The Kings-Lakers beef had coaches insulting fans, suspicious refs, and… poison?

[@CasterShellz]

The 2002 Western Conference Finals was basically the real NBA Finals that year. It felt like a movie. Even with the controversy, Lakers-Kings 2002 is still arguably the best and most iconic non-Finals playoff series in NBA history in my opinion. Celtics-Bulls in 2009 is up there too but there was just a certain weight and magnitude to Lakers-Kings 2002.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Nah Nets would have swept Sacramento (who played no defense)

[@fortynights1513]

Celtics and Nets was six or seven games itself, but neither of those two had a shot against the Kings or Lakers. Both conference finals were more competitive than the actual finals arguably.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@fortynights1513 either East team could have beat Sacramento (who played no defense)

[@eksdeetheemoji]

Nope it was Mavs/Spurs 06 second round

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@eksdeetheemojithat series needs a rewind

[@psymar]

I vaguely recall Bill Simmons saying something like if the home team needs a win in game 6 to take the series to 7, here's who the refs are going to be. He thought he was joking. Then those exact three refs were announced for game 6.

[@rafikz77]

Damn That’s how scripted the league is

[@drphot6050]

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!" - Early 2000's Kings Team

[@Trancymind]

1987: Lakers 40 Kings 4 at the end of 1st quarter. LOL!

[@briannao9251]

The fight between Rick Fox & Doug Christie is one of the most iconic pre-season breaks of all-time!!

[@lakersworld2125]

Shaq with bud broken toe trying to break it up lol

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

It's not really a fight. And definitely not a real brawl!

[@KingC89]

I actually almost cried when Robert Horry hit that "buzzer beater" 3 in the conference finals. It still hurts thinking about it.

[@shanecharles4589]

me too man, i felt like i was getting unlucky personally as i watched my team somehow get their victory stolen away.

[@Jason-uw9ex]

As a Piston fan... I know the feeling of a Robert Horry big shot..

[@barkevvv]

as a ten year old lakers fan, literally one of the best moments of my life

[@ayoaight]

Best duo in my book Kareem with the skyhook Magic with the no look Was leaving ‘em so shook. It is a team game The crown’s on King James Jack Nicholson courtside Oooh look the score’s tied. Wham! Don’t give a damn punk Kobe down the middle, throw to Shaq... SLAM DUNK! The story for me Is Horry for three 2, 1, ANNHH!

[@latinoheateddieguerrero7644]

The Lakers and Warriors would like to thank Sacramento for making the Kings the third most popular team in Sacramento.

[@mike91mdk45]

"That's a complete CRAP!" - Darko Rajakovic, watching the officiating somewhere in 2002

[@bjax211]

😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@andresparry8104]

In fairness to the King’s fans, sometimes you have a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell…

[@jasonruby3311]

Why is it that I can hear this comment in Seth’s voice ffs

[@Polo22546]

😂😂😂

[@aarondorman8442]

As a Pacers fan, my entire life has been questionable calls/no calls benefitting the big market team in crunch time that decides the game. This was egregious and you'll never convince me that the NBA didn't rig this game for LA

[@OrionOodama]

Feel you and totally agree. So it is special a fellow ABA transferee and small market SA Spurs have able to overcome these league interventions (proven or not). Or they learned a lesson the hard way don't engage with big market teams in close, crucial games despite a victim on separate occasions.

[@SkodenMOC]

Agree. This and the 2007 SemiFinals Suns Spurs series were rigged for different reasons

[@johndavis9321]

Their was still a game 7 kings lost get over it

[@SkodenMOC]

@@johndavis9321 saying get over a series that screwed a franchise its first championship, yeah no thanks, history will always remember it

[@johndavis9321]

@@SkodenMOC it wasn't a championship even wit that series you still would have had to beat jersey

[@kingdave31]

I don't believe a lot of the NBA conspiracy theories, but David Stern definitely rigged Game 6 in 2002. He was terrified of possible low TV ratings from a Sacremento-New Jersey Finals.

[@MrOctober44]

While I don't disagree it was rigged, the irony is how many people watched the finals of The Lakers sweeping the Nets? The Nets Kings would have been much more fun, exciting and competitive.

