PSA, as in Public Service Announcement. Not PSL, as in those quizzical personal seat licenses the Raiders used to sell and then wonder how in the Al Davis hell the Coliseum was empty.
We are here not only to entertain but to inform, and so here is some timely and relevant news regarding the Kings and ticket sales. The organization is working hard on all fronts to make sure they don't finish last in the league in attendance again, and the promotional push is ramping up as Monday's media day approaches.
The Kings will hold an open practice Oct. 3 at Arco Arena, with fans encouraged to download their free tickets to the 7 p.m. event on the team's web site.
The hope from there, of course, is that their emaciated fanbase is actually willing to pay to see this group.
While tickets for the team's three home preseason games are already on sale, individual tickets for the regular season home games go on sale Saturday. The newest wave of ballyhooed youngsters will be promoting the push, as rookies Tyreke Evans, Omri Casspi and Jon Brockman all have meet-and-greet appearances on Saturday.
* Evans, the University of Memphis product who was taken fourth overall in the June draft, will mingle with fans at Dairy Queen at the Roseville Galleria from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
* Casspi, the Kings' No. 23 pick and first Israeli player to secure a guaranteed NBA contract, will be at Folsom Live 2009 on Historic Sutter Street in Old Folsom from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
* Brockman, the former University of Washington forward taken 38th overall by the Kings, will be at " A Day in the Zone" at Discovery Park from 2 to 3 p.m.
Fans who purchase tickets online to the Kings Nov. 2 home opener against Allen Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday will receive a voucher to pick up an autographed photo of their favorite Kings rookie at the game. The Kings have also added three-game and five-game plans to their packages, the former starting at $76.50 and the latter starting at $127.50. Go to Kings.com or call 888-91-KINGS for more information. - Sam Amick
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