEN CAN THEY GOTO A KING'S HOME GAME AGAIN.WELL OTHER TEAMS LIKE THE LOSANGELES LAKERS HAVE RECENTLYSTATED IT SEASONABLE STARTWITHOUT FANS AT HOME GAMES.THE KINGS STILL FOX 40 THEYARE WORKING ON IT.

SEASONTICKET HOLDERS RECEIVING ANEMAILED STATEMENT FROM THETEAM THAT READS IN PART IN THECOMING WEEKS, WE'RE LOOKINGFORWARD TO GETTING THESCHEDULE OF GAMES AND MORELOCAL OFFICIALS WE'RECOMMITTED TO KEEPING OUR FANSUPDATED EVERY STEP OF THE WAYSO STAY TUNED FOR MOREINFORMATION.

KINGS FANS BREADOR WORD IN ALEX TEMPLE SAYTHEY STILL NEED TO RENEW THEIRSEASON TICKETS BUT ADD IT WILLTAKE DRAMATIC CIRCUMSTANCESFOR THEM NOT TO IF THEY DON'TALLOW ME.I HAVE A CHANCE OF DYING INTHE ARENA THAT'S ABOUT IT.

I'MREADY TO GO WITH JUST OVER AMONTH TO GO UNTIL THE NEWSEASON AND WITH SACRAMENTOCOUNTY SET TO ONCE AGAIN ENTERTHE STATE'S PURPLE AND MOSTRESTRICTIVE COVID-19 TEAR.IT'S STILL UNKNOWN, WHATFANS IN THE STANDS WILL LOOKLIKE HOW MANY WILL BE ALLOWEDTO GAME WHAT SAFETY MEASURESWILL BE TAKEN BEFORE ENTERINGTHE ARENA AND ONCE INSIDE.

ANDOF COURSE WHEN WILL IT HAPPENWITH 40% OF THE NBA'S OVERALLREVENUE COMING FROM TICKETSALES.

IT'S A SAFE ASSUMPTIONTHAT TEAMS WANT SPECTATORSWHENEVER AND HOWEVER THEY AREALLOWED, BUT I'M ALWAYSLOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING UPFOR GOING STRAIGHT TO THEGAMES GRABBING A DRINK.