[@kevinj5225]

​@@MrOctober44its the Lakers. Sadly everyone loves hollywood actors

[@joesakic91]

A Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics 2002 NBA Final would've been better. It has been going on since 1980 where a big market team like the Lakers, Celtics Golden State Warriors, and Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan and/or a super/megastar players like Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry made the NBA Finals at least three times.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

@@MrOctober44 And if Kings-Nets went to, say, 6 games, that would've been 2 more games worth of revenue!

[@777DonMakaveli777]

the kings lost game 7 at home after going 16/30 at the freethrow line and 2/20 from 3. They didnt deserve to go to the finals

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

The lakers complaining about the refs will always be hilarious. Absolute lack of self awareness. Early 2000s lakers were especially easy to hate.

[@Ben-zr4ho]

It actually made some sense. In this case at least. Shaq just got MURDERED out there on a night to night basis. If they called they game for him like they did for everyone else he'd shoot 30 free throws a game. But that was obviously just an issue inherent to Shaq.

[@forzaacmilan36]

Bruh this is like the 10th Shaq beef video , I’m dead💀

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

Because shaq is a petty bully!

[@cd0u50c9]

He is beef.

[@robertcasas6659]

Shout out to the entire SB team, but I got to say, every time a video starts with Seth or Clara, you know it's going to be great

[@arizonaFIREent]

Seth yea.... Not so much the other

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

@@arizonaFIREentagreed. I like listening to Seth. I feel this girl tries too hard to fit in with “hip” expressions, and despite her knowledge of the subject it kind of kills my interest in the video

[@David-iv6je]

@@marcusmcgraw3519 Great vid Clara! Ignore the incels.

[@StarkNews]

@@marcusmcgraw3519 u have small pp

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

@@David-iv6je why does me having a valid criticism of her make me unable to attract women?

[@HellaADZ]

That game 6 was so rigged. It was an embarrassment

[@melvynsngltn27]

Like game 5

[@LeA-gp3mj]

Diving is not a foul

[@lonniejolly5882]

All sports are rigged.

[@at1212b]

As Stern said, his dream was Lakers vs Lakers in the Final. Game 7 2010 was also rigged in favor of the Lakers. Portland series too. Lakers should have lost in 6. They just handed Shaq the fouls (Free throws). Watch all these series in a row and you'll see how lopsided the calls are. Truly ugly NBA games that are hidden from replay.

[@roboninja3194]

@@LeA-gp3mj Is elbowing someone in the face a foul? Cause Kobe elbowed Bibby right in the face and the foul was called on Bibby. The clip has been on youtube for years. In slowmo too. I guess some people expect everyone to not believe their own eyes.

[@shanecharles4589]

i was a teenage kid on a basketball team just following my favorite team. This changed how i would view the NBA for the rest of my life.

[@xandercrews4729]

I was never a huge NBA fan since my city doesn’t have a team. But the I grew up during Jordan’s later years with the Bulls. The Eastern Conf finals vs the pacers and the Finals vs the Jazz were so much fun. I still had some interest after that but it wasn’t as much and this series just killed it for me. I occasionally watch a Finals game and I generally know what’s going on, but I can never be emotionally invested in those games again.

[@jlui21]

@@xandercrews4729 -- i still enjoy basketball, but I agree. The Lakers getting way too many favorable calls over the Kings left an annoying taste. I figured the NBA was rigged -- at times. Shaq was so dominant. Kobe found his footing and was MJ-esque. But the Kings? They had C Webb, Divac, Peja shooting the 3, with Bibby at the point -- with Christie as their lanky defender and Bobby Jackson as the spark plug off the bench. That was team was great all around VS the Laker's 2 headed monster.

[@matthewforbes2969]

We still need a rewinder of that game

[@Jonics18]

Theres already one. Came out years ago.

[@philarscott]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn-bqHeIqLqohck

[@Jmurda1983]

8:40 😂😂😂 the ref is looking dead at the play and called the foul on Bibby lol

[@Kelenae]

He's fault for having his face on kobe's elbow - the ref

[@Bigedub101]

​@@Kelenae😂😂😂exactly

[@MikeHawkBurns208]

I literally had a laker fan at a bar the other night look me dead in the eye and with a straight face tell me it didn't happen.😂😂😂

[@MrFreedomFries]

If I recall correctly, the cowbells came to the Arena after Sacramento was called a "cow town"

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Was it Phil who called them that? Or did it come from somewhere else? Don't remember exactly.

