Lakers-Kings rivalry

The Lakers-Kings Rivalry describes the rivalry between two National Basketball Association teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings. Their often tense meetings have inspired a rivalry between the teams as well as their respective fans.

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National Basketball Association - Los Angeles Lakers - Sacramento Kings

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The rivalry is recent, having started in 2000, as both teams rose to prominence, but has taken on a number of different dimensions, such as Northern California vs. Southern California, and rural vs. urban (or "slick vs. stick"). Shaquille O'Neal famously called the Sacramento team the "Queens," and Lakers coach Phil Jackson called the city a "cow-town," to which Kings fans responded by clanging cowbells at home games.

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2000 - Northern California - Southern California - Shaquille O'Neal - Sacramento - Phil Jackson - Cowbells

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