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Vivek Ranadive's weird season kickoff shows Kings' core problem

Owner Vivek Ranadive's unusual season kickoff event revealed underlying organizational dysfunction within the Sacramento Kings franchise.

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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDifferent mood now. Lighter, a bit odd.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive staged a weird season kickoff, and one writer says it shows the team's core problem.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne kickoff. That's all it took to diagnose a whole franchise.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe opener is the symptom, Kenji. The rot is underneath. It always is.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo every season opener is basically a checkup, and the owner just showed up in a costume.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCostume?

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