[@Magskillz]

Still despise the Lakers because of this era. Makes me hope that we can at least see them in the playoffs soon so that we can sit behind their bench again and ring cowbells in their ears

[@latinoheateddieguerrero7644]

You had your chance to play LA in the playoffs last year but Sacramento lost to the Warriors then the Lakers ended the Warrior Dynasty. Maybe you need Will Ferrell to show you how the cowbell is done.

[@rileyholden-zc9ip]

The Lakers will beat you again and prove why the Lakers are more superior

[@drphot6050]

Haha as a Lakers fan I hated that the Kings got hosed... But its funny how Doug Christie's son plays for the Lakers now lol

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

This is when we all realized the NBA was a work like pro wrestling.

[@DiagonalByte]

NFL fans are realizing the same thing.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

@@DiagonalByte 💯

[@David-iv6je]

That's ... too strong. Just a thumb on the scales now and then. Like when you might be looking at a Nets-Kings Finals and really low ratings. But the key is to do it infrequently.

[@psymar]

​@@David-iv6jeMore than a little at times. You go back and look at what people said about this series BEFORE the Donaghy case went public. And you can't convince me Donaghy was the only crooked ref; he was just the only one blatant enough to be prosecuted.

[@GinkgoPete]

The entire sport isnt rigged just because the officiating in america is garbage lmao

[@DaygoCityMack]

I enjoy that you guys decided to document this but I feel like this should be at 3 Part series... Cause we haven't seen beef like this between two teams since

[@typedrat]

Honestly, if we ever get a full on Dorktown series on basketball like the Mariners, Falcons, or Vikings ones, I don't think there's a better choice for a team to center it on than the Kings. We've got a long, weird history that's almost entirely invisible to people from outside the fanbase because we've been so... well... bad this whole time.

[@mat-sd7eh]

@@typedrat i was thinking about making it on the clippers but yeah wouldn't be as good. for hockey they could bring the canucks or either put the coyotes though i didn't found anything on them during my search

[@CrazyxEnigma]

What would need a three parter is Lakers v Celtics.

[@jonnstewart2023]

heat and the celtics played each other for 3 straight years when bron was there and those teams hated each other

[@DaygoCityMack]

@@jonnstewart2023 that part too... That's definitely a 5 part series... Cause LeBron dismantle that big 3... With his own big 3

[@BostonCeltics147]

There was a documentary on KZbin called The Greatest Tragedy in Sports which goes into insane detail on game 6 as well as other games between the Kings and Lakers where the calls were beyond questionable. I think the full video has been deleted but you can still find clips of it online. I highly recommend it.

[@eddieG667]

I’ve seen it. And as someone who watched the TV rights switched to NBC and Jordan going 6-1 after leads me to believe money talks. A small market team like Sacramento in the finals vs New Jersey would’ve been disastrous for the nba and the networks (whoever it was in 2002)

[@OrionOodama]

@@eddieG667 Although it happened a year later (San Antonio vs. New Jersey). NBA has no choice but to go along. San Antonio dodged the bullet with a Horry miss (2003 WCSF, G5). And as sort of premonition, the Spurs dominated the Lakers the next game's 4Q, knowing if it is close, referees will be allowed to weave their "magic". Saw that "The Greatest Tragedy in Sports" docu too.

[@eddieG667]

@@OrionOodama yeah that same ref said that they can’t really do much if it’s a blowout

[@joesakic91]

Only part 7 remains in NFLranking's KZbin channel. BTW, the Pedowitz report dismissed Tim Donaghy's claims.

[@NoNameWillBeGiven-ii5hu]

@@eddieG667 be quiet trolll

[@eddieG667]

Was there a better international squad than the Kings? Vlade, Peja, and Hedo.. That probably a common thing now, but back then.. their GM assembled a good team

[@Mark_Cadden]

I’m not a Kings fan or Lakers hater whatsoever but this actually has me heated for the Kings. That Game 6 rigging by the crooked refs is truly such a disgrace

[@evoextremeX]

This still irritates me to this day! TO THIS DAY!! TO THIS DAY!!

