
The Kings Beat Podcast
Hosted by James Ham and Brenden Nunes and Sean Cunningham · James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat
4.7from 318 ratings
- 357
- Episodes
- 44
- Transcribed
- 318
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About The Kings Beat Podcast
ESPN 1320‘s Kings Insider James Ham Fox, KCRA 3's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Pulse Podcast’s Brenden Nunes bring you the latest on the Sacramento Kings. With more than 30 years of combined experience covering of the team, the trio pull back the veil on one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.
- Publisher
- James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 27 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 357 episodes have a transcript.

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ben Simmons is the story of training camp so far, but Chris Webber's presence is also intriguing

27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Training is just a round the corner, how do the Kings stack up heading into the season?

7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Former All-Star Ben Simmons is a Sacramento King. What does it all mean?
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Ben Simmons is the story of training camp so far, but Chris Webber's presence is also intriguing
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. And I think, you know, again, we've said this a bunch of times. I've said it forever, but like when they tried to trade for him years ago, I always thought this was the right spot for him to go. Because he needed to go somewhere where the media scrutiny wasn't just torching him every single day. And he felt it. The fans didn't like him. They just piled on until he became very small for a 6'10 guy. And now he's going to get to try to do something in a place where you're in obscurity. Where people are not going to be tuning in all day long to see what you're doing on the court. And maybe if they do, they're more like a distance, like intrigue, like, huh, I wonder if Ben can put it together. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 179 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 139 ratings
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James Ham and Brenden Nunes and Sean Cunningham host the show. Published by James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat.
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