The Kings' schedule for the 2008-09 regular season was announced Wednesday, with little chance of the team sending thank you cards to the NBA.
Not only were they slated to start a season on the road for the fifth consecutive season, but the depths of their national irrelevance reached a new low as none of their games will be among the 125 aired on ABC, ESPN and TNT.
While they will be one of five teams without a national network or cable broadcast on those three networks, NBATV has yet to announce its schedule of 96 games in what is the Kings' last hope for coast-to-coast coverage. The mass exposure has been minimal since last season, when the Kings had three national games (one on ESPN, two on NBATV) after being scheduled for 22 in 2006-07.
The coming season will begin at Minnesota on Oct. 29, with the Kings then heading to Miami, Orlando and Philadelphia before their Nov. 5 home opener against Memphis. It will be a trying start for Kings second-year coach Reggie Theus, who will be without Ron Artest (trade) and Brad Miller for the first five games (illegal substance suspension).
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