[@ProfessorZo]

SB is the King of sports media rn.

[@AirRusher1992]

Man they came close of their first Playoff meeting since 2002 last season as the Kings came one game closer to renew this rivalry losing Game 7 against Golden State who would eventually lose to the Lakers in 6 games.

[@post_obamacore]

I grew up in Sac and was in middle school during this era of beef. My friends, family, and I were all rabid Kings fans (still are), and I think the whole city still suffers from the trauma of Game 6. Its felt great to finally watch good Kings basketball again.

[@Tdull-tv1ds]

This beef was bound to happen. Both teams operate in California, one team is pretty much Hollywood’s premier franchise historically while the other has struggled to put together a winning organization. It mostly took one game where almost everyone knew that the NBA wanted the Lakers in the Finals and I really believe that because the officiating was very one-sided in regards to number of fouls and of course we have hearsay from Tim Donaghey who, yes, did commit a crime by throwing games away for the mafia but the simple fact that he had inside knowledge on who the NBA favored should be enough evidence contrary to what the league said at the time. Donaghey may have wanted to bury the league with himself by coming out with all this but that playoff game between the Kings and Lakers was no better proof of the NBA showing favoritism for one team.

[@shorewall]

The FBI wanted to use Donaghy to get info on any other refs who were also cheating, but Stern leaked the story to the press so that the element of surprise was lost.

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

Greatest rivalry of the 2000s and up. I miss this rivalry 😢😢😢

[@quinceyb921]

This era of the NBA for me, was simply hating Kobe. I live in Jersey on the east coast and I'd stay up late to catch the West Coast games for years rooting for Sacramento and praying on the downfall of the Lakers and to no avail. The Kings would literally almost die trying to beat Shaq and Kobe and they'd just always fall short. I actually miss those days 😢

[@JoeJokes-l8j]

Sacramento Kings Actual 2002 NBA Champions

[@OrionOodama]

But failed to turn the hype and billing into reality.

[@Gweb52]

I was a HUGE lakers fan during this period and I just want to say how much fun this rivalry was . Sports needs these types of rivalries to come back !

[@shawncharles6077]

I love this channel.

[@classicmatchup]

2002 Lakers vs Kings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6fQmqljmtF8n68

[@SacKing123]

Love your SK content. It always hurts to re-live it but your analysis and storytelling make it so damn entertaining. Along with your other work of course, thanks SB!

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Kings had game 7 on their court,what happened?

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Doesn't matter. It shouldn't have gone to that.

[@latinoheateddieguerrero7644]

The Kings choked in game 7. Peja Stojakovic (the best shooter in Sacramento) air balled a wide open 3 in the corner with under a minute left to essentially end the game. The Kings did not have the poise to be a championship team and game 7 exposed that.

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@latinoheateddieguerrero7644 That's all fair and all, but the point remains... it shouldn't have come to that. The refs rigged Game 6. If the refs hadn't done that, there's no Game 7.

[@عبودالقمري-ص5ب]

4:47 "He doesn't have enough ass to play against a guy like me" Shaq 💀

[@money345atherley2]

Pause..... Even back then Shaq was zesty

[@عبودالقمري-ص5ب]

@@money345atherley2 fr 😐

[@Bigedub101]

​@@money345atherley2exactly thats weird to say

[@money345atherley2]

@@Bigedub101 mad weird and that why whenever he tries to talk tough on TV I be like man you are still zesty and emotional 😂😂

[@thetruth1862]

Shout out to Jason Williams "White Chocolate" was and is the coolest dude in the room.

[@OrionOodama]

In a way, thanks for reminding JWill eventually won a ring in Dwayne Wade-led Miami alongside Shaq (of all players) in 2006. Scot Pollard followed in 2008 with Boston. Peja was with Dallas when he helped the Mavs to clinch franchise's first (and so far, only) Larry. And during that run, the Mavs dethroned the Lakers. So it was a double whammy for Scot and Peja.

[@Miller2h41]

I remember that look on Adelman's face at the 8:28 to 8:38 mark live and I felt for him. The look of a coach who's been scorned and gotten the short end of the stick.

