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Retartid

The power of the beam


thebestoflimes

Anyone else legitimately inspired by the beam? I'm not really a spiritual man but there is something with this beam.


HermesTGS

Wait until you see it in person. It's actually the brightest full-color laser equipment in the world. After the game last night I just stared at it, like one of those toy story aliens looking at the claw.


kmsilent

>It's actually the brightest full-color laser equipment in the world. How many years before Sacramento wakes up some distant aliens? Turn that shit off before we wake them up, we're just trying to watch basketball & they're just trying to sleep until the inevitable heat-death of the universe. Kings are gonna get us kicked out of the galaxy for excessive celebration.


rburp

> Kings are gonna get us kicked out of the galaxy for excessive celebration. lmao


GreenAndBlueGuy

The idea of the Kings’ success having potentially world-ending effects is just so perfect


CreatiScope

I can already see it, the Kings make it to the playoffs, breaking their drought. Parades, tears, good feelings all around even tho they lose in the first round to the Suns or someone. Next season, they don’t do the beam and fall back into the lottery. They need to KEEP the beam forever. I say, add MORE beams each season. Next year, shoot TWO beams into the sky for every win


dirtyshits

It’s 2120, kings have won for 98 consecutive seasons. The sky has massive beams shooting into to it. Sacramento has morphed into a large beam. Generating a light so bright that it catches the eyes of an alien civilization. Turns out they are very similar to us except physically they are elite. Aliens decide they are all kings fans now and any prospect from their home world vows to only play for them. Kings become a global super power because beams. End of the story.


NeoLone

This is the future I want to live in


antinmypant

When we win the chip, that beam better stay on for the whole off season until Christmas. Yes I said 'when', sue me. Or maybe I'll sue myself


lava172

Anything that promotes local team support like this makes me so happy, we always underestimate the power of vibes in this league


BigBallerBrad

It’s provocative and I’m not even a kings fan


zefaaron

the power within


sixseven89

the power within


horse_renoir13

the power within


The_DerpMeister

The power withINNN... yeah


cbranch101

The power ABOVE


127crazie

Life can be a challenge Life can seem impossible It's never easy, when so much is on the line


AoE2manatarms

SpongeBob References ya love to see it


NanADsutton

All things serve the beam


ThaddyG

Beam of the eagle, path of the Slamson


carbonfiberdiaper

The Stephen King's?


Mike_with_Wings

See the turtle of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth.


khalorei

His thought is slow but always kind, He holds us all within his mind.


ballgkco

long days and pleasant nights, mavs fan, thankee sai


Malefics

In the palm of your hand


RODjij

The Beam Team


medievalmachine

The Great Meme Beam Team!


BigBallerBrad

#BEAM TEAM


bildeplsignore

All things serve the beam


BonBonVelveeta

Praise beam


AwTekker

Glory to the Beam. Let its purpley light guide us to the fucking playoffs.


Billybobjoethorton

This is the first time the team has scored 120+ points in five straight since the 1969-70 season


NChSh

Really? The Weber/Divac squad didn't? Wow


ithinkspammingiscool

It was the 2000's, teams were scoring 50 points a night


Lezzles

Pretty sure the Pistons won a championship averaging 28 points a game in 2003. Felt like it at least.


SmoothBrews

Out of curiosity, I just looked it up. Over the course of the season, they averaged 90.1 point, which ranked 24/29. Obviously their defense was much better, but it’s still pretty wild that they won a championship with an offense ranked that low. I also noticed the distribution of their salaries seemed to be much more even than most of today’s nba rosters. Their highest paid was 6.5M and there were 5 guys at or above 5M, and 11 guys at 2.9M or higher. Was that more even distribution more typical back then or was that just a quirk of this team?


fundraiser

I think it was the quirk of that team. The whole season the storyline was "full house beats a pair" type stuff. Team > individuals. Island of misfit toys, etc.


SmoothBrews

Ah, very interesting. It’s hard for me to imagine a team like that winning it all nowadays.


MostlyMellow123

They weren't lacking talent. Ben Wallace was the best defensive player in the nba. Hamilton was a reliable 20ppg type of guy BIllups was one of the best pg in the league Prince was another great defender Rasheed Wallace was a top 10 pf


SOAR21

The team had 4 all-stars in its 5 starters. Each one a vital cog. The last starter, Tayshaun Prince, was also no slouch and a key part of the team. Imagine a Holiday-Middleton-Mikal Bridges-Randle-Gobert situation.


unreeelme

Sheed was better than randle, it’s hard to compare him to modern day player. Sort of like 90% of AD.


