by Tony Renteria

AP photo: The Minnesota Timberwolves Gorgui Dieng (5) takes it to the hoop over the Sacramento Kings Quincy Acy (13) on Thursday at Sleep Train Arena

SACRAMENTO–The lost season of the Sacramento Kings (31-47) continues as they fall again to a less talented but more enthused Minnesota Timberwolves (26-52) 105-97.  The Kings faced a team that had just defeated the Golden State Warriors and fell just as they did.   In the second to last home game in Sleep Train Arena once again the Kings filled a stat sheet with every thing but a win.

Once again the Kings fan were in dismay and confusion as star player DeMarcus Cousins was a late scratch due to rest.   Rajon Rondo also sat the game under the same category.  As the revolt against head coach George Karl seems to be getting worse by the day, the season can not come to an end soon enough.

Fans are looking forward to a new arena in the fall but more importantly they are looking forward to team that hustles up and down the court and wants to win.  It seems the game playing between Karl and his star players have made fans apathetic to the record of the team.

As a town that was only recently rebounded from the financial crisis that plagued the country the season ticket holders are feeling like they had been duped by the inside fighting between the Head Coach and the team.  They feel as though what should have been a playoff run has turned into a soap opera of epidemic proportions.

The Timberwolves have sweep the series 4-0 and the fans have been left feeling empty.   The Kings face the Thundar on Saturday in the last home game ever in the old Arco Arena.  Hopefully the team can patch it together for four quarters and bring a sense of closure to a fan base that has been nothing but fiercely loyal for over 30 years.