Kings and Warriors to co-host expanded California Classic summer league event
The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors on Wednesday announced plans to co-host the eighth annual California Classic.
The summer showcase will be held July 4-6 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and July 3, 5 and 6 at Chase Center in San Francisco.
This year’s event will feature an expanded field. The Kings, Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks will play in Sacramento. The Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs will play in San Francisco.
Here’s the schedule for games in Sacramento:
July 4: Warriors vs. Bucks, noon; Kings vs. Nets, 2 p.m.
July 5: Bucks vs. Nets, noon; Kings vs. Warriors, 2 p.m.
July 6: Nets vs. Warriors, 5 p.m.; Kings vs. Bucks, 7 p.m.
Sacramento Kings, Sacramento River Cats and Stockton Kings season ticket holders currently have exclusive early access to multiday passes for games at Golden 1 Center. Beginning Thursday, the general public can purchase passes for all three days at Golden 1 Center by visiting Kings.com/CAClassic.
Further details, including team rosters and broadcast information, will be announced in the coming weeks.
The California Classic will serve as a warmup for the Las Vegas Summer League, which will be held July 9-19 at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. Summer league teams feature rookies, second-year players and other young prospects vying for spots on NBA and G League rosters.
Summer league games feature 10-minute quarters. A highlight of the California Classic will be the Battle of NorCal showdown when the Kings and Warriors play for the Mitch Richmond Trophy on Day 2 in Sacramento.
The Kings hosted the first California Classic in 2018. In 2024, the Kings and Warriors co-hosted the first dual site California Classic. In 2025, the Warriors hosted the event after the Kings chose not to participate.