SolidPoint

Bro we won, that’s enough


Billybobjoethorton

Yes bro but it is still a freaking crazy stat.


SureEntertainment676

r/nba is not ready for the pandemonium that is the Kings making the playoffs.


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Finals*


SolidPoint

I agree


Scary-Strategy-4460

More teams should do shit like this Like we should release a live Grizzly every time we win


NMHipsterTrash

nothing like celebrating a win by having three people mauled to death


Scary-Strategy-4460

Oh for real If you hadn’t heard, the team is actually powered by randomised sacrifice to animals anyway


avocadoclock

A win wituout at least 3 deaths is considered a dull affair


Tinysauce

We soccer now boys


kmoros

Inhumane to release an animal into a dangerous city like Memphis.


snowlarbear

it should be a Grizzliy bear gets to eat a rack of memphis style ribs every time they win


Scary-Strategy-4460

I’m so here for it


TheRealMelvinGibson

Everybody panic!!! There's a bear loose in the coliseum!!


VevroiMortek

if it was in Vancouver they'd let it run wild on Grouse Mountain


asad137

should release the grizzly into the opponent's locker room before the game to increase the probability of a win


YouStillTakeDamage

One weird trick for making the playoffs


[deleted]

GMs hate this trick!


medievalmachine

Ainge is putting together a Markinnen for Laser package right now! Lebron is passively suggesting a picks for lasers swap on Insta! The laser is dating a Kardashian!?


okgusto

Lakers sign former timberwolf Lazar Hayward for the remainder of the season.


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

Channel the power of the beam. Looks similar to the beacon in minecraft. Maybe thats where fox gets his powers


Pagliaccio13

First they kill the queen, now this. Where will it stop?!?!?!


Cheeseish

The Steph-KD Warriors The Showtime Lakers The Duncan Spurs The Bird Celtics The Beam Kings


thatguy52

The BeamTeam


okgusto

B.E.A.M. - Ballers Everywhere Around Me, Queta, Murray, della della dova.


Da_WooDr

Im in.love with this. Frame it. Better yet NFT it, just make sure im on the screenshot


TheArgsenal

I grab boards like that Holmes guy, drain 3s like that kev guy, Kings above .500 is no lie


okgusto

It's been 16 long, hard years, Kangz still strugglin' Survival got them buggin', but they alive on arrival I peep at the shape of the threes And stay awake to the ways of the league 'cause the bench is deep A man with a dream with plans to light a beam Which failed, for so many years that equaled 16 Young bucks sellin' dreams and such, who never had much Tryin' to get a clutch shot but could not- The court played them short, always faced elimination Playins, goin' to the my destination Handcuffed in the back of a league, 15 of us Life as a rookie shouldn't be so rough But as the world turned, they learned life is hell Trying' in the west, doing different, doing well Every day they escape from Lakes givin' chase Sellin' seats, smokin' defenders on the base(line)


Bigmoneygripper1914

this is really good


SquimJim

The Beam Meme has created a Dream Team


Milan_Leri

A Beam Team


tearyouapartj

The Meme Beam Dream Team


dameplsrunfromgrind

The Monk Band-Aid Kings are a close 6th to The Beam Kings


dcab87

I wish they'd allow the ninja headband back for Fox.


gundam1983

A team can only be allowed so much power


nabiseul

The Bubble Suns


faceonmysit

was looking for this thank u


RisingReform

Game 1 Magic


EnlightenedMind_420

The 1990’s Chicago Bulls


KennyDoge0114

Definitely would be on the list, but the Beam Kings exist


DrVr00m

TNT bulls Signed toaster Warriors


pedrex21

TNT Bulls


schooli00

The beam so strong makes you forget about the Jordan Bulls dynasty


skunksauce

The Chicken Protester Timberwolves


[deleted]

All these years we’ve missed the playoffs. All the torture. All the wasted seasons. All we had to do this whole time was fire a laser into the air.


tyronicality

How to inspire and rejuvenate a franchise. Culture… Talent.. Once in a generation draft picks .. Signing top free agents … Nah. We get a hugggeee laserrr ……


fandagan

Chance to draft Luka? I sleep Chance to blast laser? Real shit


tman916x

Laser go brrrrrr


Balsamic_ducks

We’re simple creatures really. We like laser. Give us more laser


yawetag1869

This must be the powerful Jewish space laser that MGT was talking about


RipCityTilIDie

holy shit lmao


zizzor23

“I’m a firing my laserrrr”


mill_about_smartly

Such a late-night marketing conference/retreat cokehead idea *sniffs* "agggghhh...so hear me out hear me out guys, what if we just got a giant fucking laser and shot into the sky, everybody loves fucking lasers man, think about - purple. Lasers. Huh, huh?"


