Ep. 8 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Tristan Thompson sounds off, puts blame on players

Thompson puts onus on players, not Luke Walton, coaching staff

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ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham break down another crazy week in Sacramento. 

Topics include the Kings' 1-3 road trip, Luke Walton's status with the team and Tristan Thompson's post game comments supporting the coaching staff.

Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Intro music and more to come.

0:00 - Welcome in to The Kings Beat Podcast

1:00 - Is Walton really on the hot seat?

5:40 - PatBev stole the Kings lunch

11:00 - Is tinkering with the rotation working?

18:45 - Tristan Thompson, the player and leader

20:30 - Thompson audio with a **language warning**

24:00 - The Business of Basketball: We've seen this act before

27:00 - The "my bad" guy

43:00 - Thompson asks for fan support

53:30 - Finding the core root of the problems in Sacramento

68:00 - The Season of Doing Good, the other side of the players and Kings franchise

73:45 - Subscribe, thank you and goodbye

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