Sacramento Kings schedule & live scores API

Get Sacramento Kings fixtures, live scores and results as JSON from Realtime Sports API. The team id is 23 in basketball/nba; filter the NBA events, live and schedule endpoints by it. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.

Team id
23
Abbreviation
SAC
Home venue
Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento
2026-27 season
80 games

Next game: Sacramento Kings visit LA Clippers on Wed, Oct 21, 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome.

Upcoming Sacramento Kings games

Upcoming Sacramento Kings games
DateAwayHomeTime / ResultVenue
Wed, Oct 21Sacramento KingsLA Clippers10:30 PM ETIntuit Dome · Inglewood, CA
Fri, Oct 23Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings10:00 PM ETGolden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA
Sun, Oct 25Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings9:00 PM ETGolden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA
Tue, Oct 27Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs8:00 PM ETFrost Bank Center · San Antonio, TX
Thu, Oct 29Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans8:00 PM ETSmoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
Sat, Oct 31Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies8:00 PM ETFedExForum · Memphis, TN

Times are US Eastern; refreshed hourly. Full Sacramento Kings schedule with JSON/CSV download

Live example: team detail

Request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/teams/23"

Response captured from live data at 2026-10-07 15:42 UTC (refreshed every few minutes). Long arrays are trimmed; meta.rateLimit values are illustrative for a Free key. Captured hourly; logos trimmed to one.

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "23",
    "uid": "s:40~l:46~t:23",
    "slug": "sacramento-kings",
    "location": "Sacramento",
    "name": "Kings",
    "abbreviation": "SAC",
    "displayName": "Sacramento Kings",
    "shortDisplayName": "Kings",
    "color": "5a2d81",
    "alternateColor": "6a7a82",
    "league": {},
    "venue": {
      "id": "2247",
      "name": "Sleep Train Arena",
      "city": "Sacramento",
      "state": "CA",
      "indoor": true,
      "grass": false
    },
    "isActive": true,
    "isAllStar": false,
    "logos": [
      {
        "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0DW19AUlxGEEwKSkoYVg",
        "width": 500,
        "height": 500,
        "alt": "",
        "rel": [
          "full",
          "default"
        ],
        "lastUpdated": "2024-06-25T21:17Z"
      },
      "... 15 more"
    ]
  }
}

Get Sacramento Kings scores in code

The events endpoint returns the whole NBA scoreboard, so keep the games where either team id is 23.

curl + jq

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/teams/23"

# This team's games in the current scoreboard (filter by team id 23)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/events" \
  | jq '.data[] | select(.homeTeam.id == "23" or .awayTeam.id == "23") | {name, date, status: .status.detail, home: .homeTeam.score, away: .awayTeam.score}'

JavaScript (fetch)

const TEAM_ID = "23"; // Sacramento Kings
const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/events", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const games = data.filter((e) => e.homeTeam.id === TEAM_ID || e.awayTeam.id === TEAM_ID);
for (const g of games) {
  console.log(g.shortName, g.status.detail, `${g.awayTeam.score}-${g.homeTeam.score}`);
}

Python (requests)

import os, requests

TEAM_ID = "23"  # Sacramento Kings
res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/events",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
for g in res.json()["data"]:
    if TEAM_ID in (g["homeTeam"]["id"], g["awayTeam"]["id"]):
        print(g["shortName"], g["status"]["detail"], g["awayTeam"]["score"], g["homeTeam"]["score"])

MCP prompt (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT)

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_schedule with sport "basketball" and league "nba" for the next 14 days and list the Sacramento Kings games (team id 23) with dates and opponents; then call get_live_events and tell me if they are playing now.

Connect the hosted MCP server first: setup guide.

More endpoints for this team: /sports/basketball/leagues/nba/teams/23/roster, /sports/basketball/leagues/nba/injuries?team=23, /sports/basketball/leagues/nba/news?team=23. Step-by-step builds: guides.

FAQ

How do I get live Sacramento Kings scores in JSON?
Call GET https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/events/live with a free API key and keep the games where homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id is "23". The live endpoint returns the score, period, clock and status for games in progress. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.
Is there a free Sacramento Kings API?
Yes. The Free plan of Realtime Sports API is $0 with 1,000 calls in the first 30 days, then 125 calls per month, no card. The same key covers every NBA team and the other leagues.
What is the Sacramento Kings team id?
"23" in league "nba" (sport "basketball"). Use it with /sports/basketball/leagues/nba/teams/23 for team details and /sports/basketball/leagues/nba/teams/23/roster for the roster, and to filter events by homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id.
When is the next Sacramento Kings game?
Sacramento Kings visit LA Clippers on Wed, Oct 21, 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome. Times are US Eastern; this page refreshes hourly.
Does the API include Sacramento Kings betting odds?
Not reliably. Preseason or off-season when checked; no odds were returned for the games available. The odds endpoint returns data: null when a game has no odds.
Can I get Sacramento Kings score alerts pushed to me?
Yes, on paid plans: register a webhook for event.score_change and event.final filtered to league "nba", then keep deliveries where data.homeTeam.id or data.awayTeam.id is "23" (webhooks filter by league, not team). WebSocket works the same way.

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