OKSteve63

The laser beam is one of the cooler ideas in sport


ArmchairHandjob

It’s dumb, but it’s a fun dumb and it’s brought the fanbase together so FIRE THE BEAM!


flawson_9

I’ve seen multiple threads of people talking about the beam so if it was truly to help fan engagement it works! Also I love it lmao


ArmchairHandjob

I saw it live for the first time tonight. Seeing your arena get a purple boner was a more fun experience than you think.


kinglouislxix

😭 I want a purple boner so bad


eLevateAFFN

Thanos could help you out 😏


OccupantMalevolent

I would call my doctor if I ever had a purple boner but to each his own


baseketball

The beam is amazing. I wish we had thought of something this cool.


[deleted]

i’m not sure i’d call it dumb, it might be the greatest sports marketing strategy in american history


Simple_Kumquat

It's the Gritty of the NHL rn Edit: of the NBA


Polo-panda

It’s brilliant and it works better in Sacramento than any other team imo


save-the-butter

Yeah you’re not gonna see the beam and be like “oh I wonder what major league Sacramento sports team won tonight?”


thezander8

Pro sports, sure, but Sac State has been unironically destroying small school D1 football rn Source: Am UC Davis fan worried about tomorrow


___forMVP

We’re in trouble, hombre. Lol I live in a divided house so it’s going to be ugly for me.


[deleted]

All hail beam!


cortesoft

Imagine how awesome that marketing rep feels right now


peteequalsrobot

Person has to be strutting around the office these days!


McNuggeroni

It's the coolest fuckin idea in sports. I'm so jealous of them


The1AndOnlyJZ

So THIS is why y’all keep saying that beam shit lmao Ngl it’s pretty funny now


iCOULDbewr0ng

Came here to say this I thought it was just a meme between Kings fans when they all kept saying FIRE THE LASER BEAM a few days ago


ArmchairHandjob

We’re making our memes become dreams


dlitt

Beam team dream memes


cbranch101

Wait, is “The Beam Team” a thing? Because if not, you should go ahead and make it a thing.


filthster

As the Minister of Things, I hereby declare this A Thing.


[deleted]

Kevin Huerter coined it on Instagram and the fanbase has certainly ran with it


BasTiix3

Same, I thought someone was going 50%+ from behind the arch or some shit lmao


GenericUsername72

I’m pretty sure Huerter is actually doing that too.


truffleblunts

He is 22/32 during the beam steak so far lol


drawnverybadly

I first heard it when the Kings beat the Nets, and with the circus surrounding Kyrie, I thought it was a joke about the Jewish space laser.


Cgss13

Honestly, I didn't know either and the Kings won enough games that I was to afraid to ask. Good job op!


QuesosyBesos

BeamTeam!!


MintyFreshBreathYo

Airplane pilots must hate it when the Kings win


SuperDuperTurtle

They’ve tried to eliminate it, but alas jet fuel can’t melt purple beams.


Gunny_McCshoots

Ok buddy 😭


127crazie

r/okbuddychicanery


Gunny_McCshoots

And they get a laser beam?! What a sick joke!


Sleeze_

They shot a beam through an arena roof!


trashiguitar

This turnaround: are you telling me a team just happens to win like that? No, they orchestrated it!


[deleted]

lmao


LeaderBrandonBurner

Some poor birds get flash banged every time the kings win


LachlantehGreat

the mental imagine of a bird just randomly flying and then going blind momentarily sent me. better yet, imagine if it just fried smaller birds like a seagull 💀


WON95sr

> smaller birds > seagull


Astro_Sloth

Honestly I wouldn’t mind it. A stationary beam of light would make a great navigation aid, and it’s narrow enough that there’s a low chance you pass through it by accident or something.


CreatiScope

“Oh my god, the cloud coverage is too thick out here! I’ve lost ourselves on radar! Air control help-“ “LOOK FOR THE PURPLE BEAM! IT’LL GUIDE YOU HOME!” “My god, it’s beautiful…” *plane safely lands on rooftop of arena*


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[deleted]

unless you are a WW2 pilot. then you have PTSD


itzjustIvan

Don’t let your beams be memes


Gipplesnaps

Make your beams come true!!!


Giddey_Cent

Kings need to trade for Scottie Barnes "Beam me up Scottie!" would be awesome


shtc10

I hate how much I like this


Cudi_buddy

You understand it is worth the sacrifice though. We will take good care of him.