[@joshuaremo922]

As a Laker fan that grew up during this era. This was the rivalry for me. Seeing Sacramento lose was one of the most satisfying and memorable sports memories. To this day I still despise the Kings and want to see them fail.

[@killgronia5815]

Kings fan since 2000. That 02 series was the finals. Man, I wanted to beat the dubs so bad last year to finally get that rematch. Great video.

[@WorldSportsDocu]

Whenever I watch videos about the 90s-00s NBA, I wish I was able to watch it at the time

[@DrAlFishman]

A new Clara video is exactly what I needed today

[@CrackedGlowStick]

I grew up loving basketball, but game 6 completely killed that for me. Haven't cared about the NBA since

[@OrionOodama]

Feel you man, though it happened to me almost a decade later. Although once in a while, seeing some glimpses and highlights occasionally to see how's been, then resume living the real life.

[@hennylo68]

Why would the Jersey mob poison Kobe in the Sacramento series. Why not poison him in Jersey during the finals? Makes no sense.

[@tragiksituation]

Basically the Jersey "mob" thought/knew Nets vs Kings would go probably 7 games more games more bread remember the Lakers swept the Nets in the 02 finals

[@hennylo68]

@@tragiksituation Yeah I actually thought the Nets could actually beat the Kings. People say they were robbed of a championship because of the refs but I always argue that it's no guarantee the Kings beat the Nets.

[@orlandocardoza974]

Cool Clara! Keep the Beef coming! Drinking water!

[@no1uknugamingchannel]

I've loved the Kings since they moved to Sacramento and grew up with a Dad a serious Lakers fan . This video was an amazing look at 2 of the best teams ever in my opinion... Thank you Clara , Charlotte and SB ✌🏾

[@Trancymind]

At the end of 1st quarter in 1987: Lakers 40 Kings 4. LOL! LOL! A Laker team without Shaq, Kobe nor Phil Jackson.

[@Bakerman2801]

I love all episodes in this series, but I really love the team vs team Beef History ones

[@nanagyambibi7426]

Once the Kings changed their jerseys that was the end of that run. Same thing with the Rockets after 95.

[@DiagonalByte]

Someone should do a study on how uniforms affect games. I swear the Lions play worse when they wear those gray onesies.

[@KWCline91]

Not really! The Rockets had one more chance in 97. It just didn’t happen.

[@supahsean6710]

Amen ... What Clara was too scared to tell you is that the beef is REALLY about the ownership of purple.

[@OrionOodama]

Inasmuch we should not believe in lucky charm or superstitions, somehow outcomes speak for itself. Or as cliche goes: If ain't broken, why fix it? Mario Elie didn't like the new unis, looking them like the Harlem Globetrotters. And that old but classic Houston outfit gave them back-to-back Titles, including recovering from 2-3 deficit in 1994 Finals and an improbable 1995 run, so why change? The next year, their new look was concluded by dethronement via sweep by Seattle. Ironically, after years of Playoff disappointment including an upset from 8th-seed Denver, Seattle dons a new outfit that year that made them all the way to the Finals. Same goes to Utah in 1996-97. As for the Kings, that new uniform plus a more deeper and talented bench in 2002-03 would turned out the beginning of the end. CWebb's injury in 2003 WCSF G2 marked the end of his athleticism, and so the Kings' fate. (And pardon the litany.)

[@OrionOodama]

@@KWCline91 It just happens the Jazz are the better and probably more determined team. Guess the debut of new uniforms and new-look Delta Center worked wonders for Utah that season.

[@ShakeDiesel]

Clara is such a gem. She did her thing. Once again. As usual. Great video, SB!

[@TeeJayXP23]

👀 THE WESTERN CONFERENCE RIVALRY OF THE AGES. THANK GOD WE NOW HAVE THE KINGS-WARRIORS RIVALRY.

[@hulk6785]

My favorite moment of this rivalry/beef is one that doesn't involve anyone on either team. It's when The Rock was singing some songs on an episode of RAW in Sacramento as a part of his Rock Concert and sang this immortal: I can't wait to come back when Lakers beat the Kings in May!

[@huntersnider9621]

At the end of the day, it puts a significant asterisk on their win. I'm sure Lakers fans don't love hearing that, but it is what it is. Can't roll back the clock.

