Editing Sacramento Kings (section)

===Golden State Warriors===
{{Main|Kings–Warriors rivalry}}
Since the Kings relocated to Sacramento in 1985, they have shared a geographic rivalry with the [[Golden State Warriors]], as both teams are based in [[Northern California]], with Sacramento and [[San Francisco]] located 86 miles apart from one another. However, despite the Kings joining the BAA in 1948 (when they were then known as the Royals and based in [[Rochester, New York]]), due to both teams having long periods of failing to make the playoffs, the two teams would not face each other in the playoffs until [[2023 NBA playoffs|2023]], where they faced off in the first round.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/i-80-playoff-showdown-between-warriors-kings-tests-allegiance-solano-county-residents/ | title=I-80 playoff showdown between Warriors and Kings tests allegiance of Solano County residents - CBS San Francisco | website=[[CBS News]] | date=April 14, 2023 | access-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609064742/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/i-80-playoff-showdown-between-warriors-kings-tests-allegiance-solano-county-residents/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In a bitterly fought series, including a rough play between [[Domantas Sabonis]] and [[Draymond Green]] in game 2 where Green stomped roughly on Sabonis's chest, resulting in Green being suspended in game 3,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2023/4/18/23687633/draymond-green-domantas-sabonis-stomp-video-ejection-kings-warriors | title=Draymond Green stomped on Domantas Sabonis and got suspended in NBA Playoffs | date=April 18, 2023 }}</ref> and several violent viral fan scuffles throughout the series (as opposing fans were widespread at both [[Chase Center]] and Golden 1 Center due to the geographic proximity),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-warriors-and-kings-fans-are-beating-each-other-up-shaquille-oneal-shares-clip-of-brawl-amidst-stephen-curry-and-cos-game-4-win/ | title="Warriors and Kings Fans Are Beating Each Other Up": Shaquille O'Neal Shares Clip of Brawl Amidst Stephen Curry and Co's Game 4 Win | date=April 24, 2023 | access-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609064740/https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-warriors-and-kings-fans-are-beating-each-other-up-shaquille-oneal-shares-clip-of-brawl-amidst-stephen-curry-and-cos-game-4-win/ | url-status=live }}</ref> the Warriors defeated the Kings in seven games to advance to the semifinals. The series drew the highest first- and second-round playoff TV ratings for the NBA since 1999, with game 7 peaking at 11.9 million viewers on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/4481469/2023/05/02/warriors-kings-tv-ratings-game-7/ | title=Kings-Warriors Game 7 was most watched first-round NBA playoff game since 1999 | website=[[The Athletic]] | access-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-date=June 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609064740/https://theathletic.com/4481469/2023/05/02/warriors-kings-tv-ratings-game-7/ | url-status=live }}</ref>