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Sacramento Kings, American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise won an NBA championship in 1951 when it was known as the Rochester Royals of New York. The Royals franchise was founded in 1945 in Rochester as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL). An instant success, the team won the NBL title in its first season in the league...