[@MrNrj6490]

Early 2000s Lakers have to be one of the most dislikable dynasties ever

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Even without collecting a ring Divacs story from the Lakers to leading the Kings is remarkable. Too bad he couldnt get that ring when he rejoined the super lakers.

[@Jonics18]

Lakers were far from super when he rejoined in '04. Kobe was all alone 😂

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

@@Jonics18 I did look that up you are right.

[@OrionOodama]

Vlade was still a King in 2003-04. When he rejoined the Lakers, that "super team" was super-dismantled (thank you, Detroit).

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

Great way to start the morning, a healthy dose of beef!

[@arizonaFIREent]

It would be better if Seth narrated this

[@bashdash4]

First memories of watching TV were seeing these guys get at it! Though I don't remember LITERAL beef being involved...

[@kashteller7466]

I remember rooting for the Kings in 2000 & 2001 then once they traded J-Will (my favorite player along with A.I.) I started rooting against them. I was a child so I hated Mike Bibby so much just for being J-Will’s replacement 😂

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

#GuruBasketballKieroSays the good old days of Kings-Lakers rivalry

[@digbyskellington]

4. Kobe pretended to be poisoned by local fans because Michael Jordan also once pretended to be poisoned by local fans. (And if the staff at that hotel really did poison Kobe, it might have had nothing to do with basketball - maybe they just wanted to prevent him from raping any of their co-workers. If only he'd been just as incapacitated on that trip to Edwards, Colorado).

[@nikosvault]

Edgy, anonymous sc*mbag.

[@keeganhillsman3393]

Please do more team beef history videos!

[@PassFirstPost]

"chairs are being thrown" was probably hyperbole

[@MrWoodMan23]

This was a case of no one wanting a Kings vs Nets Finals.

[@Blazer-RPT]

Exactly 2 small market teams would be boring

[@benlewin3724]

@@Blazer-RPTyall are the reason I hate big markets. Yall don’t like basketball only fans of big teams. Bozos

[@Blazer-RPT]

@@benlewin3724 It's not our fault big market teams get more attention that's how it always has been in all sports

[@Dud512]

RIP Kobe but cheeseburger and cheesecake sounds like a stomach issue to me lol

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Yeah I'm a Lakers fan and I don't buy the poisoned on purpose theory. Kings fans ain't like Celtics fans were back in the day. They'd have done 💩 like that if they thought they could get away with it.

[@august6281]

as much as i love Kobe, their 3-peat was questionable, twice, unlike Mj's 2 3-peat. vs Kings vs Blazers

[@zeke3388]

Doug Christie chasing Rick Fox down in the tunnel was epic 💪

[@nomar5spaulding]

I remember watching the NBA playoffs in 01-02 with my brother. He wasn't interested in the Lakers vs Kings, other than hoping to see LA go down. You'd have needed to wear a football helmet on the floor against Shaq to make it out of those games without brain damage. I remember Vlade getting fouled out when he reached for the ball and kind of fell down, sort of on a guy as 3 dudes all reached for the ball while on the ground.aMy brother didn't really care about the game and spent a lot of time saying he thought Vlade was being kind of a drama queen and a bit of a pansy, but when they called that foul he jumped off his bed, threw his hands in the air, and shouted, "WHAT???????" It was the most high pitched noise I have ever heard come out of a human's mouth, only matched by 1 occasion where Boston came back to beat New Jersey in a post season game that marked the biggest comeback in NBA Postseason history at the time. Those Lakers vs Kings games were crazy. It's basically the only point in my life were I've ever been interested in basketball.

[@JunkerJackp]

Great video. I've been following it

[@davidstump]

I was born in 1991 and was at my peak of Kings and basketball fandom as whole during this time. I even had some Weber signatures and everything. I couldn’t completely understand what was going on during that game, but it made me so upset that I really didn’t watch basketball again until a few years ago. It took De’Aaron Fox to recapture my attention and start following the NBA for real again.

[@ponypower8]

Most exciting years as a Lakers fan. I was actually able to watch a couple of Lakers-Kings games at Staples Center. Intense games. Electric atmosphere. Still remember Shaq mocking them as "The Queens". And Robert Horry broke the hearts of Kings fans 💔. And the Fox-Christie altercation was epic.