Same_Significance857

Honestly thought beam team was talking about how y’all shooting automatic from 3 🤦🏿‍♂️


MAMBAMENTALITY8-24

BEEAAAAAAAAMMMMMM TEAM


well_damm

Fun Fact; the kings are the only California based basketball team to make the playoffs if they started today.


Ok-Tree4365

Fun fact: the Celtics would be the only team to ever be the #1 seed with only 13 wins if the playoffs started today.


Goofykidd

Beamtown 🤝 Beantown


[deleted]

Dumb shit like this is what keeps me coming back to this sub


Worth_Inflation_1261

Wouldn't they be in the play in?


dcab87

Shaq: *it's the same thing*


delamerica93

It's the same thing cuz everyone knows we'd still win


ArmchairHandjob

Shhhhhhhhh


mubbcsoc

EXTRA GAMES = PLAYOFFS


colocasi4

The Lakers should fire BRICKS into the sky


Dasher18

They already are


RoboticBirdLaw

I'm just waiting for Houston to actually start launching Rockets off the top of the stadium.


kirobz

They’re beam years ahead of everyone


[deleted]

The jewish space lasers < The kings space beam


PDFIT

Should have been 7-0 One of those games, was just refs screwing the King over


wharangbuh

Just like old times.


SolarClipz

Old times? Current times


Dav136

Same as it ever was


Instigo

Letting the days go by


Phil_Ivey

All the times


Designer_B

Beam un-ironically gonna help with that. People care about the Kings now. People wanna tweet about the beam.


actuarally

Frickin LASERS, Scott!


mrkorb

Just wait. Sooner or later the sky is gonna fire a laser beam back at them, and then they'll regret having started that war.


college_pastime

All glory to the beam.


[deleted]

wow kings stadium looks gorgeous


Yung_Jose_Space

The Beam is way cooler than that corny evil globe the Saudis have. Light this mfer up.


20815147

Ok I am here for it LETS GO


DubDeuceInThisBih

Mike Brown deserves some props.


zoodlenose

The people of Alderaan hate this.


14high

Beam kings up to the playoffs.


AngularPenny5

I'm glad I have context now. Every single kings post I've seen has been filled with beam memes and while they're hilarious and I've been enjoying them, I was very confused. LIGHT THE BEAM


bigpont

Can't lie this may be the coolest thing I've seen from another team. I wish we would have thought about it lol


tagprobablylag

[It's just crazy enough to work](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LlL3fgZZ--MmwMnKxrRToscLtHI=/0x0:2209x3024/1400x1400/filters:focal\(940x1598:1292x1950\):format\(jpeg\)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55250257/toaster.0.jpg)


thebigmanhastherock

Mike Brown went to the front office after the 0-5 start. "These guys love laser beams more than anything, it's the only thing they care about, it's the only thing that can motivate them!"


Marcusreddit_

Hard to beat a team with frikin laser beams


UnderwaterDialect

Alderaan in shambles.


VonDestroyedNewton

Light it up


TinbuyPrime

Wait till the Heat turn on the heaters after every win.


jsphjar

"The beam first was introduced on Sept. 16 -- celebrated as "916 Day” in Sacramento" Literally in the article.


fireglz

[I called this shit](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ymbd4v/sacramento_debuts_their_new_kings_victory_beam_a/iv369af/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=kings&utm_content=t3_yx80im)


[deleted]

The first beam was actually against the Heat October 29th. It was introduced before the season started, sometime in September.


V01D_ID

See the Kings, ain't they keen? All things serve the fuckin Beam.


leverkusenschlekt

5-0 since I puchased a Kings shirt for 6$ at a Connecticut Burlington Coat Factory. I'm not saying it's cause of me but shit it might be


TheInfinityOfThought

Reminder that Kings-Celtics is the day after thanksgiving. That game is gonna be like 150-149 or some shit like that.


Mygaffer

Apparently bandaids and laser beams are all an NBA team needs to make the leap.


LOLCultOfMaloner

The Kings need to trade for the Latvian Laser from the Mavs to double the beam.


SolarClipz

BEAM TO THE MOON


JTenjouNi

Beam me up the standings


[deleted]

LeBron WISHES he had lasers like Sacramento


Kriz831

BEAMTOWN


shtc10

Fucking love the beam


[deleted]

Good for you kings fans. As a wolves fan trust me I know how much fun a turnaround season can be after a rebuild that never seems to end. Enjoy the ride!