# Kings struggle through early schedule, defensive woes continue

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Podcast: [The Kings Beat Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kings-beat-podcast-902010)
Published: 2025-11-09T02:23:34+00:00
Episode link: https://kingsbeat.podbean.com
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## Resource

KCRA 3's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings. Topics include the Kings' struggles on the defensive end, Keon Ellis lost in a minutes crunch, Russell Westbrook is playing out of his mind, Isaac Jones waived to make room for Precious Achiuwa, and another episode of The Business of Basketball discussing the potential trade target that is Ja Morant. Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast. The Kings Beat merchandise shop: https://thekingsbeat.myshopify.com/ Jump on board with a premium subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/upgrade Or start out with a free subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/subscribe #BlueWireVideo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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