[@cukeumberr]

the return of clara the goat!!!!

[@TheLindyHooper]

I'm pretty impressed that the food poisoning came up. mane forgot that. C-Webb's offensive foul (not called) on Fish in the final minute of Game 5 of the 02' WCF should have had more attention. The Kings (especially Vlade) flopping was a huge story at the time and got forgotten over the years somehow. They would have been worth mentioning here for what's important to this story but even so...good vid.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Of course not because this goes against the narrative that the refs were 100% on the Lakers side.

[@benjaminbrown5143]

I love these. Please keep them coming

[@MetalGod999]

Another very interesting and funny Beef History video by Secret Base! 👍👍 But during the video, Clara Morris was showing a pic of Rick Adelman that could pass off as a Renaissance painting. You can say the same thing about that pic of Chris Webber that was shown before Clara’s farewell speech at the end of the video. That sad look on poor C-Webb’s face? I can imagine a painted version of that pic hanging in an art museum somewhere…and who knows? Maybe someday it will.

[@jonmichael3280]

It's been over 20 years and it still bothers me lol I laugh to mask the pain!

[@avecashley6480]

I clicked this video so fast, I LOVE BEEF HISTORY 🩵🥩

[@Mudboy44]

Clara Morris my GOAT

[@rezarfar]

As someone who prefers the Lakers, that game 6 was so badly rigged, even at the time i couldn't help but laugh 😂, the Kings were being robbed and ngl i was all for it 😂.

[@jaust9077]

“Ill be sure to come back when the lakers beat the kings in may,”-Rock concert 2003 😂

[@Wolfeson28]

The whole cowbell thing was in response to (or at least ballooned in response to) Phil Jackson referring to Sacramento as a "cow town". The Kings fans took that and ran with it, and apparently got under his skin just a bit. :)

[@Madmax0581]

Beautiful video ❤❤❤

[@GetOutsideYourself]

These videos are so good. And this narrator is the best. Just 10/10 on the tone.

[@KalmoK]

"I don't think it's taken much to motivate Michael Jordan and Saquille O'Neal", oh brother if you only knew how much of a pain Shaq was.. 😂

[@tobypiva4306]

getting poisoned is the second worst thing that can happen to someone in Kobe Bryant's hotel room

[@nikosvault]

maybe. Remember that when you put your head on the pillow.

[@AK13133]

If I missed it I’m sorry but I believe in option 5. Kobe did it to set up a jordan flu game “ narrative cause he was so obsessed with passing him as the goat. And I’m not hating on him. This level of obsession is what made him a top 5-10 player of all time

[@CrazyxEnigma]

I doubt it. Kobe was 23 and gave into temptation to have a cheeseburger and a cheese cake.

[@massimilianobelloni5613]

When I was a kid I didn't like the Lakers and I didn't know why. Now I don't like the Lakers and I know why

[@torrencegrant9520]

“His numbers dipped” “22pts” 😂 Kobe was different

[@onlyone23km]

Kobe eating a cheeseburger and MJ eating pizza and they both got food poisoning and they turned into legends after. Wow!

[@sluglow6357]

This was a classic but short rivalry I feared that kings team once they got bibby,he was the ONLY. Player I feared on that team peja,C web all the rest would hide in crunch time but not bibby

[@GatCat]

There was no greater basketball than seeing these two teams face off in the playoffs.

[@spencewarren6404]

Good game, Clara Morris! Good game!

[@skm4459]

Love your channel! ❤

[@AstroknotG]

I wasn’t expecting that “wtf” @9:04

[@patrickking5883]

I’ve eaten a hotel cheeseburger in Sacramento. I don’t think they can give that one to sabotage… I think that’s the price you pay for ordering a hotel burger in Sacramento.

[@flyforce16]

Clara is a great narrator. Keep it up!

[@shovellware]

I love these history videos thank you

[@owright369]

Oh now I’m def hyped for this one

[@mleveille1890]

Lmao, Jackson saying the Lakers didn't need hype...? Did he ever MEET Jerry Buss?!

[@hught6885]

Till this day, Sacramento is still haunting by this

[@joelmarte7059]

I remember it like yesterday when the kings got robbed by the refs and the Lakers that was a free ring for Kobe and Shaq